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USA Giappone
Despite TPP agreement, Japan under pressure to make free trade deal with U.S.
By remaining a champion of the TPP free trade deal after the U.S. pulled out, Japan hopes Washington will soften its demands in future trade ...
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Nigeria
ECOWAS Partners EU Trade Enhancement, Quality System
By Jerry Emmanson, Abuja In order to enhance trade facilitation, quality infrastructure, ECOWAS in collaboration with the European Union (EU) and United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) have agreed to develop a Regional Accreditation System (RAS) to strengthen the business environment within the region. The decision reached by the organizations ...
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Nigeria
Policy Options For Sustaining Nigeria’s Economic Upturn
BY Godwin Emefiele When I spoke at last year’s dinner, the general aura in the hall was fretful, uncertain and anxious given the precar ious position of the macro economy at that time and the recession that beleaguered the Nigeria in 2016. Key macroeconomic and financial metrics for October 2016 ...
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Cina Nigeria
FG denies export racketeering allegations against Amina Mohammed
The Nigerian Government has denied the allegations of wood export racketeering to China levelled against UN Deputy Secretary-General Ms Amina Mohammed. The Minister of State for Environment, Mr Ibrahim Jibril, in a statement denied the allegations being widely circulated in the media against the ex-Minister of Environment. The statement read: ...
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Nigeria
Interest rate will come down in 2018, says Emefiele
•$40b foreign reserves targeted For the first time in 16 months, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, on Friday night, hinted on possibility of lowering interest rate in the New Year. The CBN boss spoke at the 2017 Annual Bankers’ Dinner organised by the Chartered Institute of ...
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Kenya
KAA put in a spot for breaching security protocol
Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) has been faulted for allegedly breaching security protocols while scrutinising a tender.
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USA
Dominion firm suspends operations in Siaya
US company's CEO Calvin Burges says they are suspending their activities due to a difficult business environment
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Venezuela
Venezuela: Governo confirma reunião na 2.ª feira para reestruturação e refinanciamento da dívida
A Venezuela confirmou hoje que decorrerá na segunda-feira uma reunião com os detentores de títulos da dívida do Estado e da empresa estatal Petróleos da Venezuela SA (PDVSA), com o propósito de reestruturar e refinanciar a mesma.
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Portogallo
Escola nega existir processo contra aluna que divulgou vídeo de lagarta em refeição - Ministério
A direção da escola de Braga onde foi filmada uma lagarta numa refeição servida na cantina negou ter instaurado um processo disciplinar à aluna que divulgou o vídeo, mas a mãe da estudante mantém a existência do processo.
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Nigeria
Entrada de Cabo Verde no capital da Binter deverá acontecer até junho
O ministro da Economia e Emprego cabo-verdiano, José Gonçalves, disse hoje que o prazo para a concretização da entrada do Estado no capital social da empresa de aviação Binter CV termina em junho, adiantando que o processo está a decorrer.