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Kenya
Why CBK wants no more delays in rollout of SMEs credit scheme
Kenyaâs treasury under pressure to rollout credit guarantee scheme for small businesses
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Nigeria
Nigeria: Full Deregulation Will Attract Investment to Oil Sector - Expert
[This Day] The full deregulation of Nigeria's downstream oil and gas sector will attract the required investments need to boost the country's local refining capacity and make it possible for Nigerians to enjoy cheaper petroleum products.
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Brasile
Indicador de Incerteza da Economia recua 20,2 pontos em maio
Depois de cresceu 95,4 pontos nos meses de março e abril, o Indicador de Incerteza da Economia, da Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV), teve queda de 20,2 pontos em maio deste ano, na comparação com o mês anterior. Com o resultado, o indicador recuou para 190,3 pontos. Mesmo com a queda em ...
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Brasile
Publicada com vetos lei sobre ajuda financeira a estados e municípios
A lei que trata da ajuda financeira a estados, municípios e o Distrito Federal para o combate aos efeitos da pandemia do novo coronavírus foi sancionada com vetos pelo presidente Jair Bolsonaro. A Lei Complementar nº 173, de 27 de maio de 2020, está publicada no Diário Oficial da União ...
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Uruguay
Amazon ofrece trabajo permanente a 125.000 empleados zafrales
Amazon anunció este jueves que está ofreciendo trabajos permanentes a 125.000 empleados temporarios que contrató para hacer frente al incremento abrupto de las compras a través de su plataforma, debido a la pandemia del nuevo coronavirus.
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Cina Hong Kong
Hong Kong Security Plan Is Approved, Tightening China's Hold
Beijing ordered that a new law be written to extend many of mainland China’s security practices to Hong Kong, creating broad powers to quash unrest.
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Cina USA Hong Kong
Why the U.S. May Remove Hong Kong's 'Special Status'
Washington has long given the former British colony a special status on trade and other issues. Changing that would threaten its position as a global business hub.
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Brasile
Chilean Deputies Pass Large Fortunes Tax to Bolster Fight Against Covid-19
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Tuesday, May 26th, Chile's Chamber of Deputies passed a bill to tax the large fortunes - which impacts bankers, speculators and the corporate caste - to finance a new minimum emergency income during the Covid-19 pandemic. The proposal is to charge 2.5 percent of ...
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Brasile
Federal Police, Investigating Fake News, Conduct Raids at Homes of Bolsonaro’s Allies
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The homes of President Jair Bolsonaro’s allies were searched on Wednesday morning during a Federal Police operation in compliance with orders issued by Federal Supreme Court (STF) Justice Alexandre de Moraes as part of the fake news investigation (inquiry #4,781). Twenty-nine search and seizure warrants ...
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Brasile Argentina
Pandemic Closes Traditional Markets in Latin America
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The city of Córdoba, the second most important in Argentina, had started to relax its isolation measures two weeks ago, reopening businesses and food and wholesale markets. With 87 percent of coronavirus cases in Greater Buenos Aires, the country's other provinces began to relax measures ...