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Nigeria
CBN injects $254.3m into retail forex market
Players in the retail segment of the Nigerian inter-bank foreign exchange market received a $254.3 million boost from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday. The release of the said sum followed bids received by the apex bank from forex dealers. Information obtained from the CBN indicates that the deals ...
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USA
USA: Fed vede economia solida, rischi finanziari moderati
(Teleborsa) - La politica monetaria "resta accomodante" e la Banca centrale americana prevede "un graduale incremento dei tassi di interesse negli Stati Uniti", con l'inizio...
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Nigeria
Naira Suffers Marginal Loss Against Dollar Despite CBN’s Intervention
The Naira on Friday suffered marginal loss against the dollar at the parallel market in spite of CBN’s intervention at the foreign exchange market. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Naira lost one point to exchange at N366, weaker than N365 traded on Thursday, while the pound ...
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Etiopia
Letarik Alemayehu
Name: Letarik Alemayehu Education: BA in Literature Company Name: Letarik Advertising and Printing Studio Title: Owner and Managing Director Founded in: 2013 What it does: Advertising, event organizing and printing HQ: Near Plaza Hotel Number of employees: 30 Startup capital: 1,800 birr Current capital: 2 Million birr Reasons for starting ...
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USA Etiopia
Revisiting the Washington Consensus
Two features have characterised International Economic Law during the recent period of rapid and seemingly unrestrained economic globalization: its emergence as the most important field of international law and its close association with the ruling paradigm of development, as embodied in the celebrated Washington Consensus. Its importance is confirmed by ...
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Cina USA Giappone Giordania Nigeria Regno Unito
Climate change-poverty-migration: The new, inhuman ‘Bermuda Triangle’
Source: Inter Press Service Country: WorldRural areas of developing countries, where often poor households have limited capacity to cope with and manage risks, are forecast to bear the brunt of higher average temperatures.By Baher Kamal ROME, Jul 7 2017 (IPS) World organisations, experts and scientists have been repeating it to satiety: climate change ...
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USA
Child under-nutrition costs DRC economy $1 billion a year
Source: Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, African Union, UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, World Food Programme, New Partnership for Africa's Development Country: Democratic Republic of the CongoDRC could save up to $383 million by 2025 if the prevalence of underweight children is reduced from ...
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Regno Unito
South Sudan has little to celebrate at sixth independence day
Source: Catholic Agency for Overseas Development Country: South SudanJuly 9 marks the sixth anniversary of South Sudan’s independence, but the promise of the world’s youngest country is marred by hunger and conflict, as millions of people still face starvation.9 July marks the sixth anniversary of South Sudan’s independence, but the promise ...
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Regno Unito
Worldpay emerges as a winner in the war on cash
Vantiv’s £9bn deal to buy its UK rival shows that ecommerce is big business. Banks are playing catch-up
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Turchia
Turkey’s Malatya apricots get coveted EU geographical brand
After a three-year wait, Turkey’s famous home-grown apricot has earned a coveted EU geographical indication, boosting hopes of bolstering the fruit’s export and marketing.