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Turchia
CENTCOM pushes Trump to win the battle at the cost of losing the war
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on March 2 that Ankara was resolved to march on the Syrian town of Manbij if the U.S. forces do not immediately evacuate the Kurdish militants there to east of the Euphrates.
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Spagna Nigeria
Economía/Finanzas.- Santander reelegirá a Botín y Alvarez como consejeros del banco en su junta del 7 de abril
MADRID, 2 (EUROPA PRESS) Santander ha convocado para el próximo 7 de abril su junta general ordinaria de accionistas, en la que reelegirá como consejeros ejecutivos a la presidenta del banco, Ana Botín, al consejero delegado, José Antonio Alvarez, y al vicepresidente Rodrigo Echenique.
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Myanmar
Yangon-Kathmandu air links launched
Himalayan Airlines has launched direct flights between Yangon and Kathmandu to promote trade and tourism of the two countries.
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Nigeria
Customs gives ultimatum for payment of duties on imported vehicles
Ifeanyi Onuba, Abuja The Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali has approved a grace period of one month, between Monday 13th March to Wednesday 12th April 2017 for owners of all vehicles within the country whose customs duty has not been paid, to do so. The Acting Public Relations Officer ...
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Nigeria
DMO lists first FG $1bn foreign currency bond on NSE
The Debt Management Office on Thursday listed the Federal Government $1bn eurobond at 7.875 per cent due 2032 on the Nigerian Stock Exchange platform. The DMO Director -General, Dr Abraham Nwankwo, made this known during the bond listing at the NSE in Lagos. Nwankwo said that the Eurobond was raised ...
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Nigeria
Why naira appreciated – CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria said the recent appreciation of the Naira against other currencies was the result of its market monitoring and intervention. The Acting Director, Corporate Communications of the CBN, Mr Isaac Okoroafor, on Thursday in Sokoto refuted the claim that the allegations by Mr Babatunde Gbadamosi on ...
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USA
Snapchat jumps more than 40% in debut trade on Wall Street
Instant messaging service Snapchat surged in its debut trade Thursday, jumping more than 40 percent from the level set in the initial public offering Wednesday night. Snap Inc., trading under the ticker “SNAP” on the New York Stock Exchange, was up about 45.4 percent to $24.72 near 1630 GMT, shortly ...
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Giappone
Dollar tops ¥114 amid prospects of Fed rate hike
The dollar advanced above ¥114 in Tokyo trading on Thursday amid growing prospects of an interest rate hike by the U.S. Federal Reserve this month. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥114.18-19, up from ¥113.49-50 at the same time Wednesday. The euro was unchanged at $1.0539-0539, and at ¥120.35-35, ...
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Giappone
Stocks rise further on Trump speech
Stocks gained further ground on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Thursday, supported by an overnight advance on Wall Street on hopes for economic policies by U.S. President Donald Trump. The 225-issue Nikkei average jumped 171.26 points, or 0.88 percent, to close at 19,564.80, the highest closing level since Jan. 4. On ...
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Giappone
SoftBank Robotics plans app store for humanoid Pepper robot
The team behind Pepper, the humanoid robot from SoftBank Robotics, are planning a platform for the machine where developers create applications for everyday use, such as guarding your home or vacuuming the floor. Developers are already able to build Pepper apps using Android tools, however SoftBank Robotics is also considering ...