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Brasile
Pressure From Bolsonaro Administration Makes Petrobras Back Down on Price Hike
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Hours after posting the increase in diesel fuel prices on its website, Petrobras, Brazil’s oil giant, reversed its decision, stating that it was “delaying the increase for a few days.” According to local media, the decision not to increase prices ...
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Brasile
Avianca Brasil Threatened with Embargo by Guarulhos Airport
By Xiu Ying, Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Struggling carrier Avianca Brasil will not be allowed to take off from Brazil’s largest airport (GRU), in Guarulhos, starting Friday, unless it resumes payments for the use of its facilities, the airport operator said in a statement. Avianca confirms “that ...
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Brasile
Brazil Business Sector Disappointed in Bolsonaro Administration
By Richard Mann, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazilian executives and entrepreneurs are getting increasingly worried about the economy. At an event which gathered 450 businesspeople and government heavy-hitters like Economy Minister Paulo Guedes in Campos do Jordão last week, concerns about the slow pace of recovery were ...
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Brasile
Projeto prevê mandato de quatro anos para dirigentes do Banco Central
O projeto de lei complementar que estabelece autonomia para o Banco Central (BC) prevê mandatos fixos de quatro anos para presidente e diretores, não coincidentes com o de presidente da República. A proposta também estabelece trocas de diretores e presidente do BC, de forma escalonada e não simultânea. O projeto foi ...
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Portogallo
Governo federal extingue mais de 13 mil cargos efetivos
Passado um mês do decreto presidencial que extinguiu 21 mil cargos comissionados, funções e gratificações da esfera federal, o governo Jair Bolsonaro anunciou o fim de 13.231 vagas. Desta vez, são cargos efetivos da administração pública federal que já estão vagos ou que devem vagar nos próximos meses. De acordo com ...
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Brasile
Setor de serviços tem queda de 0,4% de janeiro para fevereiro
O volume de serviços no país recuou 0,4% na passagem de janeiro para fevereiro. Essa é a segunda queda consecutiva do indicador, que já havia caído 0,4% entre dezembro e janeiro. Os dados são da Pesquisa Mensal de Serviços (PMS), divulgados hoje (12), no Rio de Janeiro, pelo Instituto Brasileiro ...
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Australia Regno Unito
Diplomazia Economica Italiana 12 aprile: ultime news dal mondo
Australia: Salini-impregilo e Ghella si aggiudicano due commesse per infrastrutture Le imprese italiane in Australia continuano a ottenere risultati nel settore delle infrastrutture, come dimostrano le due recenti affermazioni di Salini-Impregilo e Ghella. In particolare, nel Nuovo Galles del...
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Nigeria
NCC Reads Riot Act, Threatens to Jail Yahoo Boys
LEADERSHIP: Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has threatened to jail yahoo boys who take delight in defrauding their countrymen through the use of mobile phones to desist forth with or be prepared to face the full weight of the law stressing that the era where Nigerians are defrauded through the internet ...
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Nigeria
NSE Moves 232.77m Shares In Positive Trading
LEADERSHIP: The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Friday moved 232.77 million shares valued N1.97 billion exchanged in 2,677 deals. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that this was in contrast with a turnover of 224.03 million worth N2.10 billion on Thursday. An analysis of the activity chart indicates that ...
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Nigeria
CEO CONFIDENTIAL : Kenneth’s Passion For Smallholder Farmers
LEADERSHIP: Mr. Kenneth Obiajulu, the Co-Founder and Managing Director, Farmgate Africa, in this interview with OLAJIDE FABAMISE and OYINLOLA AWONUGA, sheds light on the need to diversify Nigeria’s economy from oil, as well as improving agricultural businesses and smallholder farmers in the process. KENNETH IN SHORT • A first-class graduate ...