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Brasile
IMF Projects Three Percent Global Economic Contraction in 2020
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The coronavirus crisis is causing an unusually severe impact on economic activity. The International Monetary Fund projects that, as a result of the pandemic, the world economy will contract by three percent in 2020. A dramatic reversal after closing 2019 with growth of 2.9 percent. ...
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Brasile
Flávio Bolsonaro Trying to use Crisis to Distance Himself From Queiroz Case
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Senator Flávio Bolsonaro is trying to use the novel coronavirus pandemic to reposition himself politically, assess advisors and the eldest son of President Jair Bolsonaro. Targeted by an investigation into "splitting" in his office in the Legislative Assembly of Rio de Janeiro (ALERJ), Flávio spent ...
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Brasile
Petrobras Reduces Gasoline and Diesel Prices From April 15th
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - With the continued drop in oil prices in the international market, Petrobras (PETR3; PETR4) announced to distributors on Tuesday, April 14th, that it will reduce the price of gasoline in the domestic market by eight percent, representing less R$0.0860, while diesel will drop by six ...
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Giappone Italia
Giappone: impegno Italia per partnership scientifico-tecnologica
L’Italia punta alla crescita della partnership scientifico-tecnologica con il Giappone ed oggi, in occasione della terza Giornata della Ricerca Italiana nel Mondo, l'Ambasciata d'Italia a Tokyo vuole rendere omaggio ai ricercatori italiani, oltre 160 in Giappone, attivi in settori scientifico-tecnologici....
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Turchia
Housing sales surge 33% in January-March
The number of residential properties sold in Turkey increased 33% in January-March period to reach 341,038, said the country's statistical authority on April 15.
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Turchia
Ankara urges int'l community to aid Syrians amid virus
Turkey’s foreign minister urged the international community on April 14 to aid Syrians amid diminishing relief efforts because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Thailandia
TBA puts losses from coronavirus at B1.3tn
The economy could suffer a record blow of 1.3 trillion baht in damage from the spiralling spread of the coronavirus, according to preliminary estimates by the Thai Bankers' Association (TBA).
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Brasile
Dívida bruta deve chegar a 100% do PIB em dez anos, prevê IFI
Os gastos provocados pelo enfrentamento à pandemia de coronavírus reverterão a trajetória da dívida pública bruta brasileira. Segundo projeções divulgadas hoje (14) pela Instituição Fiscal Independente (IFI), órgão consultivo do Senado, a Dívida Bruta do Governo Geral (DBGG) encerrará 2020 em 84,9% do Produto Interno Bruto (PIB, soma das riquezas ...
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Brasile Cina USA
Dólar sobe pelo segundo dia seguido e fecha em R$ 5,19
Em meio à divulgação de indicadores contraditórios sobre o impacto econômico da pandemia de coronavírus, o dólar comercial voltou a subir e aproximar-se de R$ 5,20. A moeda encerrou esta terça-feira (14) vendida a R$ 5,191, com alta de R$ 0,005 (+0,1%). A cotação operou perto da estabilidade durante toda a ...
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Nigeria
80,000 SMEs, Households Jostle For CBN’s N50bn Intervention Fund
LEADERSHIP : Over 80,000 applications from Nigerians have been received for the Central Bank of Nigeria-funded N50billion Covid-19 loan facility for small-scale businesses and households affected by the Coronavirus pandemic. The N50 billion targeted credit facility is a CBN stimulus package created to support households and MSMEs affected by the ...