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Nigeria
FG, P&G Nigeria To Launch SME Development Academy
LEADERSHIP : Procter and Gamble (P&G), and the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on a public-private partnership initiative to launch the SME Development Academy. This strategic partnership will leverage the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment’s SME Academy Program, ...
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Cina Nigeria
Leather Industry To Boost Nigeria’s Economy
LEADERSHIP : Expert has said leather industry is very critical to national growth and development as it can boost the country’s Gross Development Product (GDP) and increase the country’s foreign exchange earnings. Speaking at the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) high-power roundtable discussion event, recently in Kano State on the ...
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Nigeria
Mark Ends Thank-you Tour Of Benue, Harps On Unity
LEADERSHIP : Former president of the Senate, Senator David Mark, has reiterated that everything possible must be done within the ambits of the law by all to ensure peace and unity of the nation. He expressed worries that Nigeria should have been making more progress but for the challenges of ...
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Nigeria
$150bn Generated Annually Through Forced Labour – ILO
LEADERSHIP : The International Labour Organisation (ILO) says that about 150 billion dollars is being generated illegally every year through forced labour. ILO Country Director to Nigeria, Mr Dennis Zulu, said this during the National Consultation and Launch Workshop for Alliance 8.7 on Thursday, in Abuja. Alliance 8.7 is a ...
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Cina USA
Dalle lavatrici agli iPhone: l’escalation dei dazi tra Usa e Cina
Tutto è cominciato con i dazi su pannelli solari e lavatrici cinesi (e sudcoreani), decisi il 22 gennaio del 2018. Solo un assaggio di quel che sarebbe seguito: le merci tassate valevano poco più di 10 miliardi di dollari. L’innesco dell’escalation ...
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Cina USA
Dazi, tra Usa e Cina nessun accordo ma i negoziati continueranno
«Non c'è assolutamente fretta di arrivare a un accordo. I dazi li abbiamo alzati e arriveranno più soldi nelle casse del Tesoro». Il presidente Donald Trump poche ore dopo l'entrata in vigore dell'aumento dei dazi contro la Cina ha twittato la ...
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Cina USA
U.S.-China Trade Standoff May Be Initial Skirmish in Broader Economic War
The United States is wary of China’s growing role in the global economy and its tactics for getting ahead. China sees some of the demands as infringing on its sovereignty.
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Cina
With Interest: The Week in Business: The Truth About Drug Costs, and Uber’s Disappointing I.P.O.
Plus, the continuing trade drama with China, and a pledge to end extremist content online.
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Brasile
Inflation Hits 0.57 Percent in April Pressed by Adjustment in Medicine Prices
By Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Influenced by the rise in medicine prices, inflation in Brazil reached 0.57 percent in April, according to the Extended National Consumer Price Index – IPCA, released today by the IBGE. As a result, the cumulative change in the year stayed at 2.09 ...
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Regno Unito
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