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Nigeria
Insurers To Increase Vehicle Rates, Target N16bn Premium
With the double digit inflation and naira devaluation affecting the prices of goods and services across the country, the owners of the 16 million vehicles plying Nigeria’s roads will have to pay N16 billion more to either purchase or renew their third party motor insurance policies in the current year, ...
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Algeria Italia
«La loi doit être associée au climat général des affaires»
Beaucoup de mesures incitatives ont été lancées ces dernières années pour diversifier l’économie, mais la réalité semble difficile pour les PME déjà existantes. Pourquoi ? Depuis la prise en main de son destin, l’Algérie, par le biais de ses pouvoirs publics successifs, a connu des étapes distinctes de politiques de développement, ...
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Francia
Trump défie la mondialisation
Par Reghis Rabah (*) Tout porte à croire que le coup de communication de Donald Trump relatif au retour du protectionnisme de la première puissance mondiale commence à donner ses fruits. Ainsi, le groupe automobile américain Ford a annoncé, mardi dernier, qu’il annulait la construction d’une nouvelle usine au Mexique. Il ...
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Venezuela Panama
Le consentement des Algériens à l’impôt au cœur de la fin de vie politique de la rente
L’affaissement durable de la fiscalité pétrolière dans le budget de l’état algérien est en train de faire naître, en creux, un débat moderne, celui sur l’impôt et sa place dans le pacte entre l’état et le citoyen-contribuable. La transition fiscale est en marche. Elle a fait passer les recettes fiscales ...
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Turchia
Investors retain belief in Turkey but unsure of country’s direction
Despite Turkey’s many problems, foreign investors still have a belief in the country’s economy, but many have adopted a wait-and-see approach amid the country’s current political turmoil. ‘They are trying to understand what is happening in the country,’ says economist Murat Sağman
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Thailandia
SET down 1.26 points at opening
Thai stocks opened down 0.08% at the start of trade this morning.
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Giappone
Facebook to update platforms to curb fake news in Germany within weeks
Facebook said on Sunday it would update its social media platforms in Germany within weeks to reduce the dissemination of fake news. “Last month we announced measures to tackle the challenge of fake news on Facebook,” the U.S. technology company’s German-language newsroom said. “We will put these updates in place ...
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Cina Giappone
Asia’s swelling piles of discarded gadgets threaten health, environment
The waste from discarded electronic gadgets and electrical appliances has reached severe levels in East Asia, posing a growing threat to health and the environment unless safe disposal becomes the norm. China was the biggest culprit with its electronic waste more than doubling, according to a new study by the ...
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USA Giappone
Nintendo takes big gamble with Switch’s split personality
Nintendo Co.’s new Switch gaming console won’t be in stores until March 3, but the machine is fully baked and ready to play. The press got a chance to try out the new machine at an event in Tokyo last week, and events will be held in Japan and North ...
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Cina Giappone
China shoppers ended 2016 on spending spree but headwinds seen brewing
Chinese consumers flocked to malls, restaurants and cinemas ahead of the year’s biggest holiday season, highlighting the consumption power transforming the economy. Foot traffic at shopping centers and eateries edged up while online sales climbed from a year earlier, according to data from Baidu Inc., operator of the nation’s dominant ...