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Kenya Regno Unito
Secrecy shrouding Kenya-UK trade deal sets off alarm bells
Late last year, the government sought to bring to Parliament a bilateral treaty between Kenya and the United Kingdom, seeking to establish a Free-Trad
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Australia
Market boost as more countries acquire a taste for Ke
Exports to non-traditional markets such as Cote d'Ivoire and Australia helped grow export volumes, shielding country from the ill effects of Covid-19
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Brasile USA
Brazil posts US$1.2 billion trade surplus in February
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil posted a trade surplus of US$1.2 billion in February, figures showed on Monday, more than the consensus forecast in a Reuters poll for a US$900 million surplus, but around half of the US$2.3 billion surplus in the same month last year. Exports in February ...
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Brasile USA
Brazil delivery app Loggi raises over US$200 million in new funding round
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazilian delivery app Loggi announced a R$1.15 billion (US$205 million) funding round on Monday, March 1st, as the firm seeks to expand its distribution footprint and shorten delivery times amid an e-commerce boom in South America's top economy. The round was led by São Paulo-based ...
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Brasile Cina USA Ecuador
Analysis: Ecuador’s insecure dam and unpayable debt – another of Xi Jinping’s questionable deals
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - While China's Xi Jinping's foreign policy is becoming increasingly nationalistic, he is maintaining unchanged his aggressive economic strategy in Latin America, particularly in countries like Ecuador with shaky accounts and little infrastructure. Since 2010 -when this strategy was stepped up- Beijing has granted loans worth ...
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Brasile Paraguay
Agriculture and livestock saved Paraguay during pandemic
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - According to ex-Minister of Finance Santiago Peña, the country's development is strongly linked to agribusiness and the best example of this was 2020, when "we experienced the pandemic situation, a total shutdown for a long time, and what saved Paraguay, what allowed the country to continue ...
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USA Iran
Iran denies involvement in attack on Israeli-owned ship: 'Gulf security is extremely important for us'
Iran's foreign minister warns 'Israel knows very well that our response in the field of national security has always been fierce and accurate' after accusing the country of 'suspicious actions in the region'
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Israele
UAE ambassador to Israel arrives in historic first visit to Tel Aviv
Mohamed Al Khaja began his search for an embassy location and told Foreign Minister Ashkenazi that he is 'very proud and honored to be the first Emirati ambassador' to Israel
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Italia
Istat: Pil 2020 giù dell'8,9%. Salgono debito e pressione fiscale. A febbraio aumenta l'inflazione
Il Pil dell'Italia è crollato dell'8,9% nel 2020, cresce il debito e la pressione fiscale e a febbraio aumenta l'inflazione. Lo rivela l'Istat. Nel 2020 il Pil ai prezzi di...
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Regno Unito
Gran Bretagna, manager donne pagate 66% meno dei colleghi, strada in salita nel mondo della finanza
L'ennesimo segnale poco incoraggiante sulla difficoltà ad equiparare lo stipendio delle donne a quello degli uomini, a parità di funzioni, arriva dal Regno Unito. I direttori...