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USA
SK Materials to form EV battery material JV with US-based Group 14
SK Materials Co., a semiconductor and display material subsidiary under SK Group, said Tuesday it will form a joint venture with Group 14 Technologies to tap into the lithium-ion battery material business. SK Materials said it plans to invest 60 bil
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USA
[Graphic News] US auto brands rank No. 2 in imported car sales in S. Korea in 2020: data
US automakers overtook Japanese brands to take the No. 2 spot in the imported car market in South Korea last year, a report showed, taking advantage of local consumers’ boycott of Japanese products over trade and wartime legacy disputes. A
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Portogallo
Em direto: A aposta nas "startups" em plena pandemia
Retomar Portugal passa por abordar a estrutura das startups de raiz nacional. Muitas nasceram pequenas e fizeram-se grandes, tornando-se mesmo unicórnios, isto é, passaram a valer mais de mil milhões. O mundo é o seu limite em termos de mercado.
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Giappone
Toyota Shelves Tokyo 2020 Related TV Commercials
Tokyo 2020 sponsor Toyota Motor Corporation has decided not to air TV commercials related to the Games in Japan. It was suggested that the top-tier International Olympic Committee (IOC) sponsor has taken this step to protect its brand image from being damaged, considering the Games are facing strong opposition from ...
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Nigeria
Nigeria’s Power Generation Still Grossly Inadequate Despite N4.23trn Interventions
The power sector in Nigeria has continued to be plagued by a high level of inefficiency in providing electricity to Nigerians despite that it was privatised in November 2013. This is regardless of the fact that the sector has not lacked investments across all its value chain since its privatisation. ...
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Nigeria
FCMB Appoints Olaiya As ED, Risk & Compliance
First City Monument Bank Limited has appointed Mrs. Oluwatoyin Olaiya as executive director, risk & compliance. This follows the approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Mrs. Olaiya is a finance and risk management professional with over 30 years of experience. Prior to her appointment, she was the chief ...
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Egitto
Fitch, GCR Upgrade Afreximbank’s Outlook
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) says it has received a set of strong credit rating affirmations and “positive” outlooks from Moody’s, Fitch Ratings and Global Credit Ratings (GCR). A statement issued in Cairo, Egypt yesterday by Amadou Sall, Afreximbank’s media contact, said the ratings underlined the bank’s resilient financial position ...
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Nigeria
5G Deployment Will Transform Nigeria Into A Digital Economy-Danbatta
The executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) Prof Garba Umar Danbatta, has restated that the deployment of the 5G technology will initiate several new changes in mobile connectivity with enormous capacity to boost productivity and grow the Nigerian economy. The NCC boss said this while delivering the ...
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Nigeria
Lagos Govt Pays Deceased Staff Families N364.9m Insurance Benefits
Lagos State government at the weekend said it has again paid the total sum of N364,982,210.39 insurance benefits to the first batch of beneficiaries of deceased staff of local government and State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB). The state’s commissioner for Local Government and Community Affairs, Dr Wale Ahmed made ...
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Colombia
Pese a rebaja, sigue apetito por los bonos colombianos
Mientras Colombia era rebajada a la categoría “basura” en el segundo trimestre, y el ministro de Hacienda renunciaba por un proyecto de reforma tributaria fallido y se desataban mortales protestas, en el mercado local de bonos ocurría algo extraño: los extranjeros ingresaban al mayor ritmo que se haya registrado.