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Brasile
Brazilian Legislation Introduces Concept of “Individual Banker”
By Arkady Petrov RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Authorized by the government a little over a month ago, the Empresa Simples de Crédito (ESC) already boasts 25 start-ups throughout Brazil. The statute passed by Congress has legalized a new model–loan operations carried out by and for ordinary citizens, with interest ...
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Brasile
Brazil’s Publishing Sector Turnover Has Decreased 25 Percent in 12 Years
By Richard Mann, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A series of surveys carried out by the Economic Research Foundation Institute (Fipe) between 2006 and 2018, show that sales in the Brazilian publishing sector decreased 25 percent in that period. The data include sales to the general market and ...
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Brasile
Civil Construction Job Creation in Brazil has Further Dropped This Year
By Richard Mann, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Civil construction, one of the economy’s main drivers and still employing millions of people, has lost steam since the beginning of the year. The sector expected its GDP to grow 2 percent in 2019. Now, the estimate is 0.5 to ...
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Italia
Flat tax al 7% per attrarre al Sud pensionati stranieri ed emigrati
Tasse ridotte al 7% per i pensionati stranieri che decidono di trasferirsi nel Mezzogiorno d?Italia. Il provvedimento varato con l?ultima legge di Bilancio è diventato operativo in...
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Italia
Ue, aperta un'inchiesta sulla diffusione della lettera di risposta di Tria
La Procura di Roma ha aperto un fascicolo di indagine in relazione alle denuncia depositata dal ministro dell'Economia, Giovanni Tria, sulla diffusione, avvenuta nei giorni scorsi, di una bozza...
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Messico
Le guerre sui dazi affondano il petrolio
(Teleborsa) - L'atteggiamento sempre più intransigente del Presidente americano Donald Trump, che ha aperto un nuovo fronte di guerra commerciale, attaccando anche il Messico con un'ondata di dazi,...
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Italia
Procura Roma apre inchiesta su diffusione bozza lettera Tria a UE
(Teleborsa) - La Procura di Roma ha aperto un fascicolo d'inchiesta, contro ignoti, in merito alla denuncia presentata dal ministro dell'Economia Giovanni Tria dopo la divulgazione di una bozza della...
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Nigeria
Nigeria May Save N20bn Daily By Clearing Apapa Traffic Gridlock
LEADERSHIP : Nigeria’s economy may now save N20billion daily loss to traffic congestion on Apapa-Oshodi expressway, the road that leads to Nigeria’s two busiest ports in Lagos, LEADERSHIP leant. This is due to latest efforts by the government to address the challenges commuters have been facing on the road as ...
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Nigeria
LCCI Highlights Agenda For Economic Diversification
LEADERSHIP : The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), has listed critical factors that are crucial to drive economic diversification in the Nigerian economy. Director-general of LCCI, Muda Yusuf in a release to LEADERSHIP said that the quality of infrastructure, the quality of policies and the quality of institutions ...
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Nigeria
Foreign Reserves Rise As Oil Price Declines
LEADERSHIP : Nigeria’s external reserves last month was up slightly rising to $45.11 billion as at May 30, 2019 as the price of Brent crude which is a major revenue earner for the country declined by nearly 10 percent. The 30-days moving average of the reserves which was $44.79 billion ...