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Brasile Argentina
“La Niña” threatens Argentina’s agricultural production for second year in a row
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Drought in the coming months in Argentina, due to a repeat of the La Niña weather phenomenon, threatens the new 2021/22 soybean and corn seasons that suffered from the effects of the event last season, analysts said. Argentina is the world's leading exporter of soybean ...
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Brasile
Luxury market is rebounding rapidly; sales up 50% in Brazil over mid-2019
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - According to the Brazilian Association of Shopping Malls (ABRASCE), when comparing some days in July 2021 with the same period in 2019, sales in malls and shopping centers dropped almost 20%. In contrast, in the luxury market, JHSF Participações (JHSF3) points out that high-value product ...
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Nigeria
Customs, Finance Ministry Disagree Over Waiver For Agric Equipment
About 60 containers belonging to Josepdam Port Service, operator of terminal A, at the Tin Can Island Port complex have been trapped for three years over disagreement between the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and its supervisory ministry, Federal Ministry of Finance. LEADERSHIP investigation has showed that the Ministry of Finance ...
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Australia Nigeria Irlanda
Aviation Manpower: Nigeria, Ireland Partner To Train Pilots
Nigeria is set to boost its manpower in the aviation sector having signed a partnership with the Republic of Ireland for the development of Aviation Studies in Nigerian universities. The partnership, which was signed yesterday in Abuja, will result in Newcastle Aerodrome, a renowned aviation academy in Ireland, opening centres ...
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Nigeria
Lagos Pays N2bn Insurance Premium To Workers In 1 Year
Lagos State government yesterday revealed that it had paid N2 billion Insurance premium to its workers in the last one year. The state’s commissioner for Finance, Dr. Rabiu Olowo, disclosed this at a press conference on the maiden edition of Lagos State Insurance Week, which started yesterday, saying the week ...
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Nigeria
NSCDC Boss Warns Officers Against Negligence Of Duty
Commandant-general Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Dr Ahmed Abubakar Audi, has warned officers and men of the corps against negligence of duty. Audi, who made the call, during a visit to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command, noted that it is the responsibility of the corps to always ...
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Brasile
Caixa paga hoje auxílio emergencial a nascidos em maio
Trabalhadores informais nascidos em maio recebem hoje (24) a quinta parcela da nova rodada do auxílio emergencial. O benefício terá parcelas de R$ 150 a R$ 375, dependendo da família. O pagamento também será feito a inscritos no Cadastro Único de Programas Sociais do Governo Federal (CadÚnico) nascidos no mesmo mês. O dinheiro será depositado nas ...
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Brasile
Petrobras começa produção do FPSO Carioca, no Campo Sépia
A Petrobras iniciou hoje (23) a produção de petróleo e gás natural do FPSO Carioca, primeiro sistema de produção definitivo instalado no campo de Sépia, no pré-sal da Bacia de Santos. A plataforma, do tipo FPSO (unidade flutuante de produção, armazenamento e transferência de petróleo e gás), tem capacidade para ...
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Brasile
Dólar fecha estável e bolsa cai em meio a riscos domésticos
Em um dia de alívio nos mercados externos, o risco doméstico anulou a queda do dólar e fez a moeda norte-americana fechar estável. A bolsa iniciou o dia em alta, mas fechou em queda após duas valorizações seguidas. O dólar comercial encerrou a segunda-feira (23) vendido a R$ 5,382, com recuo ...
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Costa Rica
Costa Rica pide a la OMC establecer un grupo especial para solucionar su conflicto con Panamá
Ante el conflicto comercial que mantiene con Panamá la República de Costa Rica pidió este lunes 23 de agosto la formación de un grupo especial ante el órgano de solución de diferencias de la Organización Mundial del Comercio (OMC).