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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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G7 Foreign Ministers' statement condemning the coup in Myanmar
The Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, and the US and the High Representative of the European Union have issued a statement condemning the coup in Myanmar. "We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States...
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Borno, Adamawa, Yobe Get $20m To Fix Education Challenges
North-east states of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe have received the sum of 20 million US dollars accelerated funding grant given by the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) to tackle out of school children and other education challenges facing the region. The grant is also to help improve foundational learning skills, ...
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Five trends and actions to lead Thai companies post-COVID-19
Thailand's economy, hit hard by the pandemic, is predicted by the World Bank to take approximately two years to recover. Living through periods of great uncertainty and rapid change is unnerving for us. But, around the world, leading companies are using pandemic-driven changes to position themselves for future value creation. ...
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Empresas de mineração faturaram no ano passado 36% a mais que em 2019
O faturamento do setor mineral no Brasil registrou crescimento em meio à pandemia de covid-19. O resultado de 2020 foi 36% superior ao de 2019, alcançando a cifra de R$209 bilhões. O dado consta em balanço divulgado hoje (2) pelo Instituto Brasileiro de Mineração (Ibram), entidade que reúne as maiores mineradoras que atuam no país. O ...
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Dólar fecha no menor valor em uma semana após eleições no Congresso
No dia seguinte à escolha dos novos presidentes do Senado e da Câmara dos Deputados, o dólar teve forte queda e fechou no menor valor em uma semana. A bolsa chegou a encostar em 120 mil pontos, mas perdeu o fôlego e encerrou com pequena alta. O dólar comercial encerrou esta ...
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‘Let them trade’: Washington struggles with Robinhood politics
Online brokerage faces grilling in Congress after imposing curbs on GameStop trading
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Tesla chooses Phoenix for telemetric insurance in Israel
The Phoenix will provide unique car insurance with discounts based on the driver's profile transmitted automatically to Tesla's cloud servers.
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Brazilian Pistol and Revolver Imports in 2020 Hike 94%, Set Record
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Brazilian importation of revolvers and pistols broke a record last year (2020), according to Ministry of Economy data. In total 105,900 weapons were purchased in 2020, compared to 54,000 the year before, a 94% hike. The amount spent on trade totaled US$2.3 million, while ...
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Washington Uneasy after Argentine Refusal to Allow U.S. Coast Guard Vessel to Dock
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Joe Biden's newly inaugurated government has already experienced its second annoyance with the Argentine government in its early days in office. The first instance was a tweet in which the Foreign Ministry celebrated the inauguration of the Democratic president with a warning ("Argentina also hopes ...
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Hollywood pushes for an end to Kenya's bootleg movies bonanza
US entertainment giants are fronting the enactment of tougher copyright laws as part of ongoing negotiations in the free trade agreement.
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Balança comercial registra déficit de US$ 1,12 bi em janeiro
Pelo segundo ano seguido, a balança comercial (diferença entre exportações e importações) registrou resultado negativo em janeiro. No mês passado, o país importou US$ 1,125 bilhão a mais do que exportou. As exportações somaram US$ 14,808 bilhões em janeiro, contra importações de US$ 15,933 bilhões. Apesar de ter ficado no vermelho, o saldo ...
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Balança comercial brasileira apresenta deficit de US$ 1,125 bilhão
Ministério da Economia apresentou os dados da balança comercial de janeiro de 2021 em conjunto com a Secretaria de Comércio Exterior (Secex) na tarde desta segunda-feira
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Argentina Farm Exports Rebound in January After Strikes Lifted
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Argentina's farm exports rose 32.63% year-on-year in January after strikes and standoffs with unions had snarled shipments at the end of last year before agreements were struck, the CIARA-CEC chamber of crushers and exporters said on Monday, January 1st. The chamber, which brings together companies ...
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Argentina Says Tax Receipts up 46.6% Year-on-Year in January
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Argentine tax receipts rose 46.6% year-on-year in January to 772.8 billion pesos (US$8.85 billion), the economy ministry said on Monday, January 1st. Collection of export duties rose 231.2% in January, the ministry explained in a statement, as a slew of port strikes slowed agricultural exports ...
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MEF, colloquio telefonico tra Gualtieri e la Segretaria del Tesoro Usa Yellen
(Teleborsa) - Il Ministro dell'Economia Roberto Gualtieri ha avuto oggi un colloquio telefonico con la Segretaria al Tesoro degli Stati Uniti d'America Janet Yellen. A darne notizia è lo stesso MEF...
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Balança comercial brasileira tem déficit de US$ 1,125 bilhão em janeiro
Resultado foi 56,3% menor do que de mesmo período de 2020 A balança comercial brasileira registrou um déficit comercial de US$ 1,125 bilhão em janeiro, queda de 56,3% em relação ao mesmo período do ano anterior. Os números foram divulgados nesta segunda-feira pela Secretaria de Comércio Exterior ...
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Kirkland & Ellis revenue set to surge to $5bn on private equity deals
US law firm heading for record turnover amid boom in activity during pandemic
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Investment in Colombia Oil and Gas Industry Fell 49% in 2020
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Investment in Colombia’s oil and gas industry fell 49% to US$2.05 billion last year, the lowest since 2016, with exploration investments sliding as the coronavirus pandemic slashed global fuel demand, the private producers association said. Spending on exploration projects fell to US$350 million in 2020 ...
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Keystone Bank Donates Sanitary Kits To Over 2000 Marginalised Girls
In furtherance of its commitment to empower, enhance and promote healthy living amongst Nigerian women and young girls, Keystone Bank Limited, through its ‘Pink Network’ initiative, in partnership with Giveback Nigeria and Hayat Holdings (Molped pads), has donated menstrual period kits to over 2000 marginalised girls in secondary schools in ...
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Pursuing normalization with Iraq, Israeli digital diplomacy plays the heritage card
Unlike its online outreach to the Gulf states, the Foreign Ministry's ‘Israel in the Iraqi Dialect’ Facebook page draws on Iraq’s rich Jewish history. Could it help secure the unlikeliest Arab accord of them all?
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Famosa rua londrina de comércio mira futuro sombrio pós-lockdown
Pelo menos um quinto dos estabelecimentos da Oxford Street será fechada com o fim do último lockdown, de acordo com um grupo influente de lobby Kevin Grieve/Unsplash Pelo menos um quinto da Oxford Street, a principal rua comercial de Londres, será “fechada com tábuas sem esperança de recuperação” ...