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Nigeria
Bank-to-bank forex deals resume
Banks can now directly sell foreign exchange (forex) to one another, without prior Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) approval, The Nation has learnt. The policy shift became exigent following the improvement in forex supply to key segments of the market, a development that has shored up market confidence. A top manager in ...
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Nigeria
NSIA: Nigeria’s Future Now
By Wale Suleiman If there is one institution in the country through which one could glimpse at the future of Nigeria today, it will undoubtedly be the Nigeria Sovereign Investments Authority (NSIA). It was set up to receive, manage and invest revenue of the Federal and State governments, Federal Capital ...
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Nigeria
Experts To Tap Into $7bn Mining Sector Opportunities
By CHIKA IZUORA, Lagos Experts have said that the Nigerian mining industry has witnessed some phenomenal developments and holds huge potential capable of turning the economy round. “Nigeria is on the mining map and the sector is working hard to prepare its road map because ultimately, there are enormous investments ...
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Malta
Uneven job realities
Malta’s economy is characterised by uneven employment realities. On the one hand, Malta is top European performer on a macro-level, with the third lowest unemployment rate in the EU and with a consistently growing economy. On the other hand there are quite a lot of working-age persons who do not form ...
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Cina
China set for 1st annual growth rise since 2010
Economy poised to reverse 6-year slowdown as GDP beats target for 2nd straight quarter
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Cina
China: PIB cresce 6,9% ao ano no 2º trimestre; mercado esperava 6,8%
Outros dados de atividade divulgados pelo governo chinês também vieram em alta, demonstrando resiliência da economia
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Cina
Predictably, China’s Year-on-Year Growth Maintains Its Steady Pace
Beijing released officially reported data that showed the economy expanding in the second quarter at 6.9 percent, virtually unchanged from the first quarter.
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Kuwait
French FM in Kuwait for Gulf crisis talks
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian held talks with top officials in Kuwait on July 16 in a bid to bolster the emirate’s attempts to mediate in the Gulf crisis
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Regno Unito
Minister says UK will pay Brexit debts, admits cabinet splits
Finance minister Philip Hammond said on July 16 that Britain will take responsibility for the money it owes the EU after leaving the bloc, as he acknowledged the cabinet was split over Brexit.
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Thailandia
South Asia in urgent call for Thai rice
Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are in talks with Thailand for an urgent purchase of 400,000 tonnes of rice to replenish their falling stocks, says the Commerce Ministry's Department of Foreign Trade (DFT).