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Nigeria
CBN, Bankers’ C’ttee Plan $200bn Income From Non-oil Export
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is set to stop supplying foreign exchange to banks as part of measures to prompt commercial banks into funding non-oil exports in the country. The governor, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, while speaking at the end of February hybrid Bankers Committee meeting yesterday, Emefiele said, banks ...
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Nigeria
Cargo Evacuation At Lagos Port Stalled As Train Crushes Container Laden Truck
Economic activities inside the Lagos Port Complex, Apapa was yesterday disrupted as a container laden train crushed a cargo laden truck exiting the seaport. The incident which happened on Thursday afternoon squeezed the truck while containers on it were damaged thereby disrupting entry of export and exit of imported cargoes ...
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Nigeria
NNPC, Sahara Group Flag Off 17km Road Construction In Edo
The Edo State Government, Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPC) and leading energy conglomerate Sahara Group have joined forces to drive the construction of the 17km stretch Ikpako-Ajoki road in Edo State, Nigeria to facilitate seamless trade and sustainable development. The project is the brainchild of the Joint venture between ...
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Israele
'We tried to cross the border from Jordan to Israel but were turned away. So we decided to fly instead'
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: What it's like to be a German exchange student in Jerusalem, and what goes through the mind of an air ambulance pilot while on duty
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Nigeria
Nigeria: Nigeria Attracts $23.30bn Investment in 1 Year
[Leadership] Foreign investment inflow to Nigeria appears to be on the rise as the country recorded $6.56 billion increase in investment between 2020 and 2021, according to official figures that were obtained yesterday. The 2021 investments announcement report by the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) showed that $23.30 billion was ...
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Nicaragua
Opositores presos en Nicaragua reciben condenas de hasta 13 años
Algunos opositores al gobierno de Daniel Ortega, presos en Nicaragua, recibieron condenas de hasta 13 años, luego de que habían sido declarados culpables de “menoscabar” la integridad nacional”, informó este jueves un organismo de derechos humanos.
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Guatemala Nicaragua El Salvador
Crisis democrática se esparce en Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala y Nicaragua
Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala y Honduras enfrentan a una grave crisis democrática, de derechos humanos y libertades públicas, en la[...]
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Thailandia
Thai large-cap stocks lure foreign funds
Foreign funds continue to flow into Thai large-cap stocks, pushing the SET Index past 1,700 points, the highest level in two years since the Covid outbreak started at the beginning of 2020.
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Thailandia
Thai Honda upbeat on outlook for sales
Thai Honda Manufacturing Co, a motorcycle manufacturer and distributor, aims to outpace the estimated growth of the country's motorcycle market by 3% this year as its looks forward to expansion into the electric motorcycle segment.
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Giappone
Japan’s biggest airline calls for border controls to be eased
The strictest among the G7, Japan’s border controls have attracted criticism as the country slammed its door shut to foreign visitors and students.