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India USA Argentina Yemen Pakistan
Protecting schools from military use
Source: Human Rights Watch Country: WorldHuman Rights Watch has documented examples of law and practice from 40 countries, from Afghanistan to Yemen, instituting some level of protection for schools or universities. Protect Schools from Military Use Governments Should Endorse, Carry Out Safe Schools Declaration (New York, March 20, 2017) – Countries around the ...
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Etiopia
Ethiopia minimizes foreign long term loans
The government announced that it has minimized long term loans that were secured from foreign sources. It is said that loans are now in a moderate level. Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn, who appeared to present his six month report to the parliament on Thursday March 16, said that the due ...
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Etiopia
Britain’s Foreign Secretary visits Ethiopia
Britain’s Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson paid a visit to Ethiopia and met with top government officials including his counterpart. His official work visit to Addis Ababa was mainly focused on regional security and bilateral cooperation between the two nations. During his meeting with Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn the PM confirmed ...
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Kenya Etiopia
Air Djibouti plans to establish partnership with regional airlines
The flag carrier of Djibouti, Air Djibouti, is planning to partner with airline companies operating in the region, including Ethiopian and Kenya Airlines. “We first want to work with Ethiopian Airlines and next Kenya Airways to increase our traffic here,” Mario Fulgoni, CEO of Air Djibouti said to Capital. “Djibouti ...
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Etiopia
New study expects Ethiopia to continue steady growth
The regulatory environment of the National Bank of Ethiopia will not open for foreign banks or subsidiaries and will still require private banks to place 27 percent of their loan portfolios in NBE bonds, in order to finance the Development Bank of Ethiopia, a new study revealed. 42, a Fitch ...
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Angola
Angola: Cunene Governor Appeals to Businessmen to Invest More in Province
[ANGOP] Namacunde -The governor of Cunene, Kundi Paihama, on Saturday in the Namacunde municipality called on national and foreign entrepreneurs to invest more in various sectors of economic activity in the region.
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Brasile
Europa exige suspensão de exportação de empresas envolvidas na Carne Fraca
A Europa exige que todas as empresas envolvidas no escândalo da fraude da carne tenham seus produtos impedidos de entrar no mercado europeu e pede que membros do bloco adotem "uma vigilância extra" ao tratar de qualquer produto brasileiro no setor de carnes.As informações foram anunciadas pelo porta-voz da Europa ...
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USA
David Rockefeller, Philanthropist and Head of Chase Manhattan, Dies at 101
Mr. Rockefeller was influential in foreign affairs, helped resolve New York’s fiscal crisis in the 1970s and was chairman of the Museum of Modern Art for many years.
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Cina
China’s Taxes on Imported Cars Feed Trade Tensions With U.S.
Autos are emerging as a potential point of contention ahead of President Trump’s meeting with his Chinese counterpart, but the industry sees no easy answers.
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Malta
MSE Share Index posts 3-day negative streak
Following the declines in the previous two trading sessions, the MSE Share Index kicked-off the week also in negative territory as it slipped by a further 0.05% to a near six-week low of 4,712.679 points. The declines in the share prices of BOV, Malita Investments and GlobalCapital outweighed the gain ...