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Vai alla Scheda Paese »There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long range risks of comfortable inaction.
— John Fitzgerald Kennedy
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Exporters To Get N65/$ Rebate On Non-Oil Exports – CBN
For non-oil export proceed sold to third parties through Investors and Exporters (I&E) window, exporters will get a rebate of N65 for every US Dollar, according to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The apex bank, which stated this in a circular on Friday, said that the rebate forms ...
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Secret facial recognition: Texas wants to sue Meta into bankruptcy
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Texas is suing Meta for thousands of billions of dollars, alleging that Meta violated Texas law by billions of dollars with automatic facial recognition. The allegations are against Facebook, which has automatically biometrically screened uploaded photos for over a decade, and Instagram. On the one ...
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Altun slams US comment on RTÜK’s license decision
The U.S does not get to criticize Turkey’s regulations while regulating the activities of foreign media organizations on American soil, Presidential Communications Director Fahrettin Altun has said.
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US slightly revises up its GDP estimate for Q4 to 7 percent
The U.S. economy ended 2021 by expanding at a brisk 7 percent annual pace from October through December, the government reported Thursday in a slight upgrade from its earlier estimate as businesses stepped up their restocking of supplies.
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How the U.S. and Europe Are Targeting Putin With Sanctions
The new penalties are a provocative step given how rarely governments, including the United States, take aim at foreign leaders.
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Prayut, Ismail set $30bn trade target
Thailand and Malaysia have agreed to target bilateral trade of US$30 billion (973.5 billion baht) by 2025.
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Bourse bounces back after invasion
The Thai stock market rebounded yesterday following the Russian invasion of Ukraine as investors believe US sanctions targeting the Russian financial sector will have a limited effect on the energy sector and the global economy.
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Texas clinics battle strict abortion law as legal hopes dim
The nation’s strictest abortion law went before the Texas Supreme Court on Thursday but an attorney representing abortion clinics said he no longer sees a way in this case to halt the law.
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Federal Govt, AfDB, ECOWAS To Empower 50m Nigerian Women
The federal government, in partnership with the African Development Bank, AfDB, Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and development partners are set to empower 50 million Nigerian women with financial and non- financial opportunities through the use of mobile application in the country. The director, economic development, Federal Ministry ...
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Nuove sanzioni di Usa e Ue contro la Russia, dall’export alla finanza
La decisione politica è stata presa la sera del 24 febbraio, in un vertice dei capi di stato e di governo dei Ventisette. La rabbia di Biden: Putin la pagherà cara
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Elon Musk probed in US over stock trades: report
NEW YORK: US market regulators are probing whether Tesla boss Elon Musk and his brother violated insider trading rules in connection with whopping share sales last year, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.
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Peru has overtaken Chile as the most important supplier of grapes in the world
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Peru became the world's leading exporter of fresh grapes in 2021 after its shipments abroad reached US$1.26 billion, the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur) announced today, Wednesday. The figure reached through shipments of this product, the main component of the South American nation's ...
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Mexico’s auto parts manufacturing industry set a record for attracting investment
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Mexico captured US$3.964 billion dollars of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the auto parts industry in 2021, a record in the first full year of implementation of the Mexico-US-Canada Agreement (T-MEC), which came into force in July 2020. When the T-MEC came into operation, the ...
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Technisys fintech acquired for US$1.1 billion, becoming a new unicorn of Argentina
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Fintech company Technisys was acquired by SoFi Technologies for US$1.1 billion, becoming a new Argentine unicorn. Founded by Argentine Miguel Santos, the company will partner with SoFi to offer personalized financial services to its customers and allow other banks or technology companies to use its ...
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USA, si rafforza PIL nel 4° trimestre
(Teleborsa) - Si rafforza come previsto l'economia americana nel 4° trimestre 2021, con il dato del PIL che nella seconda lettura è stato confermato al 7% centrando la stima preliminare. Il dato,...
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21 Hyundai models earn US safety awards
Hyundai Motor Group said Thursday it has earned the most safety pick awards from the U.S. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), beating rivals such as Volkswagen and Volvo. Eleven models from the South Korean automotive group garnered the To
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Brazil signed 52 contracts for private use port terminals for US$2.8 billion in 2021
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Brazilian Federal Government, through the Ministry of Infrastructure, ended 2021 with two historic numbers: 52 authorization contracts signed for the operation of private use terminals (TUPs) and US$2.8 billion in private investments. Last year, 17 new authorizations and 35 contractual modifications were signed by ...
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BC: contas externas têm saldo negativo de US$ 8,1 bi em janeiro
As contas externas tiveram saldo negativo de US$ 8,1 bilhões em janeiro de 2022, informou hoje (23), o Banco Central (BC). Com o resultado, o Brasil acumula, em 12 meses, déficit de US$ 27,7 bilhões em transações correntes, o que representa 1,71% do Produto Interno Bruto (PIB, soma de todos os bens ...
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Senado discute, mas não vota redução de preço dos combustíveis
Depois de cerca de quatro horas de discussão no plenário do Senado, a votação dos projetos que buscam redução no preço dos combustíveis foi adiada para após o carnaval. Os dois projetos, o Projeto de Lei Complementar (PLP) 11/2020 e o Projeto de Lei (PL) 1.472/2021, estavam na pauta de ...
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Alternative fund managers are increasingly mainstream
BLACKSTONE STARTED life in 1985 with $400,000 in seed capital and plans as an advisory boutique. Its founders, Peter Peterson and Stephen Schwarzman, wanted to try leveraged buy-outs too, but struggled to get backing. That was then. In October Mr Schwarzman called his New York-based firm the private markets’ “reference ...
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Uruguay, Chile and Brazil are the most expensive countries in Latin America in terms of gasoline prices
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The increase in the price of gasoline, which reached a record level in 2021 and continues this year, has become an almost permanent pressure factor for consumers. And the outlook is not bright given the conflict between Russia, Ukraine, and the United States, which has ...