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Brasile
Mubadala Fund Alerts to Shock in Commodities Market
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Commodity markets are expected to be rocked by the impact of the coronavirus on business worldwide, according to a senior executive of the Mubadala Investment fund, managed by the government of Abu Dhabi. Declining commodity prices are a risk for emerging . . . To read ...
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Brasile
Carrefour Confirms Negotiations to Purchase Makro Assets
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Carrefour released a statement on Monday, February 10th, confirming negotiations with Makro's controllers for a potential acquisition of real estate assets and accessories. According to the statement, the operation does not include the acquisition of Makro's subsidiary nor of all operations in Brazil. Despite market ...
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Brasile
Vale Produces 78.3 Million Tons of Iron Ore in Q4 2019
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Vale (VALE3) released its production report for the fourth quarter of 2019, with a 9.7 percent decline in the quarter-on-quarter comparison in iron ore production, to 78.3 million metric tons. Compared to the same quarter of 2018, the . . . To read the full ...
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Brasile
Industrial Production Drops in Seven of the 15 Brazilian Sites Surveyed in 2019, Shows IBGE
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Industrial production declined in seven of the 15 locations surveyed in 2019, according to data from the Monthly Industrial Research - Regional Physical Production, released by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) on Tuesday, February 11th. In São Paulo, the largest industrial complex ...
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USA Italia
I congressmen americani a sostegno dei prodotti italiani
Nel quadro dell'azione posta in essere dalla Farnesina a difesa dell'export italiano, su iniziativa del Sottosegretario Ivan Scalfarotto e con il supporto dell’Ambasciata d’Italia a Washington, 40 membri del Congresso americano hanno inviato una lettera bipartisan al rappresentante Usa per il commercio...
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Italia
ENEA, al via piattaforma europea per contratti "smart"
(Teleborsa) - ENEA partecipa per l'Italia al progetto europeo AmBIENCe per rendere più flessibili i contratti di rendimento energetico degli edifici grazie al ruolo di consumatori smart dei...
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Nigeria
Dangote Remains Africa’s Wealthiest Person For 9th Successive Year
For the ninth year in a row, Aliko Dangote of Nigeria has been declared as the wealthiest person in Africa, with an estimated net worth of $10.1 billion. In the latest ranking of the world’s billionaires by Forbes, the American global media company, focusing on business, investment, technology, entrepreneurship and ...
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Nigeria
Nigeria’s Soaring Urbanisation And Looming Crisis In Cities
In this report, CHIKA OKEKE examines the impact of urbanisation on Nigerians and the need for government and stakeholders to decongest the cities by developing rural areas for improved economy. The spate of urbanization in the country is alarming given the hyped-up activities at the city centres especially in Abuja, ...
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USA Nigeria
Long Night For Eco Currency
The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, experienced noticeable beehive of activities centered on mechanism towards the adoption of ECOcurrency. The move, which saw many ECOWAS government officials, Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors converged on Abuja before the 2019 Christmas holidays, and continued after the New Year, 2020. ...
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Brasile
Embrapa cria cenoura que dispensa agrotóxico
Os produtores rurais brasileiros em breve terão a opção de comprar novo tipo de semente de cenoura para cultivo orgânico, já batizado pela Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa) como Cenoura BRS Paranoá. As hortaliças da nova cenoura são mais resistentes à queima de folhas - principal doença da cultura, causada ...