IHS to merge with Markit to form $13bn firmUS-based IHS, a global information company, agreed to buy Markit to create a $13 billion London-based data and business research provider, in the latest example of a US firm moving its domicile overseas where corporate tax rates are lower. More… |
Etisalat, Africa's IHS complete tower transfer dealThe Nigerian affiliate of Etisalat has completed the transfer of 555 telecom towers to Africa's IHS, the second tranche of a sale and leaseback deal announced last year, the Gulf's biggest telecommunications operator said on Monday. More… |
Saudi outpaces India to become top defence importerSaudi Arabia overtook India to become the world's biggest weapons importer in 2014, a year when global defence trade rose for the sixth straight year to a record $64.4 billion, research company IHS said on Sunday. The growth i More… |