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Brasile
Brazil: slowdown in economic activity expected
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - After growing around 4.5% in 2021, the forecasts are not encouraging for the Brazilian economy in 2022. According to a survey conducted by the Central Bank, the country's GDP will stagnate this year. The main cause of the abrupt slowdown in activity will be the ...
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Brasile
Brazil’s Itapemirim airlines allegedly forced to return aircraft for lack of payment
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - After suspending its activities on December 17, Itapemirim Transportes Aéreos (ITA) is experiencing another troubled chapter. This week, the company would have returned two of its aircraft to American DCAL 2 Leasing Limited, for lack of payment. One of the aircraft, the PS-SFC, would have ...
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USA
‚Nechci komplikovat fungování vlády.‘ Farský vyslyšel výzvu hnutí STAN a vzdá se mandátu
Poslanec a první místopředseda hnutí Starostové a nezávislí Jan Farský se vzdá mandátu ve Sněmovně. Oznámil to po půlnoci poté, co ho k rezignaci vyzvalo předsednictvo hnutí. Farský čelil kritice koaličních partnerů i opozice kvůli půlroční stáži v USA, kterou chtěl absolvovat současně s výkonem své poslanecké funkce.
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USA
Hyundai Motor, IonQ team up on next-generation batteries
Hyundai Motor said Thursday it has partnered with US quantum computer firm IonQ to develop next-generation batteries for cars. The partnership will allow Hyundai to use IonQ’s quantum computers to develop high-performance lithium batteries wi
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Nigeria
Idle N5bn Firefighting Simulator Fuels Huge Capital Flight In Aviation Sector
Nigeria is losing huge forex on the training of aviation firefighters in Cameroon and other foreign countries due to the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority’s (NCAA’s) non-certification of the N5billion firefighting simulator equipment acquired by the federal government Investigation by this newspaper shows that the N5 billion firefighting simulator equipment remains ...
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Marocco Tunisia Nigeria Regno Unito
More Foreign Countries To Participate In Kaduna Trade Fair
Many foreign countries, including Northern Ireland, Morocco and Tunisia, are expected to participate in the forthcoming 43rd Kaduna International Trade Fair in Kaduna State. The fair will commence on February 26, 2022. This was revealed when management of the Kaduna State Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADCCIMA) paid a courtesy ...
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Nigeria
Ukrainian Varsities To Deepen Education In Nigeria
Ukrainian universities are set to hold a maiden lecture on prospects in strengthening Ukraine-Nigeria relations towards expanding bilateral cooperation in education and confer honourary doctorate degrees on very few eminent Nigerians. As part of their international collaborative programmes towards expanding bilateral cooperation in education, the foremost Ukrainian Lviv University of ...
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Nigeria
Federal Govt Bans Importation Of Rice Through Seaports
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Wednesday said the federal government has placed full ban on importation of foreign parboiled rice through the seaports. LEADERSHIP reports that the federal government had banned importation of rice through the land borders in 2016. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has since 2015 refused ...
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Turchia
Turkey targets ‘balanced’ GDP growth in 2022
Turkey aims at a “balanced” economic growth with an improvement in the inflation outlook, a statement said after the Economy Coordination Board meeting in Ankara on Jan. 18.
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Cina
China cuts lending rates, boosting property firms
BEIJING - China further reduced bank lending costs Thursday in the latest move to boost its stuttering economy, providing some much-needed support to the country's beleaguered developers.