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Nigeria
Dangote Leveraging Expansion Under AfCFTA
By OLUSHOLA BELLO | With many countries strategising for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) that kicked off at the beginning of this month, Dangote Industries Limited, has stated that its cement expansion plan and fertiliser investments will open new trade routes for the company and Nigeria under the ...
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USA Nigeria
Customs Facilitates $341m Export, Rakes In N518bn Revenue
BY YUSUF BABALOLA | The Apapa Command of the Nigeria Customs Service reported the Free on Board (FOB) value of $340.885 million up from $132.760 million, for the exported items between January to December, 2020. The naira equivalent of the exported items was estimated at N104.310 billion at 306 per ...
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Nigeria
ABCON Advocates Unification Of Exchange Rates To Boost Remittances
BY BUKOLA IDOWU | Bureaux De Change operators, under the auspices of the Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON) have said, the unification of exchange rates is necessary to maximise the economic benefits of increased remittances inflow into the economy. They, however, urged the federal government to ...
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Nigeria
AFCFTA: Manufacturers Want SON Positioned At Borders
BY OLUSHOLA BELLO | The Kano branch of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has called for the proper positioning of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) at the nation’s entry points in preparation for the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). National vice president of MAN, ...
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Nigeria
Forces Within, Outside Nigeria Working Against PIB – Lawan
BY BODE GBADEBO | There are clandestine moves against the actualisation of a new petroleum industry law in Nigeria by forces within and outside the country, Senate President Ahmad Lawan has revealed. Consequently, Lawan said it will take patriotism on the part of the members of the 9th National Assembly ...
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Brasile
French President Rejects Brazilian Soy and Announces Production in Europe
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - French president Emmanuel Macron announced on Tuesday, January 12th, that soy will start to be produced in Europe. According to Macron, "to depend on Brazilian soy is to endorse the deforestation of the Amazon". The message was disclosed by the French president himself on his ...
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Brasile USA
Public Trust Crumbles Amid COVID, Fake News – Survey
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (Reuters) Trust in governments, business chiefs and media is crumbling amid a perceived mis-handling by leaders of the coronavirus pandemic and a widespread feeling among ordinary citizens that they are being misled, a global survey has found. The Edelman Trust Barometer, which for two decades ...
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Brasile Argentina
Brazil vs. Argentina: Why Ford Closed Production Here, but Kept it in the Neighboring Country
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Monday, January 11th, the Brazilian automotive industry suffered a major blow: Ford announced the closure of its three plants in the country, shutting down its national production of vehicles such as the EcoSport, Ka and Troller T4. Also in 2021, operations in Camaçari (BA), ...
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USA Germania
La Germania rilancia sulla web tax: è strategica, aspettiamo Biden
Il ministro delle Finanze Olaf Scholz rilancia le trattative in sede Ocse, che permetterebbero agli Usa di tassare anche i marchi del lusso europei
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Brasile
BB anuncia 14 novas agências para atendimento ao agronegócio
O Banco do Brasil (BB) anunciou hoje (12) a abertura de 14 novas agências para atuar no setor do agronegócio. Segundo a instituição, o segmento representa 26% da carteira de crédito total do banco e teve crescimento de 4,2% nos últimos 12 meses, chegando a R$ 190,5 bilhões. O BB anunciou o ...