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Nigeria
SAN Bemoans Difficulties Lawyers Face In Establishing Chamber
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Kanu Agabi has bemoaned challenges lawyers face in the process of establishing a law firm. Speaking as a quest of honour at the commissioning ceremony of a co-working facility for lawyers and professionals built and equip by “Readmore,” in Abuja, Agabi revealed that it ...
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India
Modi defends India’s citizenship law in wake of protests
Prime minister blames political opposition for widespread demonstrations
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Cina Hong Kong
Hong Kong protests spark $5bn fund outflow, BoE says
Amount equals 1.25% of city’s GDP but is modest in context of overall financial system
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USA
Vox Media to Cut 200 Freelancers, Citing California Gig-Worker Law
A state law meant to target Uber and Lyft has repercussions for contributors to the sports site SB Nation.
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Brasile USA
B3 Should Include Best of Insurance and Payment Companies, Says UBS Bank
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The performance of Stone and PagSeguro's shares draws attention in the payments sector in 2019. The two companies, with shares listed in the US market, rose 111 and 61 percent in dollar terms in the year up to December 12th. The trajectory contrasts with the ...
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Brasile
Rio City Hall Suspends All Payments and Financial Transactions
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Amid the seizures of the accounts of the City of Rio, a resolution of the municipal secretary of Finance, Cesar Barbiero, suspended all payments and financial transactions by the city. The block in operations of the Undersecretariat of the Treasury began to apply at 2 ...
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Brasile Cina
Billionaire Pig Farmer’s Fortune is Fastest Growing in World
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In China, the pork crisis is worrying consumers and has pushed inflation to its highest level in years last month, but is behind a number of achievements. Qin Yinglin is the greatest of them. The net worth of the Chairman of the Board of Muyuan ...
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Brasile
Brazil’s Country Risk Falls to Lowest Level in Nine Years
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - An indicator that measures the distrust of investors in a given economy, Brazil's country risk has fallen on Monday, December 16th, to the lowest level in nine years. Brazil's five-year Credit Default Swap (CDS) was 100.2 points at around 5 am, but it hit 98.2 ...
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Turchia
Turkey deports Moroccan national for terror links
Turkey deported a foreign terrorist fighter to Morocco, the Interior Ministry said on Dec. 16.
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Turchia
Turkey urges ‘more equal burden sharing’ on refugees
Turkey’s foreign minister said on Dec. 16 that there is an urgent need for expanding third-country solutions to have a “more equitable burden share” of refugees.