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Paraguay
IRP: Nueva propuesta allana el camino para sellar acuerdo
El Ministerio de Hacienda remitió el pasado miércoles una nueva propuesta de acuerdo a varios gremios empresariales, como la Feprinco, la Unión Industrial Paraguaya y la Asociación Rural del Paraguay, en busca de zanjar el conflicto en torno a la deducibilidad de las inversiones en el régimen del impuesto a ...
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Brasile
Brazil’s Carnival to Inject R$11.14 Billion Into Economy
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – This year’s Carnival festivities, to takes place from February 9th to 13th, is expected to inject over R$11.14 billion with a total of 10.69 million Brazilian travellers and 400,000 international tourists, according to the Ministry of Tourism. If confirmed this ...
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Nigeria
Deputy Director MMC Bags One Year Jail Term For Defrauding IDPs.
The Borno state High Court no 13 sitting in Maiduguri has sentenced a Depty Director Of Finance with the Maiduguri Metroplitan council ( MMC) , Aisata Abba Kwana to one year improsonment with a fine of N250, 000 for obtaining by false pretence to the tune of over N3 million ...
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Nigeria
Access To Financing Agriculture: The Many Challenges For Nigerian Farmers
The access to finance and funding among farmers in Nigeria remains largely unmet despite government’s efforts of diversifying the country’s economy through its agricultural revolutional initiatives supported by the Central Bank of Nigeria, writes Ememeh Gabriel. The challenges are not only on the farmers themselves but also on financial institutions ...
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Portogallo
Governo da Madeira negoceia com Banco Europeu de Investimento financiamento de 500 milhões de euros
Em negociação estão os projectos da expansão do Molhe da Pontinha, o cabo submarino e o Novo Hospital da Madeira.
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Kenya
Kenya's retail industry anticipates good business in 2018
Local retail industry is bullish and expects to shrug off the turbulence experienced over the last year.
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Giappone
Rakuten and Walmart take aim at Amazon, with alliance for groceries and e-books in Japan and U.S.
E-commerce giant Rakuten and retail behemoth Walmart are taking aim at Amazon in a partnership that will see the two companies launch an online grocery ...
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USA
Trump says U.S. would consider rejoining TPP if the terms are improved
U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday his administration would consider rejoining the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal if the United States is able to strike a ...
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USA
Trump poised to pitch ‘America First’ to skeptical Davos elite
U.S. President Donald Trump strode into the lion’s den to confront the world’s political and business elite on Thursday, as his “America First” administration executes ...
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USA
Atlanta development proposal just happens to be Amazon-sized
ATLANTA - As Atlanta vies for Amazon's second headquarters, a developer just happens to be proposing a $5 billion downtown project with 9.3 million square feet of office space - more than three times the amount in the Empire State Building. No one's saying it's for Amazon - yet. Details of the ...