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Kenya
Mystery of the dread-locked 'businessman'
Police deny online claims that one of their own turned up in a presser called by people claiming to be traders in Nairobi's central business district.
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Corea del Sud
Seoul stocks open higher on foreign buying
South Korean stocks opened higher Friday on a wave of bargain hunting. The Korean won rose against the dollar. The bench
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Corea del Sud
Korea delays opening of new duty-free shops amid THAAD row
South Korea has postponed the opening of new duty-free shops by one year amid a diplomatic row between Seoul and Beijing
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USA Nigeria
Lagos, Kaduna, Edo owe foreign creditors $1.89bn
Everest Amaefule, Abuja With a combined foreign debt profile of $1.89bn, Lagos, Kaduna and Edo have retained their spots as the states most exposed to foreign debts. As of June 2016, the three states had a combined foreign debt profile of $1.84bn. Statistics obtained from the Debt Management Office in ...
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Nigeria
Capital market fraud: SEC arraigns BGL officials
Stanley Opara The police unit of the Securities and Exchange Commission has arraigned the BGL Group and its officials at the Chief Magistrate Court Zone 6, Abuja on charges of criminal conspiracy, breach of trust and cheating. The offences are contrary to Sections 96, 312, 322 and 323 of the ...
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Nigeria
Appetite for foreign goods costing manufacturers $3bn annually – MAN
Anna Okon Local manufacturers lose an average of $3bn annually due to the preference of Nigerian government and consumers for foreign goods. The President, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, Dr. Frank Jacobs, disclosed this on Thursday in Lagos during a media parley to intensify campaign for made-in-Nigeria goods. The MAN president, ...
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USA Nigeria
US varsities admit 10,000 Nigerians in 2017
Ten thousand Nigerian students are among over one million international students admitted into United States universities this year, a US envoy announced in Lagos on Thursday. US Consul-General in Lagos, Mr. John Bray, made the disclosure at a College and Career Fair organised by Education, USA and the Foreign Commercial ...
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Nigeria
Nigeria’s economy still vulnerable to shocks, says FG
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja The Federal Government has said despite the nation’s recent exit from recession, Nigeria’s economy is still vulnerable to shocks. The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Udo Udoma, said this while addressing a meeting of the National Economic Council presided over by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo at the ...
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Thailandia
SET up 0.68 points at opening
Thai stocks opened up 0.04% at the start of trade this morning.
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USA Thailandia
US-Thai strategic panel on the table
Thailand is proposing the establishment of a US-Thai strategic partnership committee to boost trade and investment and underline cooperation on technology and education.