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Brasile
Brazil Seeking Greater Private Investment to Better Position in World Economic Forum Ranking
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The federal government released on Wednesday, August 1st, in São Paulo, the first part of Pro-Infra, the action calendar for logistics, energy, basic sanitation, urban mobility, telecommunications, and low-income housing of the Ministry of Economy. According to the special secretary of Productivity, Employment, and Competitiveness ...
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Brasile
“The Economist” and Other Foreign Journals Feature Reports on Amazon Deforestation
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The British magazine “The Economist” features on the cover of its Friday, August 2nd, edition, a report on the relentless advance of deforestation in the Amazon. The article says that president Jair Bolsonaro “made it clear to infractors that they have nothing to fear.” “After ...
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Brasile
Brazil’s Petrobras Considers Downsizing Logistics Unit
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – (Reuters exclusive) Brazilian state-run oil firm Petrobras is studying a mass transfer of employees out of its Transpetro logistics unit, according to a document seen by Reuters, in a sign the company may be gearing up to privatize additional assets. The human resources departments of ...
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Brasile Nigeria
Brazil Reduces Tax Rate on Several Capital Goods to Zero
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A decree from the Ministry of Economy extends the list of capital goods that will see their import tax rate reduced to zero. Capital goods are machinery, tools, facilities, and other types of equipment used to manufacture consumer products. The measure was published in the ...
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Portogallo
Governo avalia novas medidas para reduzir preço do gás de cozinha
Com a promessa de derrubar o preço do gás natural em até 40%, a nova política para o setor precisará de medidas adicionais para que a redução chegue à cozinha do brasileiro. Estudo divulgado nesta semana pelo Ministério da Economia lista três medidas para melhorar a competitividade do preço aos ...
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Iran
Arrow 3 missile test ties Israel's hands on striking Iran - just as Trump intended
Israel's missile defenses, developed in partnership with the U.S., are now so effective that it will be far harder to justify a pre-emptive strike against Iran’s nuclear facilities
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Svezia
Körens världselit kommer till Göteborg
För första gången hålls det stora körevenemanget European choir games i Sverige. Under en vecka kommer tusentals körsågare från världens alla hörn till Göteborg för att sjunga och tävla. Det svenska körundret är för många den gängse beskrivningen av sve
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Senegal
106 tonnes de fer à béton non conforme saisies à Touba
Diourbel, 2 août (APS) - Le service régional du commerce de Diourbel a saisi, dans la ville de Touba, 106 tonnes de fer à béton non conforme aux normes en vigueur pour une valeur commerciale de 40 millions de francs CFA, a annoncé vendredi son responsable, Amadou Touba Niane. - Commerce
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Cina USA
Trump thumps stocks with more tariffs
NEW YORK: Equity trading screens were bathed in red on Friday after US President Donald Trump stunned investors by unveiling new tariffs on China, cranking up trade tensions between the world's top two economies.
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Thailandia
A riveting drama and a new beginning
The Horungruang family was a big name in Thai steel before losing its business empire in the financial crisis of 1997. A 200-billion-baht fortune shrank suddenly after the government of the time dropped the currency peg and introduced a floating exchange rate.