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Brasile
Dollar Escalation Concerns Importers
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Domestically, a number of factors weigh on the exchange rate hikes, such as the country's dollar outflow and the trade balance deficit in January. Dollar appreciation is a concern for Brazilian importers. Even after optimistic news about the Coronavirus outbreak in . . . To ...
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Brasile Colombia USA
Did Colombian ex-president Álvaro Uribe cooperate with Cartel Chief “El Chapo”?
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - US and British media have reported evidence of the involvement of the current senator and ex-President of Colombia, Álvaro Uribe (2002-2010), in the export of cocaine for the head of the Sinaloa cartel between 2006 and 2008. Uribe is said to have received US$1 million ...
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Brasile USA El Salvador
Supreme Court in El Salvador Puts President Bukele in his Place
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Last Sunday, the President of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, ordered soldiers and police to seize the Congress building in the capital in order to secure US$109 million (R$436 million) to finance his security policy. The Supreme Court's Constitutional Chamber has now decided . . . ...
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Brasile USA
Casual Employment in Brazil Exceeds 50 Percent in 11 States, Says IBGE
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Casual labor is the main occupation of the population in 11 Brazilian states, reported on Friday, February 14th, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). The drop in unemployment in 2019 was driven by the The post Casual Employment in Brazil Exceeds 50 Percent in ...
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Brasile
Guedes Claims No Derogatory Intention When Referring to Housemaids
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Minister of Economy, Paulo Guedes, met on Friday, February 14th, with entrepreneurs of the GRI Group, which includes leaders of the real estate and infrastructure sectors, in a hotel in the south zone of Rio. Overlooking Copacabana beach for two hours, according to sources ...
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Brasile USA
Dollar Down to R$4.30 After New Central Bank Intervention
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The value of the commercial dollar dropped 0.71 percent on Friday, February 14th, to R$4.3010, following another Central Bank intervention. In the morning, the institution sold US$1 billion in foreign exchange swap contracts. In practice, the operation . . . To read the full NEWS ...
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USA
Scalfarotto: soddisfazione per esclusione prodotti italiani da nuovi dazi USA
Grande soddisfazione per la decisione del Governo degli Stati Uniti che non colpisce i prodotti italiani con dazi aggiuntivi e’ stata espressa dal Sottosegretario Scalfarotto che assieme alla nostra Ambasciata a Washington ha incontrato, sensibilizzandole, nei giorni scorsi, tutte le principale autorita’...
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Nigeria
Foundations Hold Sensitization Seminar On Corona Virus, Lassa Fever In Kaduna
Great helping hands foundation in partnership with Oma Life Rescue Foundation (OLRF) has provided sensitization for Kaduna residents during a one day serminar on the topic ” Global threats of Corona and Lassa virus, awareness, causes and preventions”. This is just as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has ...
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Nigeria
Kaduna Will Remain Number One In Ease Of Doing Business – el-Rufai
Kaduna state governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has declared that his state will continue to be number one in ease of doing business in the country due to its investment friendly environment. The governor said the Kaduna state will sustain and accelerate the investments drive to meet World ’s best practices. ...
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Nigeria
AfCFTA: We’re Consulting Labour, Other Critical Stakeholders For Take-off In July – Liman
…as Labour involves affiliate member organisations in process The Acting Chief Trade Negotiator and Director General, Nigerian Office for Trade Negotiations (NOTN), Dr Liman Victor Liman, has, disclosed efforts made for smooth sailing of Nigeria ahead of take-off of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area Agreement, AfCFTA, in July 2020 ...