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Nigeria
Broadband connectivity crucial to knowledge economy –Experts
Ozioma Ubabukoh Information and Communications Technology experts have x-rayed the current economic crisis in the country and agreed that to save the situation from getting worse, Nigeria has to harness the resources in its telecommunications/ICT sector. The experts gathered at the maiden edition of ‘Think Breakfast Series’ said that one ...
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Nigeria
Will reintroduction of charges on cash transactions encourage savings?
Absolutely no. I am an advocate of Small and Medium Enterprises. I have come to realise that non-availability of funds is the biggest problem to the growth of SMEs in Nigeria. We also know that a majority of these banks are not financing SMEs because a large number of SMEs ...
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Nigeria
CBN offers $367m for forex forwards
Ifeanyi Onuba and ’Femi Asu The Central Bank of Nigeria on Monday said it carried out another round of retail intervention in the interbank foreign exchange market by providing a total of $367,134,329.93 to meet the forward requests of customers. A breakdown of the funds shows that the sum of ...
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USA Nigeria
Fed Govt to Nigerians: don’t go to U.S. unless necessary
THE Federal Government has advised Nigerians who have no compelling or urgent reason to travel to the United States (U.S.) to postpone their travel plans until the new administration’s policy on immigration is clear. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and the Diaspora Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, in ...
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Nigeria
LCCI hails govt on ease of doing business
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI) has commended the Federal Government on efforts to improve the business operating environment. Its President, Mrs Nike Akande commended the creation of the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC), chaired by the Ating President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo and the Minister of Trade ...
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Cina
China To Attract More Foreign Investments In Service, Manufacturing & Mining Industries
China is working tirelessly to build new systems for an open economy which would urge the country towards a deeper and higher level opening up, the report delivered by the Premier of the State Council, Li Kequiang stated yesterday, at the Fifth Session of the 12th National People’s Congress of ...
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Cina
China Contributes 30% To Global Growth, Clamps Down On Air Pollution
…Agriculture, Environment On Agenda As China continues to focus on stability to drive its economy, it has recorded a high of 74.4 trillion yuan, GDP representing 6.7 percent growth, overtaking most other economies, while contributing over 30 percent to global growth. The Premier of the State Council, Li Keqiang, presenting ...
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Paesi Bassi
VVD zoekt in laatste week naar de premierbonus
VVD-Tweede Kamerlid Han ten Broeke gaf zondagavond naar eigen zeggen ‘de kortste samenvatting van het Carrédebat’. Hij zag op het podium van het theater in Amsterdam ‘zeven lijsttrekkers, maar slechts één minister-president!’
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Spagna
Spaanse conservatieven op ramkoers met ‘transfobe’ bus
Sinds de hevige smogvorming van de afgelopen weken wordt het gebruik van openbaar vervoer in de Spaanse hoofdstad voornamelijk toegejuicht. Maar de feloranje bus die vorige week door de straten van Madrid tufte deed veel wenkbrauwen fronsen. ‘Jongens hebben een piemel. Meisjes een vulva. Laat je niet bedriegen’, stond in ...
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Giappone
Global group sees oil supply tightening after 2020, not counting Trump factor
An international group representing oil-importing countries warns that the global supply of oil could fall short of demand after 2020 and push prices higher. There is a worldwide glut of oil now, and the International Energy Agency says the supply looks adequate for the next three years thanks to rising ...