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USA
US, Canada, Mexico Reach New Trade Agreement
LEADERSHIP The United States, Canada and Mexico have reached a new trade pact that President Donald Trump has hailed as “a great deal” for all three countries. The agreement has been rebranded from NAFTA to USMCA, to the satisfaction of Trump, who had railed against NAFTA and threatened to cancel it. ...
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Nigeria
Prioritise Manufacturing Sector To Revive Economy, Operators Urge FG
LEADERSHIP Some operators in the manufacturing sector say the benefits of the country’s independence have not been felt in the sector. In separate interviews with LEADERSHIP in Lagos, the operators urged governments to prioritise the sector for Nigeria’s economic revival. They insisted that the federal and state governments should stimulate the ...
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USA
Dearth Of Long Term Finance As Impediment To Affordable Housing
LEADERSHIP CHIKA OKEKE writes that the highly-touted provision of affordable housing for Nigerians would be decimated without government resolving issues bothering on access to construction finance. The construction and building sectors are crucial to the growth of any economy whether in developed or developing countries. While the housing sector in the ...
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Irlanda
La favola dell’Irlanda, da poveri a «Paperoni» mondiali
C’era una volta l’Irlanda, terra di migranti e Paese poverissimo che, ancora nel 1973, quando entrò nella Comunità economica europea, aveva un Pil pro capite pari al 64,2% della media....
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Indonesia
Quake-battered Indonesia accepts foreign aid, reluctantly
Indonesia’s president formally invited foreign donors to contribute to rescue and recovery efforts on the quake-and-tsunami-struck island of Sulawesi Monday, but his government was at pains to stress the situation was under control.
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Turchia
Turkey will not turn its back on Europe, says President Erdoğan
Turkey will not turn its back on the European Union, its biggest trade partner where around 5 million Turkish-origin people live, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said.
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Turchia
Turkey’s foreign trade gap shrinks 77 pct in September
Turkey’s foreign trade deficit in September dropped 77 percent year-on-year, according to preliminary Trade Ministry data released Oct. 1.
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Turchia
Turkey’s PMI index points to further slowdown in manufacturing
New orders and output in Turkey’s manufacturing sector have continued to slow down due to “hard activity conditions,” data from a closely-watched survey revealed on Oct. 1.
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USA
US, Mexico, Canada agree on free trade pact to replace NAFTA
Canada and the United States reached a deadline deal on a new free trade pact that will include Mexico, the governments announced late Sept. 30, after more than a year of talks to revamp a pact U.S. President Donald Trump had labeled a disaster.
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Cina Thailandia
SET closes higher, other SE Asia markets drop
Thai shares posted marginal gains, while other Southeast Asian stock markets dropped after a survey showed manufacturing activity in China slowed and export orders fell the sharpest in more than two years.