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Etiopia
Rethinking our trajectory
The whole world is mindlessly marching to perdition. The major pillars supporting the existing modern world system (political, economic, cultural, military, etc.) are collapsing. The current economic regime that goes by the name neoliberalism, overarched by the prevailing polarizing globalization systemically underwrites almost all other socio-economic superstructures and derivatives. Unfortunately, ...
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Regno Unito
Diageo, Union Standoff Over 30pc Proposed Layoff
Diageo Plc, a UK based company, has faced resistance from both the labour union and the Federation for Beverage, Tobacco & Allied Trade Unions, after Meta Abo Brewery’s proposal to…
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Etiopia
Zemen Bank Laying Foundations Amidst Turmoil
Zemen Bank have inked a deal with a foreign construction company to erect its headquarters at the heart of Ethiopia’s financial district, along Ras Abebe Aregay Street, at a cost…
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Turchia
Sweden welcomes Turkey’s move to increase sentences for children’s sexual abuse
Swedish Foreign Affairs Minister Margot Wallström told the Hürriyet Daily News in a written interview on Aug. 22 that she welcomed Turkey’s move to prepare a new law on sentences in cases of sexual abuse against children, following the diplomatic spat between Sweden and Turkey ignited by the top Turkish ...
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Giappone
Emerging economies forecast to boost 2017 world auto sales
TOKYO - Global auto sales in 2017 are expected to rise 1% from this year to 90,592,000 vehicles as a continued sales slump in advanced economies will be offset by a recovery in demand from Asia and other emerging economies, a Japanese research firm said Monday.
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Thailandia
SET down 6.82 points at opening
Thai stocks opened down 0.44% at the start of trade this morning.
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Cuba
Cuba y AT&T firman acuerdo de conexión directa telefonía y roaming con EUA
La Empresa estatal de Telecomunicaciones de Cuba S.A. (Etecsa) y la corporación de telecomunicaciones estadounidense AT&T firmaron acuerdos de interconexión directa para el intercambio de tráfico de voz entre ambos países, informó hoy la compañía de la isla.
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Italia
Alcoa inizia lo smantellamento dello stabilimento di Portovesme in Sardegna
(Teleborsa) - Il gigante statunitense dell'alluminio Alcoa smantellerà lo stabilimento di Portovesme. L'annuncio arriva in una nota dove si legge che la multinazionale ha...
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USA Giappone
Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte loses Speedo, Ralph Lauren contracts over Rio embarrassment
Swimwear maker Speedo and luxury retailer Ralph Lauren Corp. ended their sponsorship contracts with Ryan Lochte, days after the U.S. swimmer admitted to exaggerating his story about being robbed at gunpoint in Rio during the Olympics. The incident embarrassed the host city, angered the local police and government and dominated ...
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Cina USA
Delek sells Phoenix stake to China's Fujian Yango
The sale,part of Delek Group's strategy of focusing on its core energy business, still requires regulatory approval.