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Brasile
Peru’s country risk rose one basis point to close at 1.53 percentage points
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Peru's country risk closed today's session at 1.53 percentage points, adjusted after the close, up one basis point from the previous session, according to the EMBI+ Peru calculated by investment bank JP Morgan. Peru (1 . . . To read the full NEWS and much ...
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Nigeria
Customs Intercepts 135 Trucks Of Smuggled Rice, Others Worth N7.8bn In Lagos, Ogun
The federal operations unit Zone ‘A’ of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said it impounded contraband goods smuggled into the country from neighbouring Benin Republic worth N7.813 billion in 2021. The contraband namely, smuggled foreign parboiled rice, catridges, unregistered pharmaceuticals, Indian-hemp, fairly used vehicles, used tyres, used compressors, second-hand clothing, ...
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Nigeria
NYSC, Bowen Varsity Honour IT Firm, CEO For Youth Empowerment
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and Bowen University, Iwo, Osun State, have honoured New Horizons Nigeria, the largest private sector information technology and e-business training company and its chief executive, Tim Akano, with awards for supporting private universities and contributing to youth empowerment. The Bowen University award plaque, which ...
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Nigeria
World Bank Predicts 2.5% Growth For Nigeria In 2022
As the global economy is predicted to decelerate by up to 4.3 per cent in 2022, Nigeria and other countries facing debt sustainability challenges may face reduced access to external funding, forcing abrupt fiscal adjustment, the World Bank has warned. With a budget deficit of over N6 trillion and mounting ...
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USA Nigeria
Shippers Council Not Protecting Us Enough – Lagos Shippers
The Shippers Association of Lagos State (SALS) yesterday raised the alarm that they are not protected enough by the Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC). Speaking at a press briefing with journalists yesterday, the association’s national publicity secretary, Kayode Farinto, said, the association’s members are vulnerable to extortion, trade malpractices and surcharges ...
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Nigeria
Pantami, Aregbesola To Commission Digital Nigeria Project In Osun
The minister of communications and digital economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami and his counterpart in the ministry of interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, will commission a Digital Nigeria Centre (DNC) project in Osun State on January 14, 2022. The governor of Osun state, Adegboyega Oyetola, is also expected at the ...
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Nigeria
BDCs Demand Share Of $20bn Forex Inflow
The Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON) has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) to remove restrictive controls that makes it difficult for Bureaux De Change (BDCs) to compete for the $20 billion inflow in the unofficial forex market. This is as it laments the rising ...
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Nigeria
LCCI Tasks Govt On Creation Of Enabling Tax Environment
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry(LCCI) has urged the government at all levels to ensure creation of an enabling tax environment where tax system is fair, equitable, and efficient to make tax payment easy. This is even as the chamber expected GDP growth to range between 2.5 per cent ...
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Thailandia
Menu prices rising in Bangkok
Eateries in Silom — the central business district of Bangkok — can no longer carry their increasing costs, particularly pork and chicken eggs, with most having to raise their prices by five to 10 baht a dish.
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Cina Vietnam Hong Kong
China reopens Vietnam border after Covid-19 caution disrupts trade
HONG KONG: China has reopened a busy checkpoint on its border with Vietnam after a three-week closure over Covid-19 concerns, which had left thousands of trucks stranded and drawn criticism from Hanoi.