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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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US Senate Act aims to lift arms embargo on Cyprus, boost Greece-Cyprus-Israel alliance
The bill comes in the midst of a severe crisis in US-Turkey relations arising from Ankara’s decision to buy Russian S-400 missile systems and to strengthen its embrace of Moscow. The purchase is sanctionable under US law.
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Turkey to look for alternatives if US doesn't deliver F-35s
Turkey's foreign minister says his country could look "elsewhere" if the U.S. doesn't deliver F-35 fighter jets.
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Goldman Sachs’ Latin American Research Director Calls for Brazilian Fiscal Reforms
By Jack Arnhold, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Alberto Ramos, head of the Latin America Economic Research team in the Global Investment Research Division of Goldman Sachs, has called for an “ambitious reform agenda” in order to unlock sustainable growth for the Brazilian economy and to undo the ...
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IMF Projects Slow Global Economic Growth In 2019
LEADERSHIP: …Increases growth projection for Nigeria The International Monetary Fund (IMF), has projected a slowdown in growth for 70 per cent of world economy in 2019. The chief economist and director, Research Department at the IMF, Ms Gita Gopinath, said this in her presentation of the World Economic Outlook for ...
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Governo e Petrobras fecham acordo sobre contrato de cessão onerosa
O governo federal anunciou hoje (9) que fechou um acordo com a Petrobras em torno do contrato de excedente da chamada cessão onerosa. O anúncio foi feito após a reunião do Conselho Nacional de Política Energética (CNPE). Pelo acordo, a Petrobras receberá um bônus de US$ 9,058 bilhões pelo aditivo ...
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Brazil Presents Projects Worth US$ 500 Million in United Arab Emirates
By Richard Mann – Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil is scheduled to participate in The Annual Investment Meeting (AIM), a foreign direct investment event taking place from April 8-10 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Brazilian Pavillion will feature eleven agribusiness companies. The space is organized ...
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Brazil Considered Latin America’s Technology Innovation Leader
By Richard Mann, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil is home to eight of Latin America’s most innovative firms, according to the “The state of innovation in Latin America,” a report published by the Visa Innovation Center. This is largely due to a flourishing ecosystem of financial and ...
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Libya Crisis: Foreign Powers Evacuate Personnel
LEADERSHIP: International powers have begun evacuating personnel from Libya amid a worsening security situation. US Africa Command said it had relocated an unspecified contingent of US forces, while India said it had evacuated peacekeepers to Tunisia. Rebel forces under Gen Khalifa Haftar have advanced from the east with the aim ...
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Iranian lawmakers convene in military uniforms
Iranian lawmakers dressed in paramilitary uniforms chanted "Death to America" as they convened on April 9 for an open session of parliament after the White House designated Iran's Revolutionary Guard a foreign terrorist organization.
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French MPs approve digital tax, defying US ire
PARIS: French lawmakers on Monday approved a new tax on digital giants such as Facebook and Apple that has angered the United States, with Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire boasting that France was proud to be in the vanguard of such a move.
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Trump minaccia nuovi dazi da 11 mld alla Ue per gli aiuti ad Airbus: colpiti formaggi, olio e vino
Donald Trump è pronto a una nuova ondata di dazi contro l’Europa in risposta agli aiuti della Ue ad Airbus, la rivale di Boeing. È quanto emerge da una dichiarazione dell’ufficio del rappresentante Usa al commercio.... ...
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US weighs tariffs on $11bn of EU products over Airbus aid
Move would represent significant escalation of transatlantic trade tensions
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Smile Offers Subscribers Data Roaming In 85 Countries
LEADERSHIP: Broadband service provider, Smile Communications Nigeria, has signed an international data roaming agreement with NUU Mobile (HKG) Limited, based in Hong Kong- and United-States to offer international data roaming services to its customers. This partnership would ensure that Smile customers travelling to top destinations in over 85 countries including ...
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US designates elite Iranian force as terrorist organization
The United States designated Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard Corps a foreign terrorist organization, President Donald Trump said on April 8, marking the first time Washington has formally labeled another country's military a terrorist group.
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Trade war causes Chinese LCD maker to relocate
The trade war between the US and China has been a concern for many companies since last year, and it nudged Shenzhen Besser Display Equipment, a manufacturer of liquid-crystal display (LCD) products, to invest in a new facility in Thailand, marking its first overseas footprint.
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Big Tech feels the heat as U.S. moves to protect consumer data
Momentum is gaining in Washington for a privacy law that could sharply rein in the ability of the largest technology companies to collect and make ...
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France begins debating digital tax for tech giants, defying U.S. ire
French lawmakers on Monday began debating a new tax on digital giants such as Facebook and Apple that has angered the United States, with Finance ...
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Japan and U.S. to discuss higher standards in applying tariff cuts, sources say
The United States is expected to pursue setting higher standards to qualify for reduced tariffs in upcoming trade talks with Japan, such as by raising ...
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US designates Iran's Revolutionary Guards as terrorist organisation
It is the first time the US has labelled a foreign government's military as a terrorist organisation.
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Mercado reduz projeção de crescimento da economia pela 6ª vez
Instituições financeiras voltaram a reduzir a projeção para o crescimento da economia neste ano e em 2020. A estimativa para a expansão do Produto Interno Bruto (PIB) – a soma de todos os bens e serviços produzidos no país – caiu de 1,98% para 1,97% este ano. Foi a sexta redução ...
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Rio: hotéis querem mais investimentos em turismo para recuperar setor
A maratona de grandes eventos sediados pelo Rio de Janeiro entre 2012 e 2016 fez com que o número de quartos nos hotéis da cidade saltasse de 30 mil para 60 mil. Com o fim dos Jogos Olímpicos e Paralímpicos, entretanto, a rede hoteleira carioca passou a enfrentar dificuldades para ...