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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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South Africa: Over R2 Billion Investments Secured in Eastern Cape
[CAJ News] Port Elizabeth -SOUTH Africa's foremost investment hotspot for exporting companies has signed funding worth R2,6 billion (US$187,27 million) during the 2018/19 financial year (FY).
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Canada is feeling lonely, but its place internationally is still strong
ON DECEMBER 1ST last year the Royal Canadian Mounted Police arrested Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of Huawei, a Chinese telecoms firm, as she prepared to change planes at Vancouver’s international airport. Ms Meng is wanted in America on charges stemming from allegations that Huawei had tried to evade ...
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Redistribution and innovation drive Canada’s changing economy
EVEN BEFORE Donald Trump and before Brexit, Justin Trudeau was aware that voter disenchantment and populism were on the rise. He saw one of the important answers to this as economic, and his remedy has been to give the middle class a pay rise. “Western democracies around the world had ...
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Canadians must decide if they want to remain a liberal beacon
THE PEACE ARCH at the border between the Canadian province of British Columbia and America’s Washington state bears two inscriptions. Drivers heading south read that Canadians and Americans are “brethren dwelling together in unity”. On the way back the message is that they are “children of a common mother”. Built ...
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McKinsey Advised Johnson & Johnson on Increasing Opioid Sales
In a trial in Oklahoma, records showed the firm was consulted about sales at a time when abuse of pain medicine was widespread. Cases in two other states also shed light on its role.
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Produção de aço bruto cai 1,4% no primeiro semestre
A produção brasileira de aço bruto registrou queda de 1,4% no primeiro semestre do ano em comparação com o mesmo período de 2018. Segundo o Instituto Aço Brasil, foram produzidas 17,2 milhões de toneladas de janeiro a junho, enquanto no ano passado saíram dos fornos 17,5 milhões de toneladas de ...
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Gastos de brasileiros em viagens internacionais sobem 2,44% em junho
As despesas de brasileiros em viagens ao exterior aumentaram em junho. No mês passado, os gastos totalizaram US$ 1,524 bilhão, com aumento de 2,44% em relação ao mesmo mês de 2018. Os dados foram divulgados hoje (25) pelo Banco Central (BC). No primeiro semestre, os gastos chegaram a US$ 8,807 bilhões, ...
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US increases federal aid for farmers hit by trade war
Trump administration details $16bn in latest bailout payments to critical constituency
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Nigeria: U.S. Visa - Nigerian Investors, Others to Pay More
[Vanguard] Nigerians among other investors in the United States of America, USA, economy, are expected to pay more in fees for the USA's EB-5 immigrant investors' visa program in the coming months as the new minimum amount is likely to increase by 170 percent to $1.35 million from $500,000.
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Fund Managers Have High Expectations for Brazilian Equities
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Citywire Americas writes in its latest report that fund managers and investors in the LatAm market have high expectations for Brazilian equity markets following a marginal economic recovery, pension reform and lowered interest rates. According to Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s fund manager survey, 77 ...
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Telefônica Brasil Grows 24.3 Percent in the First Half of 2019
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – With the expansion of investments throughout the country in 2019, Telefônica Brasil — owner of the brand Vivo — recorded a net profit of R$2.8 billion (US$700 million) in the first half of the year, the equivalent to growth of 24.3 percent in the period. ...
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China warns of war in case of move toward Taiwan independence
China’s defense ministry warned on July 24 that it was ready for war if there was a move toward Taiwan’s independence, accusing the United States of undermining global stability and denouncing its arms sales to the self-ruled island.
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US proposals on Syrian safe zone not satisfactory: Turkish FM
Recent proposals by U.S. officials on the establishment of a safe zone in Syria fall short of what is needed, Turkey's foreign minister said on July 24.
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Bolton says U.S. will not mediate in row between Japan and South Korea
U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton has told Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono that Washington does not intend to mediate in a dispute between Tokyo ...
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Matečná chce odškodnenie za nástenkový tender
Súťaž o stámilióny zašitá na nástenke ministerstva výstavby môže opäť postrašiť jej hlavných aktérov.
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US officials prepare to visit China for trade talks
News of meeting expected to be held in the coming week sends Asian stocks higher
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Business registration to stay flat
New business registration is likely to stay flat this year, as the country is weighed down by a strong baht and the US-China trade spat.
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EU threatens duties on €35bn in US goods
BRUSSELS:The EU is ready to hit the United States with extra tariffs on goods worth €35 billion if Washington slaps duties on its cars, its trade chief said Tuesday.
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Harley trims motorcycle shipments forecast as tariffs bite
US group says it is struggling to secure favourable trade treatment for Thai operations
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Governo trabalha para evitar paralisação de serviços, diz secretário
Apesar do novo contingenciamento (bloqueio de verbas) de R$ 1,44 bilhão, o governo trabalha para evitar a interrupção de serviços públicos, disse hoje (22) o secretário especial de Fazenda, Waldery Rodrigues. Segundo ele, as despesas discricionárias (não obrigatórias) podem ser elevadas antes do fim do ano, caso o Congresso Nacional ...
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Huawei lays off hundreds of workers at US research arm
Futurewei hit by Washington’s trade blacklist on Chinese telecom giant