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Giappone
NTT unit upbeat on growth outlook
NTT Thailand, the local operating unit of the Japan-based technology firm, expects continued strong growth for its business this year, driven by an upsurge in cloud service usage and digital transformation pursued by enterprises.
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Kenya
Small traders to benefit from Sh850m loan kitty
The kitty is a partnership between the Kenya Commercial Bank and the County Government of Nakuru. Traders to get loans at 7.5 percent interest rate.
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Nigeria
Funding Your Business Through Crowdfunding (2)
Crowdfunding in Nigeria is a means through which businesses can raise capital by pooling together small amounts of money from a large number of people instead of raising funds from few investors. It is also used to raise funds for personal financial emergencies, medical emergencies or for charitable purposes. This ...
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Portogallo
Legislativas: Listas por Lisboa do Chega, CDS-PP e Nós, Cidadãos! violam lei da paridade, diz Tribunal Constitucional
O Tribunal Constitucional determinou hoje que os partidos Chega, CDS-PP e Nós, Cidadãos! apresentam irregularidades relativas à lei da paridade nas listas às legislativas pelo círculo eleitoral de Lisboa, dando dois dias para corrigirem a situação.
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Portogallo
Exposição a dívida do Estado português representa cerca de 22% das carteiras das seguradoras
Nas carteiras de investimento das seguradoras há a persistência de uma proporção elevada de emitentes soberanos, e de ativos emitidos por grupos financeiros a operar em Portugal, e que detêm participações no setor segurador e no de fundos de pensões.
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Brasile
União cobriu R$ 8,96 bilhões de dívidas de estados em 2021
O Tesouro Nacional pagou, em 2021, R$ 8,96 bilhões em dívidas atrasadas de estados. O valor é 32,4% a mais que o registrado em 2019, quando a União havia desembolsado R$ 13,265 bilhões. Desse total, a maior parte, R$ 4,18 bilhões, é relativa a atrasos de pagamento do estado do Rio ...
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Argentina
La oposición rechaza el nombramiento de Alberto Fernández como titular de la Celac
Representantes de Juntos por el Cambio cuestionaron el nuevo rol de la Argentina; dijeron que es un retroceso en materia de derechos humanos y que complica la negociación con el FMI
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Brasile USA Uruguay
Uruguay: Montevideo tourism loses cruisers and seeks to retain Brazilians
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Some 50 tourists from the United States and Canada disembarked from the Viking Cruise ship to give stores on the Sarandí promenade a boost, but nothing seems to be enough to save the city from a poor season. Montevideo's tourism is fueled by business tourism ...
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Brasile
Brazilians’ savings showed a negative balance in 2021 for the first time in five years
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazilians' savings, after reaching a record high in 2020 due to the uncertainties generated by the pandemic, registered its first negative balance in the last five years in 2021, apparently due to the need to compensate for the loss of income, the Central Bank reported ...
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Brasile
Peru’s Central Bank raises its interest rate from 2.50% to 3%
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCRP) raised the benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to 3% this Thursday. With this new increase, the interest rate has risen by 275 basis points in the last five months, after being fixed at 0.25% in the ...