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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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IMF Cautions As Global Debt To GDP Rises To 100%
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called for prudence on the part of countries around the world in managing debt burden as global public debt to Gross Domestic Product has risen to 100 per cent. In her curtain raiser speech which previews key issues to be addressed at the IMF/World ...
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BoI Loans To SMEs Hit N1trn
The Bank of Industry (BoI) has said that its loan disbursements to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and large enterprises have hit over a trillion naira in six years. According to the development finance institution (DFI), the feat was achieved through strong strategic partnerships with various institutions in the ...
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Latin American airline industry to lose US$3.7 billion in 2022
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The airline industry in Latin America will lose US$3.7 billion in 2022, 34% less than this year when losses will amount to US$5.6 billion, and its recovery will be far behind other regions of the world, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said Tuesday. At ...
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The United Kingdom will finance the conservation of an Amazonian ecosystem in Peru
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Peru will receive up to 15 million pounds (about US$20.5 million) from the United Kingdom to conserve an extensive Amazon ecosystem located on the northern border with Ecuador, official sources informed Tuesday. The financing, which will be made official during the COP26 climate summit in ...
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Trade minister voices concerns over chip info disclosure
South Korea’s Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo expressed concern over the US request on Korean chipmakers to disclose sensitive information about technology, clients and inventories, during his meeting Tuesday with US counterpart Katherine Tai, offic
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SK E&S, Plug Power form joint venture on hydrogen biz
SK E&S Co., the energy unit of South Korean conglomerate SK Group, said Wednesday it will team up with US fuel cell maker Plug Power Inc. to make a foray into the Asian hydrogen market. The two companies struck a deal to establish a 51:49 joint
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Lawan Seeks Federal, State Govts Synergy For Development
Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has called for partnership and cooperation between the Federal Government and the States, for the development of the country. “What the Federal government needs in the sub-nationals is partnership, cooperation and development together,” Lawan said shortly before he formally commissioned the 25Km Uyo-Ikot Ekpene road in ...
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Dólar encosta em R$ 5,45 e fecha no maior valor desde abril
Num dia de tensões no Brasil e no exterior, o dólar voltou a encostar em R$ 5,45 e a fechar no valor mais alto desde o fim de abril. A bolsa de valores levou um tombo e voltou à casa dos 110 mil pontos. O dólar comercial encerrou esta segunda-feira (4) ...
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Ontop raises US$20 million to support teams with international talent
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - With its software aimed at removing barriers to hiring the best talent, Ontop is not only growing at full speed but also attracting more and more investors. The formerly Bogotá Colombia-based company, which is just over a year old, just closed the second round of ...
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Panama fears “irreparable damage” from Pandora Papers
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The government of Panama fears that the Pandora Papers revelations will again affect its reputation, already seriously damaged by the so-called "Panama Papers," according to a government letter released by local media on Saturday. "The damage could be insurmountable," warns the Panamanian executive in the ...
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Stati Uniti a rischio default. Biden: "Meteorite sull'economia, una catastrofe"
(Teleborsa) - Il Presidente americano Joe Biden rischia di mandare in default gli Stati Uniti se non sarà raggiunto a breve un accordo fra Repubblicani e Democratici per alzare il tetto del debito,...
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Republican senator delays vote on Iron Dome aid to Israel
Rand Paul, one of the greatest critics of foreign aid in Washington, argues that the Iron Dome funding should come from proposed assistance to Afghanistan, thwarting unanimous agreement
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Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg loses $8.5b due to outage
Facebook's share price has been walloped by today's outage, stripping billions out of company CEO Mark Zuckerberg's personal fortune. Business publication Forbes reported that Zuckerberg has lost US$5.9 billion ($8.5 billion) off...
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Ministro defende uso de reservas para capitalizar banco do Brics
O ministro da Economia, Paulo Guedes, defendeu hoje (4) que o governo use cerca de US$ 200 milhões das reservas internacionais para fazer o pagamento e capitalizar o Novo Banco de Desenvolvimento (NBD), o banco do Brics. Mas para isso, é preciso um novo entendimento do Tribunal de Contas da ...
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Banco Mundial lança plataforma Brasil Aberto
Com o objetivo de favorecer o acompanhamento dos projetos e ações realizados no país, o Banco Mundial lançou, nesta segunda-feira (4), a plataforma online interativa Brasil Aberto, com informações sobre seus estudos e operações no país, no período de 2018 a 2023. Segundo a organização multilateral, a iniciativa visa ainda fomentar ...
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Agência Brasil explica o que é e como funciona o mercado de carbono
A economia de baixo carbono, destinada a conter as emissões de gases de efeito estufa, tem ganhado cada vez mais espaço pelo mundo. Para precificar o mercado, países têm criado o chamado mercado de carbono, um mecanismo que permite a venda de créditos por nações que limitam as emissões desses gases ...
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Brazil is promoting its billion-dollar infrastructure concession plan to U.S. investors
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil's Minister of Infrastructure, Tarcisio Freitas, hit the road on Monday (4) for a series of meetings with investors in the United States to promote the ambitious concessions program with which the country plans to attract investments of up to R$260 billion (about US$49 billion). ...
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US urges China to fully honour trade pact signed with Trump
Biden’s trade representative says ‘phase 1’ deal had some positive effects but Beijing must do more
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Oldest Thailand conglomerate eyes power projects in Europe, US
B.Grimm Group, Thailand’s oldest industrial conglomerate, is mulling investments in power projects in Eastern Europe and the United States to tap rising demand for renewable energy.
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Ministros dizem que empresas no exterior foram declaradas
O ministro da Economia, Paulo Guedes, e o presidente do Banco Central (BC), Roberto Campos Neto, responderam hoje (3) a matérias que afirmam que ambos teriam participações em offshores localizadas em paraísos fiscais. Os dois informaram que as empresas foram declaradas à Receita Federal, à Comissão de Ética Pública e às demais ...
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Venture capital investments in Brazil set a record in the year and total US$6.3 billion
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The investments of venture capital funds reached a historical record of R$ 33.5 (US$6.3) billion in the first nine months of 2021, according to a quarterly survey conducted by the Brazilian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (Abvcap) in partnership with KPMG. The volume is ...