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Nigeria
Lagos to phase out PSP in waste management
Maureen Ihua-Maduenyi The Lagos State Government has disclosed plans to phase out the Private Sector Participation operators and invest about N85bn in domestic waste management in the next five years. The Commissioner for the Environment, Dr. Babatunde Adejare, said the investment would involve a public-private partnership with some world renowned ...
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Nigeria
CBN trains 135 MSME operators
Oyetunji Abioye The Central Bank of Nigeria has said it will not renege on its commitment to revive the nation’s economy by empowering the youths through its Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Fund initiative. The Branch Comptroller, CBN, Osun State, Mrs. Oluyemisi Adebayo, who represented the bank at the ...
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Nigeria
Nigeria’ll begin rice export next year, says CBN
Simon Utebor, Yenagoa Before the end of 2017, Nigeria will begin to export rice to other countries, the Central Bank of Nigeria has said. The Acting Director, Corporate Communications, CBN, Mr. Isaac Okoroafor, said this on Tuesday during a sensitisation/awareness programme for farmers in Bayelsa State under the apex bank’s ...
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Nigeria
Trump’s presidency and outlook for Nigeria’s stock market
Uchenna Uwaleke There is ample evidence to suggest that the fortunes of the Nigerian stock market are influenced by foreign investors’ sentiments which are in turn largely defined not only by domestic economic conditions in Nigeria but also by events in the global scene. For instance, it is a fact ...
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USA
"Korea's 2017 Exports and Imports Would Grow 3.9% and 7.3% "...KITA Chairman
Kim In-ho, chairman of the Korea International Trade Association, predicted on November 28, "Korea's exports would make a positive turn next year, first in three years, thanks to the recovery of the emerging markets." In his press conference held on November 28, Kim said, "I expect economic conditions of the emerging ...
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USA
SM may ask Hyundai Merchant to jointly acquire Hanjin's US terminal
SM Group is looking for a partner in its plan to buy Hanjin Shipping Co.'s 54-percent stake in a port terminal on the US
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Nigeria
NCC Plans Spectrum Trading Framework To Attract More Telecom Investments
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has commenced moves to develop a clear-cut framework and guidelines that will usher in a secondary market for spectrum trading in the country.At a consultative forum on spectrum trading in Nigeria held in Lagos yesterday, the telecom industry players agreed that time has come for ...
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Spagna
Economía/Empresas.- Santiago Iñiguez de Onzoño será presidente ejecutivo de IE University desde enero de 2017
MADRID, 29 (EUROPA PRESS) El decano de IE Business School, Santiago Iñiguez de Onzoño asumirá en enero de 2017 la presidencia ejecutiva de IE University, desde donde dirigirá la estrategia de las cinco escuelas que integran la universidad.
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Thailandia
Yamaha sees murky prospects
Despite an overall recovery in motorcycle sales, Thai Yamaha Motor Co, the local unit of the Japanese brand, expects the domestic market to remain murky next year.
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Giappone
Two Nissan models face South Korea sales ban over fabricated reports
South Korea’s government said Tuesday it is considering to ban sales of two car models sold in the country by a local subsidiary of Nissan Motor. Co., accusing it of submitting fabricated documents to get certification. The Environment Ministry said it detected problems in the certification documents for the Qashqai, ...