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USA
Fed Chairman Seeks to Reassure Those Left Behind by Roaring Economy
As he toured Houston, Jerome H. Powell, the Fed chairman, told residents that the Fed understands the economic recovery has been uneven and parts of the United States remain distressed.
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Cina USA
US and China step up effort to strike G20 trade truce
Negotiators explore options that could lead to pact but core issues still intractable
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Senegal
Economie verte : le continent africain peut en tirer profit avec un cadre politique cohérent (expert)
Dakar, 15 nov (APS) - L'Afrique peut profiter des avantages qu'offre l'économie verte si elle arrive à "instaurer un cadre politique cohérent" et un certain nombre de mesures réglementaires, a estimé, jeudi à Dakar, l'expert en développement durable et environnement, Baba Dramé. - Environnement
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Senegal
Affaire Karim Wade : les recommandations du Comité des droits de l'homme de l'ONU "loin d'être une condamnation" (Diouf Sarr)
Dakar, 15 nov (APS) - Le coordonnateur de la Convergence des cadres républicains (CCR), Abdoulaye Diouf Sarr, considère que c'est une "erreur" de penser que le Sénégal a été condamné par le Comité des droits de l'homme des Nations unies, suite au dernier avis rendu par cette instance onusienne dans ...
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Turchia
Turkey’s budget posts $13 billion deficit in Jan-Oct
Turkey’s central government budget balance recorded a deficit of 62.1 billion Turkish Liras ($13 billion) in the first 10 months of 2018 with a 77.7 percent yearly increase, data from the Treasury and Finance Ministry revealed on Nov. 15.
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Uruguay
La ORT lanza un máster “inédito” en comunicación y marketing
Eduardo Hipogrosso dijo a Montevideo Portal que para este curso la Facultad de Comunicación se aunará con la de Administración.
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Nigeria
Buhari pledges more employment opportunities for citizens
President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration will continue to implement policies that attract investment and spark competition in critical sectors of the economy for employment creation and economic growth. The president gave the assurance when he received the Chairman and Management of the LADOL Integrated Logistics Enterprise, who visited him ...
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Giappone
Japan’s Cybersecurity Minister says he has never used a computer
A Japanese Minister, Yoshitaka Sakurada in charge of the Government’s cybersecurity strategy has drawn controversy after admitting that he has never used a computer. Sakurada, 68, said this during a parliamentary session that he has never used a computer in his life, as he “has been doing business independently since ...
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Nigeria
People Money, Entrepreneurship banks soon – Osinbajo
To boost Small and Medium Scale Enterprises(SMEs), Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the Federal Government will soon establish People Money and Entrepreneurship Banks. Osinbajo disclosed this while speaking with newsmen during a visit to Bodija and Oje markets in Ibadan on Thursday to monitor the Trader Moni initiative. The News ...
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Nigeria
Protests: Security Experts Urge Shi`Ite Members To Be Law-Abiding
Some security experts have called on members of Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) popularly known as Shi’ites to be law-abiding while protesting. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that members of the sect had been protesting against the detention of their leader, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, since 2015 after their clash ...