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Taiwan
TAITRA chairperson praises Korea’s 5G prowess, promotes Computex 2019
South Korea serves as the backbone of world’s 5G advancement, praised Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA)
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Nigeria
Boosting African Economy Via Investment In ICT
LEADERSHIP: The rapid development of information and communication technology (ICT) in the last 20 years has dramatically changed the way people live, work and communicate. According to the World Bank’s World Development Report, ICT can create significant economic benefits for a nation. When broadband penetration rose by 10%, GDP for ...
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Nigeria
FG Urged To Establish Bureau Of Mines
LEADERSHIP: The federal government has been called upon to establish a bureau of mines to ensure the development of the mineral sector in the overall interest of the economy. The appeal was made on Wednesday by a University of Port-Harcourt don, Dr Joseph Nwosu, who was presenting a paper on ...
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Nigeria
FEC Approves $247.3m Foreign Loan For Electrification
LEADERSHIP: The Federal Executive Council, FEC, yesterday approved $247.3 million loan facility from the African Development Bank, AfDB and French Government. Disclosing this while briefing State House correspondents after the FEC meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Council, Presidential Villa, Abuja, minister of Finance, Hajia Zainab Ahmed ...
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Cina Nigeria
China-Nigeria Belt, Road Initiative Will Transform Nation’s Economy – NIPC
LEADERSHIP: The chairman, Nigeria Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) Babangida Nguroje has disclosed that Nigeria was 100 per cent in support of the Belt and Road Initiative championed by China-Nigeria Economic and Trade Cooperation Forum as it would transform the economic environment of the country. Nguroje, who stated this at the ...
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Brasile
Bônus de assinatura da cessão onerosa será de R$ 106,5 bilhões
O Conselho Nacional de Política Energética (CNPE) definiu hoje (17) que o valor a ser pago pelo bônus de assinatura do leilão do excedente da cessão onerosa será de R$ 106,561 bilhões. A informação foi repassada pelo ministro da Economia, Paulo Guedes, ao final da reunião do conselho. Desse valor, ...
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Brasile
Petrobras reajusta em R$ 0,10 litro do diesel nas refinarias
O presidente da Petrobras, Roberto Castello Branco, anunciou aumento de R$ 0,10 por litro de diesel nas refinarias. Segundo ele, a política de preços da estatal acompanhará a variação do combustível no mercado internacional, mas a periodicidade dos reajustes não será imediata. O valor do diesel subirá dos atuais R$ ...
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Brasile Argentina
Primeiro carro híbrido flex do mundo é lançado no Brasil
O primeiro carro com propulsão híbrido flex, ou seja, movido tanto pelos combustíveis etanol e gasolina, como por eletricidade, começa a ser produzido na cidade de Indaiatuba, interior paulista. O lançamento foi feito hoje (17) no Palácio dos Bandeirantes, sede do governo paulista. Com tecnologia brasileira, o veículo do modelo Corolla ...
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Argentina
Argentina anuncia congelamento de preços e tarifas públicas
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Senegal
Le président Sall veut une première loi de finances rectificative en phase avec les nouvelles priorités
Dakar, 17 avr (APS) - Le chef de l'Etat a donné mercredi des instructions au Premier ministre, Mahammed Boun Abdallah Dionne, afin qu'il engage "le processus de préparation d'une première loi de finances rectificative conforme aux nouvelles priorités de son mandat", indique le communiqué du Conseil des ministres. - Economie