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Indonesia Singapore Vietnam Filippine
Korea-ASEAN startups to compete for sustainable development goals
South Korea’s SMEs and Startup Ministry and Indonesia’s Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises Ministry are set to co-host the fourth Korea-ASEAN Business Model Competition for SDGs 2023, which will run from August through October.
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Corea del Sud
[Photo News] Jumbo size at Starbucks
A Starbucks employee hands a customer a Trenta-sized drink, with nearly a liter of beverage, at a Starbucks outlet in Seoul, Wednesday. Starbucks Korea said it will start sales of the jumbo-sized beverages on its popular summer menu from Thursday. Th
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USA
Ex- Presidential Aide, Oduwole, Gets Senior Fellow At Harvard University
The former Special Adviser to the President on Ease of Doing Business, Dr Jumoke Oduwole, has been appointed as a Senior Fellow at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government in the United States of America. In a letter conveying the appointment, Richard Zeckhauser, Frank Plumpton Ramsey Professor of Political ...
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Nigeria
Foreign Airlines Tickets Soar As Exchange Rate Hits N803/$1
International airlines in Nigeria have adjusted the exchange rate for selling tickets to Nigerians to N803/$1, LEADERSHIP can report. This would then mean that international fares would further increase in days to come if the exchange rate keeps soaring. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) informed stakeholders that the ...
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USA Cuba
Cuba’s GDP growth of 1.8% in 2022 misses 4% government forecast
In 2022, Cuba’s GDP expanded by 1.8%, which fell short of the government’s projected 4% growth. The actual growth is still 8% below the levels reported in 2019, before the pandemic. The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) had forecasted a growth rate closer to the actual ...
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Argentina
Argentina’s economic activity decreased by 0.1 % in May
n May, Argentina’s economy contracted by 0.1% as compared to the previous month, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (Indec). This follows the 1.8% decline from March to April, showing a continuous reduction in economic activity. May’s economic activity also fell 5.5% year-on-year, marking two successive months ...
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Panama
Panama’s ex-President Martinelli sentenced to over 10 years, claims conviction was politically motivated
Former Panamanian president Ricardo Martinelli, sentenced to 10 years and 6 months for money laundering, declared his innocence, suggesting his conviction was politically driven. This statement was made via a short video posted on his social networks. The case, known as “New Business”, relates to an irregular purchase in 2010 ...
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Russia
African Union’s stance against Russia’s suspension of the Black Sea Grains Initiative amid global food crisis
The African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has expressed concern over Russia’s decision to suspend the Black Sea Grain Initiative, a pact that facilitated grain export from Ukraine. Amidst heightened global food prices due to the conflict in Ukraine, the decision by Russia, a significant grain exporter, could ...
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Italia
Angeloni: «La lotta all?inflazione è una sfida che si può vincere»
Ignazio Angeloni oggi è docente di ?Banca e finanza? a Firenze presso l?Istituto universitario europeo, ma è stato membro del Consiglio di Vigilanza della Bce dal 2014...
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Nigeria
Tal Cual
HOOHOOHOO. Con los recursos de apelación que se presume presentarán las partes, luego de conocida la sentencia del caso New Business que condena al expresidente Ricardo Martinelli y otras cuatro personas, la responsabilidad de resolver dichos reclamos recaerá sobre el Tribunal Superior de Liquidación de Causas Penales que está a ...