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Brasile
World largest cement group decides to sell business and leave Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Zurich-based world leader in the production of cement and other building materials, LafargeHolcim, is starting the process of leaving Brazil with the sale of its local operations, which total 10 industrial units, as well as distribution centers, mixing terminals and some mining units. According to ...
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Brasile USA
Latin America spent 4.6% of GDP in 2020 on aid to tackle the crisis – report
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Latin America, the region most affected in the world by the pandemic, allocated in 2020 on average 4.6% of its gross domestic product (GDP) in social aid to combat the economic crisis caused by covid-19, a fiscal effort that should be maintained this year, ECLAC ...
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Brasile USA Costa Rica
Costa Rica’s exports recover 11 % in the first quarter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Costa Rica's exports of goods during the first quarter of 2021 reached US$3.34 billion, a growth of 11 % compared to the same period last year, an official source reported Tuesday. Costa Rica's Foreign Trade Promoter (Procomer) revealed that this translated into US$322 million more ...
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Italia
Draghi plans €220bn overhaul of Italy’s economy
PM aims to use share of EU pandemic recovery funds for digitalisation and high-speed rail
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Grecia
Coronavirus latest: Greece pushes ahead with plan to open up to foreign tourists
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Belgio
Van Quickenborne veut réduire les frais de notaire; le PS dépose une proposition de loi
Le Vice-premier ministre et ministre de la Justice Vincent Van Quickenborne (Open Vld) souhaite revoir à la baisse les frais de notaire, notamment lors de l'achat ...
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Brasile
Retailer Carrefour unveils share buyback after strong sales
Carrefour agreed last month to buy Brazil's third-biggest food retailer Grupo BIG for about $1.3 billion
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Tunisia
Tunisia: Services - Reported Investment Projects Down 41.2 Percent in March (Apii)
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Some 781 projects in the services sector worth 71.6 million dinars of investment were reported in March, compared to 121.7 MD in March 2020, i.e. a drop of 41.2%, according to data released on Tuesday by the Agency for the Promotion of Industry and Innovation ...
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Tunisia
Tunisia: Reported Investments in Industrial Sector Down By 27.3 Percent in Q1 2021 - APII
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Reported investments in the industrial sector dropped by 27.3% during the first quarter (Q1) of 2021, to 724 million dinars (MD) compared to the same period last year, according to the Agency for the Promotion of Industry and Innovation (APII).
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Senegal
Un projet pilote sur la digitalisation des paiements des sinistres
Dakar, 21 avr (APS) – La compagnie nationale d'assurance agricole du Sénégal (CNAAS) compte lancer cette année, un projet pilote sur la digitalisation des paiements des sinistres, a annoncé, mercredi à Dakar, son directeur technique et commercial, Oumar Cissé Sow. Dakar, 21 avr (APS) – La compagnie nationale d'assurance agricole ...