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Nigeria
Access to proceeds: No respite yet for exporters
The excitement of non-oil exporters over the Central Bank of Nigeria’s June policy, which liberalised the foreign exchange market and gave them unfettered access to their proceeds, was short-lived when they realised that the access came with more challenges, writes ANNA OKON The atmosphere is tense in the non-oil export ...
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Nigeria
Eight months of Forcados shutdown cost Nigeria N689bn
’Femi Asu The country has lost at least N689bn to the suspension of exports of Forcados, one of the nation’s largest crude oil grades, since February. Friday, October 21, 2016 marked exactly eight months that Shell declared force majeure on the export of Forcados. The force majeure, a legal clause ...
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Nigeria
Ebonyi bans consumption of foreign rice
Ebonyi State has banned consumption of foreign rice at public functions to pave way for the full return of the popular Abakaliki rice. Governor David Umahi, who stated this after inspection of Iboko and Ikwo rice mill clusters, said he had directed persons who cook for the state government to ...
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USA Nigeria
‘Banks not willing to finance solid minerals’
Mr. Ayedun Fasina is the Managing Director/CEO, Multiverse Mining & Exploration Plc, the only mining company listed on the Nigeria Stock Exchange. In this interview with Ibrahim Apekhade Yusuf he speaks on the prospects and challenges peculiar to the extractive industry. Excerpts: Can you take us through a brief history ...
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Colombia
Empresas locales con visión regional
Compañías panameñas han apostado a la internacionalización para diversificar sus negocios. Su estado de resultados ya lo agradece.
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USA
Trump zal vrouwen die hem beschuldigen van seksuele intimidatie aanklagen
Als Donald Trump tot Amerikaans president verkozen wordt, zal hij meteen na zijn aantreden de Noord-Amerikaanse Vrijhandelsovereenkomst (NAFTA) opnieuw onderhandelen en het Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) opzeggen. Dat kondigde hij zaterdag in Gettysburg (Pennsylvania) aan als onderdeel van zijn programma voor zijn eerste honderd dagen in het Witte Huis. De Republikeinse ...
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Senegal
La loi sur le littoral adoptée en même temps que la réforme foncière (PM)
Dakar, 22 oct (APS) - La loi sur le littoral sera votée en même temps que la loi sur la réforme foncière, a indiqué samedi à Dakar, le Premier ministre. - Développement Durable
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Qatar Filippine
IFRC launches emergency appeal to assist people affected by Typhoon Haima
Source: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies Country: PhilippinesIFRC seeks fund to bring immediate and medium-term aid to 20,000 people in North and Central Luzon, as well as to support their recovery and increase their resilience to future shocks. This Emergency Appeal is being issued on preliminary basis and ...
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Cina Kenya
Kenya: State seeks to increase agricultural export to China
The national Government plans to export more agricultural produce to China where there is huge demand for food. Industry, Trade and Cooperatives Permanent Secretary Chris Kiptoo said the government is also eying other Middle East countries.
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Russia Giappone
Japan to provide ¥4 billion in loans to Russian bank under sanctions
Japan will provide about ¥4 billion ($39 million) in loans to Russia’s Sberbank by the end of the year that will go to a construction project at a port in the Russian Far East, sources said Saturday. The loan, to be offered through the government-backed Japan Bank for International Cooperation, ...