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Kenya
New National Bank boss bets on SMEs for growth
The new National Bank of Kenya chief executive Wilfred Musau is counting on increased lending to small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) to grow returns.
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USA Corea del Sud
Hanjin Shipping Contacted Maersk for Possible Acquisition
The court has approved Hanjin Shipping to sell off its sales network in North America and Asia in a whole package. It was reported that Hanjin recently contacted Maersk Line, the world's largest container shipping company, to take part in the bidding for the deal. According to the Seoul Central District ...
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Nigeria
Cynthia: Court forecloses defendant’s right to file final address
After several delays in the ongoing trial of suspected killers of Cynthia Osokogu, a Lagos high court Thursday closed the right of the second defendant, Ezike Olisaeloka, to file his final written address. The trial judge, Justice Olabisi Akinlade, said the order became necessary in the interest of justice and rule of law. Cynthia Osokogu was murdered on July 22, 2012 at Cosmilla Hotel, ...
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Nigeria
Customs impounds N1.95b worth of contraband goods
Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Federal Operations Unit, FOU, Zone C, Owerri has recorded a total of 231 seizures of contraband items with Duty Paid Value, DPV, of N1,957,529,375 in the third quarter of the year. This is in contrast to the 379 seizures with a DPV of N2,224,245,797 impounded in 2015. Speaking to newsmen in Owerri, the Imo State capital, Customs Area Controller, Haruna Mamudu, said the underpayment ...
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Venezuela Ecuador
Samsung Panamá pide a todos los comerciantes del país abstenerse de vender el Galaxy Note 7
"La seguridad de los consumidores es la prioridad número uno para Samsung, por esta razón, la compañía pedirá a todos sus socios comerciales que detengan la venta mundial y sus reemplazos en Centroamérica, Caribe, Venezuela y Ecuador en espera de los resultados de una investigación a fondo en desarrollo", señala ...
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USA Argentina
EBay venderá en $1,000 millones todas sus acciones en MercadoLibre.com
MercadoLibre es una de las empresas cotizadas en Argentina más valiosas, con un valor de mercado de $8 mil 100 millones y unos ingresos anuales el pasado año de 651.8 millones.
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Turchia
Parliamentary commission on coup attempt to hear from Erdoğan’s brother-in-law
A parliamentary commission on Turkey’s thwarted July 15 military coup attempt is set to hear the opinions of prominent figures including President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s brother-in-law, Ziya İlgen, from whom Erdoğan said he first learned about the coup attempt
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Grecia
Syriza invites HDP co-chair Demirtaş to Greece
Syriza, the main partner in Greece’s government, has invited Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş to its 2nd party congress in Athens, Doğan News Agency has reported.
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Turchia
Supreme board reinstates 198 judges, prosecutors to duty
The Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK) has reinstated a total of 198 judges and prosecutors previously suspended as a part of the ongoing investigation into Turkey’s failed coup attempt of July 15
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Turchia Cipro
Turkey-North Cyprus electricity cable to be linked in 2017
Work will begin as soon as possible for the interconnected electricity cable between Turkey and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), TRNC Economy and Energy Minister Sunat Atun told state-run Anadolu Agency on Oct. 11.