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Turchia Thailandia Pakistan
Minister vows to speed up FTA talks
Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit has pledged to speed up talks on pending free trade agreements (FTAs), both on a regional and bilateral basis, including the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), Thai-EU FTA and the talks with Turkey, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Britain.
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USA
MPC votes for surprise rate cut
The Bank of Thailand’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted to cut the policy interest rate by 25 basis points to 1.5%, an unexpected to move to shore up Thailand’s economic growth momentum amid intensifying Sino-US trade tensions.
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Nigeria
Nigeria: Wood - Private Sector Investment Critical for Nigeria's Growth
[This Day] The Head of Business Development for Jersey Finance, Allan Wood, was recently in Nigeria with a delegation from the Government of Jersey for a presentation and dinner reception in partnership with the Commonwealth Enterprise & Investment Council (CWEIC). The event was organised to strengthen evolving relationship with Africa ...
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Cina
DealBook Briefing: China vs. U.S. Could Be a Long, Slow Grind
Its economy struggling, China may try to inflict maximum political damage, even hoping that a prolonged trade war could derail President Trump’s re-election campaign.
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Brasile
“Who Will Invade Brazil to Save the Amazon?”, Asks U.S. Magazine Foreign Policy
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The deforestation of the Amazon rainforest, which has already lost over 3,445 square kilometers in 2019, was the focus of the U.S. magazine Foreign Policy, which prints the headline “Who will invade Brazil to save the Amazon?” on Tuesday, August 6th. According to the article, ...
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Brasile
Amazon Deforestation Sees Steep Increase in July
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Deforestation in the Amazon in July of this year experienced a 278 percent increase over the same month last year. The data are from DETER (Real-Time Deforestation Detection), a system run by INPE (National Institute for Space Research) that is designed to help IBAMA fight ...
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Brasile
Brazil Motor Vehicles Domestic Sales Through July Jump but Export Sales Plummet
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Automobile production in Brazil jumped 14.2 percent, and sales grew 9.1 percent in July from June, the best performance for the month since 2014, the National Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association — Anfavea — said on Tuesday. Vehicle sales climbed 12.1 percent year-to-date through July 2019 ...
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Italia
Unità di Crisi, ENAC ed Assaeroporti di nuovo insieme per la campagna estiva “Viaggiare Sicuri all’Estero”
Roma, 7 agosto 2019 - Riprende il via negli aeroporti italiani la campagna informativa “Viaggiare sicuri all’estero” promossa dall’Unità di Crisi della Farnesina con ENAC, l’Ente Nazionale per l’Aviazione Civile, e Assaeroporti, l’associazione dei gestori aeroportuali italiani, per ricordare...
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Cina
China’s economy faces currency devaluation drag
Political choices about value of renminbi tempered by consequences for growth
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USA
Currency war fears bolster demand for havens
Test for policymakers as worries mount over global economy and Sino-US tensions