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— John Fitzgerald Kennedy
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USAID Partners, Media Executives To Tackle Nigeria’s Devt Challenges
Nigerian partners of the United States Aid For International Development (USAID) – Strengthening Civic Advocacy and Local Engagement (SCALE) project has hosted media executives across the country to explore partnership opportunities for addressing some of Nigeria’s development challenges. SCALE strengthens the financial, management, and advocacy capacity of local civil society ...
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USA, si rafforza l'attività manifatturiera nell'area di Chicago
(Teleborsa) - Si rafforza l'attività manifatturiera nell'area di Chicago, confermandosi in zona espansione. Nel mese di gennaio, l'indice PMI Chicago si è attestato a 65,2 punti dai 64,3 punti del...
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NDLEA Arrests 3 Trans-border Traffickers With 48,000 Tramadol Tabs
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has arrested three trans-border drug traffickers while trying to smuggle 48,000 tablets of 225mg Tramadol through Mubi, Adamawa state to the Republic of Cameroon This is even as over 1,500 kilograms of imported Loud and other illicit substances were been intercepted in raids ...
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Malaysian firms facing US bans over forced labour summoned by ministry
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's Human Resources Ministry said on Sunday it would call in all companies facing US import bans over suspected forced labour practices to discuss immediate action to address the allegations.
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Nigerian Women Trade Exhibition Targets 10m Women Traders In 36 States
The Nigerian Women Trade Exhibition (NAWTE 2022) said it is targeting 10 million women in the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for capacity building that would enhance their businesses. Speaking at a press conference yesterday in Abuja preparation for the NAWTE 2022 holding at the Internal Conference ...
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Brazil passes the mark of 1 million consumers with their own solar energy
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Despite this distinctive mark, the sector expects even more significant growth this year, with the possibility of investing R$50 (US$9) billion in the country's economy and creating 350,000 jobs. "We expect 2022 to be the best year for solar energy in Brazil. This is because ...
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With Elon Musk’s Starlink, satellite internet gains new momentum in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The dispute for the space economy market, which in recent months has sparked a race among billionaires for the debut of off-Earth tourism, also fuels another lucrative business: the Internet via satellite market. A Morgan Stanley report estimates that the global space industry is already ...
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Brazil’s central government achieves lowest primary deficit since 2014
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil comes up with a bit of sensation. While most other countries are accumulating massive new debt due to the pandemic and the resulting problems, America's second-largest economy is running its lowest primary deficit in seven years. Revenue growth and reduced spending related to the ...
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US economy grew 5.7 percent in 2021, but Omicron hit looms
The world’s largest economy staged a solid recovery last year as it grew at the fastest pace since 1984, but damage from the Omicron variant of COVID-19 is imminent.
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Peru generates US$658 million in coffee exports
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Based on estimates made by the company Fresh Fruit, between January and November 2021, Peruvian coffee exports reached 170,526 tons for a value of US$658 million. Compared to 2020, shipments fell 13% in volume and grew 13% in value. The increase was achieved at an ...
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Chile has the second-most expensive gasoline in South America
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Using the US dollar as a reference, in Uruguay, the average value of gasoline is US$1.60, while in Chile, it reaches US$1.29 per liter. Additionally, the Latin American Center for Economic and Social Policy of Chile's Pontifical Catholic University (Clapes UC) projects a series of ...
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Fed signals send shares on a bumpy ride
Recap: Global markets were mixed yesterday after being whipsawed throughout the week as investors reacted to Federal Reserve signals pointing to aggressive monetary tightening, while US GDP data showed surprisingly strong growth in the fourth quarter despite the spread of Omicron.
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Covid vaccines help China to export more goods to Argentina than Brazil for the first time
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil has lost the position of the largest exporting country to Argentina in 2021. After a technical tie in 2020, China surpassed Brazilian sales to the Argentines by more than US$1 billion last year. With US$13.5 billion worth of shipments to the country, the Chinese ...
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Kyobo Life requests US watchdog to punish Deloitte Anjin accountants for collusion
Kyobo Life Insurance, a major South Korean life insurer, said Friday that it has requested a US nonprofit watchdog to punish three accountants of Deloitte Anjin for colluding to inflate the prices of a put option exercised by one of its investors. K
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LG Electronics home appliance sales beat Whirlpool for 2021
LG Electronics saw its home appliance business set a new record in 2021 with revenues jumping 21.7 percent to 27.11 trillion won ($22.92 billion), outstripping the performance of its US rival Whirlpool that showed net sales of $22 billion, its earnin
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Samsung outpaces Intel in chip sales
Samsung Electronics saw revenue of 94.16 trillion won ($78.36 billion) in its semiconductor chip business alone for 2021, up 29 percent from the previous year, its earnings call showed Thursday, beating its US chipmaking rival Intel‘s full-year
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Brazilian president signs decree allowing unilateral retaliation on trade disputes
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Brazilian document states that the country can take unilateral action if trade dispute hearings at the World Trade Organization stall. The move was made because the U.S. blocked the appointments, and today there are no arbitrators to resolve the cases. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro ...
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Global giant Kraft Heinz opens its operations center for the South American market in Chile
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Kraft Heinz is determined to continue growing in South America. For that reason, it decided to install its offices in the country that concentrates 70% of its sales in the subcontinent (excluding Brazil): Chile. From its recently inaugurated offices in The post Global giant Kraft Heinz ...
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Publicado ato que cria escritório do Ministério da Economia nos EUA
Foi publicado no Diário Oficial da União de hoje (27) decreto presidencial que cria um escritório do Ministério da Economia na embaixada brasileira em Washington (EUA). O Decreto nº 10.948 detalha como será a designação, a atuação e a remuneração do chefe do escritório e de seu assessor. De acordo com ...
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Bolsonaro cria cargo de embaixador do Ministério da Economia em Washington
Escritório de representação do Ministério da Economia, em Washington (EUA), deverá ser chefiado pelo secretário especial de Produtividade, Emprego e Competitividade, Carlos Da Costa
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Why Brazil is the big bet of global cryptocurrency brokerages in Latin America
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Amid a cryptocurrency boom in Brazil, several global crypto exchanges see Brazil as Latin America's top market by 2022. The interest of Binance, Coinbase, Crypto.com, and other exchanges in Brazil has been growing as the region's largest economy struggles with significant economic imbalances. Brazil has ...