• Senior UN relief official warns of demographic challenges and growing humanitarian needs in the Sahel

    Source: UN News Service Country: Cameroon, Chad, Niger, NigeriaMore than 9.2 million people in the Lake Chad Basin need aid and more than 4.4 million face severe food insecurity. Toby Lanzer appealed for greater efforts to meet the region’s growing needs.28 June 2016 – More than 9.2 million people in the ...

  • Nigeria: Ambode Lauds Local, Foreign Investors

    [Guardian] Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, yesterday lauded the enthusiasm displayed by local and foreign investors and entrepreneurs in locating their investments in the state.

  • BAC San José adquirió préstamo sindicado internacional por $85 millones

    Se trata del primer crédito sindicado de la entidad, que en esta ocasión fue estructurado por el Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior (Bladex).

  • Ipea: crisis económica brasileña comienza a enfriar

    La Carta Coyuntura divulgada este lunes (27) por el Instituto de Investigación Económica Aplicada (Ipea) dice que la crisis económica brasileña comienza a enfriar, aunque admite que hay aún un largo camino que recorrer para lograr la recuperación del país. Según el coordinador del Grupo de Estudios de Coyuntura del ...

  • Ipea diz que crise econômica começa a perder fôlego

    Levatamento divulgado hoje (27) pelo Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada (Ipea) diz que a crise econômica que atinge o país começa a perder fôlego. Apesar disso, ainda há um longo caminho para a recuperação do país, de acordo com o coordenador do Grupo de Conjuntura do Ipea, José Ronaldo Souza ...

  • Governo estuda venda de sociedades de propósito específico da Eletrobras

    O ministro  das  Cidades,  Bruno Araújo, e o líder do governo na Câmara, André Moura, em entrevista coletiva após a primeira reunião do Grupo de Infraestrutura, que vai assessorar o governo neste setor  José Cruz/Agência Brasil Escalados para falar hoje (27) em nome do recém-criado Núcleo de Infraestrutura do governo ...

  • IPEA: Brazil economic crisis starts to lose momentum

    A report entitled Carta Conjuntura, released today (Jun. 27) by the Institute for Applied Economic Research (IPEA), says the economic crisis facing Brazil is starting to lose momentum, even though there is still a long way to go before the country is fully recovered. According to José Ronaldo Souza Júnior, ...

  • Nigeria: NSE Facilitates N11 Trillion Securities Investment in 10 Years

    [This Day] The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has facilitated the investment of N11.094 trillion in the nation's capital market in the last 10 years, according to data obtained by THISDAY at the weekend. The data showed that the investments were made in equities and bonds.

  • Mahama will lose like Nigeria’s Goodluck Jonathan – Nana Addo

    Flagbearer of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akufo-Addo, has said Ghanaians will reject President John Dramani Mahama at the upcoming polls like Nigerians did to their former President, Goodluck Jonathan. He said Ghanaians will adopt such trajectory because of President Mahama’s mismanagement of the economy which has brought unbearable hardships ...

  • algo serio le pasa a nuestra comuna

    José Neyra Moncada – Director La declaratoria de emergencia en el transporte incluía, además de la “cacería” y aplicación de multas a los informales, la reubicación de las agencias de transportes. Se va a cumplir dos meses de la emergencia y aún no se sabe dónde irán las empresas, pues nadie s...

  • hace bien la Policía en limpiar la casa

    José Neyra Moncada – Director Debemos felicitar a la Policía, por lo menos aquí en Piura, por hacer pública la sanción a 613 efectivos policiales quienes han cometido actos indebidos, delictivos y contra la ley, lo que les ha costado ser dados de baja definitiva a 27 agentes descubiertos por h...

  • Brasil renova acordo automotivo com a Argentina até 2020

    Acordo automotivo com a Argentina vai até 2020 (José Cruz/Agência Brasil)José Cruz/Agência Brasil Brasil e Argentina renovaram até 2020 o acordo automotivo entre os países e que venceria em 30 de junho. Em nota, o Ministério da Indústria, Comércio Exterior e Serviços informou neste sábado (25) que foi mantido o ...

  • North East Nigeria: Report on the second round of vulnerability screening issued

    Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Country: NigeriaThe report analyses data from 50,706 vulnerable displaced households comprised of 327,379 individuals, to give a comprehensive assessment of the protection environment. INTRODUCTION Nigeria continues to face a severe protection crisis, with Boko Haram insurgency and counter-insurgency measures in the North East resulting in chronic ...

  • Moreira Franco diz que governo abrirá concessões na área de transporte

    Moreira Franco anunciou que governo abrirá novos processos de concessões públicas de aeroportos, portos, rodovias e ferroviasTânia Rêgo/Agência Brasil O secretário executivo do Programa de Parcerias e Investimentos, Moreira Franco, anunciou que o governo abrirá novos processos de concessões públicas de aeroportos, portos, rodovias e ferrovias federais. A declaração foi ...

  • Foreign investment in SA dips to its lowest in 10 years

    FDI outflows from Africa are down 25% to $11.3bn as investors from SA, Nigeria and Angola reduced investment abroad, Unctad report shows

  • Nigeria: Government Unfolds New Investment Promotion Agenda

    [Guardian] The Federal Government has unveiled plans to pursue a new initiative that would bring Nigeria from 189th to less than 100th position in the ranking of business-friendly economies by 2019.

  • González perdió por decisión

    Johan González, Yoel Finol y José Díaz tendrán la última oportunidad de conseguir el pase a Río 2016 en La Guaira

  • How investors see South Africa: lots of potential, not worth the hassle

    SA is seen as a difficult place to do business, with Kenya and Nigeria increasingly viewed as more favourable destinations, writes Desné Masie

  • Nigeria: Japan to Invest N18 Billion in Nigeria's Agribusiness

    [Daily Trust] The President of Toshoku Company Limited of Japan, Mr. Zentaro Iwamoto, has expressed the readiness of his company to establish its presence in Nigeria by growing large farm of soya beans and sorghum and processing them into flour for export around the world.

  • Presidente da Caixa Geral de Depósitos acredita que Estado "saberá proteger valor" do banco

    José de Matos não fez comentários quanto à comissão de inquérito e afirmou que a Caixa Geral de Depósitos é "o maior ativo que temos no sistema financeiro português"

  • Nigeria: Banking Index Rises 11.9 Percent As Investors Swoop On Stocks

    [This Day] Apparently aware of the positive impact the new foreign exchange (forex) policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will have on the performance of banks, some investors have increased demand for banking stocks. This development led to a gain of 8.75 per cent in the Nigerian Stock ...