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Cina
Xiaomi to sell Mi MIX smartphone in Korea
A local retailer of China-based Xiaomi's products said Thursday it will start sales of the tech giant's MIX smartphone i
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Senegal
UEMOA : le PIB réel a crû de 6, 2% en 2016 (FMI)
Dakar, 6 avr (APS) - Le Fonds monétaire international (FMI) estime à 6,2 pour cent, la croissance du PIB réel dans la zone de l'Union économique et monétaire ouest-africaine (UEMOA) en 2016. - Economie
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Senegal
Macky Sall vise une ''intensification de l'exécution consensuelle'' de la promotion des PME/PMI
Dakar, 5 avr (APS) - Le président de la République préconise des concertations élargies à plusieurs secteurs, pour arriver à intensifier "l'exécution consensuelle" d'une politique de promotion des PME/PMI, a-t-on appris mercredi du porte-parole du gouvernement. - Economie
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Nigeria
No plan to scrap YouWin programme – Adeosun
Ifeanyi Onuba, Abuja The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, on Wednesday said the Federal Government had no intention to scrap the Youth With Innovation Entrepreneurship programme, adding that the scheme was being reviewed in line with the economic agenda of the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. Adeosun stated this ...
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Nigeria
Naira overvalued by 20%, says IMF
Oyetunji Abioye with agency report The International Monetary Fund has said Nigeria’s economy needs urgent reform. In a in a report published on Wednesday, it highlighted the risks to growth for the recession-hit country and the dangers of a volatile foreign exchange market. The document, a report from the IMF ...
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USA Nigeria
Constitution amendment: States to get more powers, says Ekweremadu
Leke Baiyewu, Abuja Senate Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution has said the ongoing amendment of the law will reposition local government administration in Nigeria, devolve more powers to the states and reform the judicial system. The deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, who is the ...
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Nigeria
Nigeria’s North-West, North-East, poorest in the world – Sanusi
Niyi Odebode, Eniola Akinkuotu and Godwin Isenyo The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi ll, on Wednesday, said the North-West and the North-East remained the poorest parts of the world. Sanusi, made this statement at the Kaduna State Economic Summit in Kaduna, the state capital. The monarch, who spoke on the ...
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Nigeria
FG clears N54bn pension arrears
Ifeanyi Onuba, Abuja The Federal Government on Wednesday said it had cleared the inherited arrears of accrued pension benefits for the years 2014, 2015 and 2016 by releasing N41.5bn and N12.5bn for January, February and March this year to the National Pension Commission for onward payment to retirees. The Minister ...
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Nigeria
NOA, Amnesty office partner to promote agri-business in Niger Delta
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) and Amnesty Office in the Presidency have entered into a strategic partnership to promote agriculture and allied businesses among former militants in the Niger Delta region. The NOA Director General, Dr Garba Abari, and the Special Adviser to the President on Amnesty, retired Brig.–Gen. Paul ...
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Uruguay
Mercedes-Benz le anunció a Macri una inversión de US$ 150 millones en el país