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Nigeria
FG Set To Launch Repackaged Job Creation Initiative, YouWin
The ministry of finance yesterday disclosed that the federal government has concluded plans to launch a re-designed Youth Enterprise With Innovation in Nigeria, YouWiNConnect! Programme. The YouWin programme, initiated by the administration of former president Goodluck Jonathan in 2011 as part of the government’s job creation initiatives, provides grants to ...
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Nigeria
Nigeria To Begin Exportation Of Seafarers – NIMASA
If the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) push through its provision for the beneficiaries of the Nigerian Seafarers’ Development Programme (NSDP) to obtain Certificate of Competency (CoC) by undergoing requisite sea time training to qualify for global shipping, Nigerian will join other maritime nations to export seafarers. Maritime ...
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Nigeria
Nigeria Vehicle Terminal Empty Despite FG Land Import Ban – Clearing Agents
Clearing agents operating at the Roll On Roll Off (RORO) seaport in Tin-Can Island Lagos have raised the alarm that activities were yet to improve at the port despite FG ban on importation of vehicles through land borders. The clearing agents who spoke under the aegis of National Association of ...
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Uruguay Nigeria
BoI Promotes Made In Nigeria Goods
In its continued effort at boosting the creative economy, Nigeria’s developmental financial institution, Bank of Industry (BoI) organised a two-day master class for fashion designers in Lagos and Abuja on February 8 and February 10 respectively. The sessions were helmed by famous international fashion strategy and brand development expert, Mercedes ...
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Cina Taiwan
OurCrowd expands to Taiwan
The Israeli global equity crowdfunding platform has opened a Taipei office and formed a strategic partnership with Shanghai Commercial & Savings Bank (SCSB).
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Turchia
Turkish construction firms search for new foreign markets after year of loss
Turkey’s construction firms have clinched record-high deals abroad and obtained considerable know-how and experience in realizing top-tier projects.
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Turchia
Türk Eximbank set to provide $40 bln financing in 2017, create own rating system
Turkey’s Eximbank is set to pour $40 billion in loans and insurance into more than 100,000 companies in 2017 and to launch its own rating system to measure companies’ eligibility for loans, the head of the organization has said.
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Argentina
Se despeja el negocio gasista de Gas Natural en Argentina
Se despeja el futuro del negocio gasista de Gas Natural Fenosa (GNF) en Argentina, después de años de atonía: aplicando la metodología oficial, las tarifas deberían subir más de un 50% en abril, holgadamente por encima del umbral establecido por la compañía para invertir unos 380 millones de euros en ...
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Spagna Venezuela
García Tejerina aboga por seguir desarrollando la Ley de Seguros Agrarios y ofrece diálogo al sector
La ministra de Agricultura y Pesca, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente, Isabel García Tejerina, ha asegurado este jueves en Alzira (Valencia) que "hay que seguir desarrollando la Ley de Seguros Agrarios en la que actualmente trabaja el Gobierno de España", al tiempo que ha destacado que la cartera que dirige "está ...
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Giappone
Zuckerberg unveils Facebook manifesto beyond connecting world but fears globalization’s demise
Mark Zuckerberg’s long-term vision for Facebook, laid out in a sweeping manifesto, sometimes sounds more like a Utopian social guide than a business plan. Are we, he asks, “building the world we all want?” While most people now use Facebook to connect with friends and family, Zuckerberg hopes that the ...