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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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Samsung’s Lee Jae-yong departs for US for chips, vaccine; signals his return to management
After staying under the radar for more than three months since his parole in August, Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong on Sunday revealed himself at an airport in Seoul leaving for a business trip to Canada and the United States. The S
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Brazil exceeds record mark of 12 GW in solar generation – ABSOLAR
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Solar source has attracted over R$60 (US$11) billion in new investments in Brazil since 2012, according to the industry association. "Large-scale solar plants generate electricity at prices up to 10 times lower than emergency fossil thermoelectric plants or electricity currently imported from neighboring countries, two ...
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Economy Minister: Market underestimates Brazil growth potential in 2022
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Guedes argues that despite the pandemic, Brazil has a strong fiscal base and projects already contracted that foresee R$700 (US$128) billion in investments for the coming years. "They continue to be wrong over the next year, underestimating Brazil. I'm not going to say how much ...
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Getir enters US market with Chicago
Istanbul-based Getir, the pioneer of ultra-fast grocery delivery business, announced on Nov. 12 that it entered the U.S. market with its services in Chicago.
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Latin America begins to feel the effects of global shortages
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Fertilizers for Brazil's powerful agricultural industry, semiconductor chips for Mexican automakers, or a lack of ships to export Colombian coffee: Latin America is also beginning to feel the effects of the global supply crisis. Although the situation is not critical, as, in the United States, ...
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Panama passes a tax transparency law to get off the grey lists
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Panama's president, Laurentino Cortizo, sanctioned a law on international tax transparency and prevention of money laundering, which includes "elements" to prevent the country from being included in discriminatory lists, informed the Government. The law seeks to "adjust the legal norms to the international standards that ...
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Drug Distribution: Marketers Seek Registered Warehouses In States, Set Up Taskforce
To keep drugs safe and intact from the point of manufacture and import to storage, and distribution to the end users, the Association of Pharmaceutical Products Marketers of Nigeria (APPMAN) has said that it was working on having registered warehouses with regulated facilities in each state of the Federation. APPMAN ...
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New York State warns Unilever, Ben & Jerry’s that it will divest over Israel boycott
The move complies with an executive order barring U.S. government business with any company that boycotts Israel 'either directly or through a parent or subsidiary'
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Turkic grouping to change its name to Organization of Turkic States: Turkish FM
Amid other changes to boost their institution, the grouping of Turkic countries will change its name to the Organization of Turkic States, Turkey's foreign minister said on Nov. 11.
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Astoria cafe, Wellington's place to see and be seen, is making a comeback
Set to reopen in March, the new Astoria cafe will bring fresh Italian and New York flavours back to the capital's central business district.
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Rwanda: Regional Business Body Inks Deal to Attract More USA Investments
[New Times] The East African Business Council (EABC) on Wednesday, November 10, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Africa Global Chamber of Commerce (AGCC) to lure more investments from the United States of America into the six-member East African Community.
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Ambassador: “Brazil is once again Argentina’s main trading partner”
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - "Brazil is once again Argentina's main trading partner; this has been consolidating and there are good prospects ahead," said the Argentine ambassador in an interview. Scioli reported that an estimated US$12 billion will enter the country as exports to Brazil during this year, and pointed ...
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Climate change turns up the heat on insurers, policyholders
From California to Australia, thousands of homeowners and businesses can no longer afford insurance in places where natural disasters are increasing.
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Biden’s White House scrambles to tame soaring US inflation
Focus on high prices marks shift from earlier attempts to boost demand in pandemic-battered economy
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Coupang kicks off massive sales for China’s Singles Day
South Korean e-commerce giant Coupang has launched a three-day “Singles Day Mega Sale” to celebrate China’s annual shopping bonanza. The massive sales, from Nov. 10 to 12, was inspired by the Chinese version of US’ Black Fri
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Hanwha Q Cells to supply power to 154,000 Texas residents
Hanwha Q Cells said Thursday it will break ground on its first energy storage systems project in Texas in January. According to the solar business unit of Hanwha Solutions, the 380-megawatt-hour project, once completed in December next year, will be
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FITC Trains 200,000 Participants On Business Operations, Survival
The Financial Institutions Training Centre (FITC) has trained about 200,000 participants, in the last 40 years, on how to operate their businesses, infusing technology and necessary business skills to stand the test of time. The 200,000 participants trained by FITC spread across 3,500 organisations, from six continents, including Africa, Asia, ...
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US rejects bid by solar manufacturer group for tariffs on Thailand, 2 other SE Asian imports
US trade officials on Wednesday quashed an effort by a group of domestic solar manufacturers to seek tariffs on panels imported from three Southeast Asian nations, citing the group's request to keep its members anonymous.
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Finance news you need to know today
VOLKSWAGEN has agreed to a $5.8 billion settlement to resolve the US government’s investigations into emissions cheating.
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McKinsey partner accused of insider trading on Goldman Sachs deal
US prosecutors say he made a profit of more than $450,000 from alleged scheme
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Middle Belt Imams Urge Ayom To Contest For 2023 Presidency
Barely one week after the council of Middle Belt Bishops called on business tycoon, Moses Ayom to contest in the 2023 presidential election, the league of Imams in the north central states yesterday in Abuja, threw its weight behind the Benue-born industrialist. The league had in its fold, Imam Idris ...