-
Kenya
Kenya: New Rules Allow More Foreign Investors in The Country
[Nation] The government has ratified new rules allowing foreign direct investment (FDI) in establishment of special economic zones (SEZ) where products will be manufactured for the export market.
-
Etiopia
Export Earnings Plunge Despite Volume Surge
Ethiopia earned approximately seven percent less from its exports in 2015/16 than it did in the previous fiscal year, though the country actually exported more commodities in terms of volume.…
-
Giappone
Gaza entrepreneurs pitch business ideas in Japan-sponsored contest
Japanese youths have sponsored a business contest in Khan Yunis in southern Gaza to promote economic independence among young people in the self-governing Palestinian territory. Ten teams of entrepreneurs competed in the contest on Wednesday and Thursday last week. It solicited business ideas that might improve the living environment and ...
-
Giappone
Japan automakers risk losing hold in massive Iranian market
Workers are busy fitting doors, hoods and other parts onto bodies as they assemble Mazda cars at a Bahman Group plant in an industrial zone in the western suburbs of Tehran. The Bahman Group has been assembling the Mazda 3, known as the Axela in Japan, since 2007, with all ...
-
USA Giappone
Mitsubishi’s new jetliner set to fly to Washington state to start test runs
A new passenger jet being developed by Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. is set to make a maiden flight to the United States later this month for full-fledged flight testing there, company officials said Monday. Japan’s first domestically produced jet, dubbed Mitsubishi Regional Jet, is expected to fly some 8,000 km from ...
-
Russia Giappone
Russia proposes paring its ISS crew reportedly amid budget cuts
NASA is weighing a Moscow proposal to cut the number of Russian cosmonauts at the International Space Station from three to two, particularly its potential risk to the crew, an official said Monday. Typically, six crew members live at the orbiting outpost, a hallmark of global cooperation that is meant ...
-
USA Giappone
Apple TV tie-up talk tweaks Twitter shares upward
Shares in U.S. social media giant Twitter jumped Monday, lifted by news reports of discussions to make its streaming broadcasts available on Apple TV. The stock was up 6.58 percent at $20.82 in midday trading on the New York Stock Exchange, marking the first time since early January that Twitter ...
-
Egitto
Egypt joins in condemnation of Israel over Temple Mount
Egyptian Foreign Ministry joins Jordan in condemning Israel for permitting Jews to enter the Temple Mount.
-
Brasile
Funcionários da BR Distribuidora paralisam atividades contra privatização
Empregados da BR Distribuidora iniciaram hoje (15) uma greve de cinco dias contra a possibilidade de privatização de parte da empresa. Com uma rede de 7,5 mil postos, a paralisação das atividades, ainda que parcial, poderá afetar o abastecimento de combustíveis, segundo o Sindicato dos Trabalhadores no Comércio de Minérios ...
-
Brasile
Vôlei masculino do Brasil vence França e avança às quartas de final
Em jogo emocionante, a vitória por 3 a 1 agora coloca a Argentina no caminho da seleção brasileira para a próxima fase