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Nigeria
How Nigeria can compete optimally in global economy – Moghalu
Former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Deputy Governor and Founder, Institute for Governance and Economic Transformation (IGET), Prof. Kingsley Moghalu, has called on Nigerians to wake up to their responsibilities and utilise the power of their voices and votes to take control of their future. Speaking at the Emerging Political ...
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Brasile
SPC Brasil: Pequenas empresas têm mais demanda por crédito e investimento
Com a queda dos juros e melhora no quadro econômico, as micro e pequenas empresas têm voltado a demandar crédito, mas ainda de forma muito lenta. Segundo levantamento do Serviço de Proteção ao Crédito (SPC Brasil), o índice alcançou 13 pontos em outubro após uma leve alta de 2,6 pontos ...
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Brasile
Recuperação será progressiva até a eleição, diz diplomata Rubens Ricupero
O diplomata e economista Rubens Ricupero, em entrevista ao CB.Poder — uma parceria entre a TV Brasília e o Correio Braziliense — alertou para o riscos de prescrição na Operação Lava-Jato. “O Brasil tem um sistema legal, copiado da Itália, que é muito lento, com muitos recursos, e pode haver ...
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Brasile Portogallo
Temer sanciona com vetos lei que cria novas regras para facilitar adoção
O presidente Michel Temer sancionou com vetos a lei que cria novas regras para acelerar adoções no Brasil. O texto foi publicado na edição desta quinta-feira (23) do Diário Oficial da União.Entre os quatro trechos da lei que foram vetados pelo presidente está o que determinava que “recém-nascidos e crianças ...
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Nuova Zelanda
Ignoring the Basin Reserve problem will condemn Wellington's economy
OPINION: Some silly claims have made during the years of debate over how to solve Wellington's traffic woes between Ngauranga and the airport, but one last week takes top prize.
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USA Myanmar
Life in Cox’s Bazar and the importance of staying connected
Source: World Food Programme, Emergency Telecommunications Cluster Country: Bangladesh, MyanmarMobile connectivity plays an essential role in restoring a sense of normalcy in Cox’s Bazar. It can help affected communities access information, communicate and coordinate better.The rain is falling heavily in Cox’s Bazar. The ETS team – Alpha Bah, Chief of the ...
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USA
From chaos to the provision of care in Iraq
Source: Médecins Sans Frontières Country: IraqThe ICU is the only one of its kind in Mosul. It’s only a small unit with four beds, but it’s the only chance a severely unwell patient has to survive. If it didn’t exist, patients with severe health issues would die.Nicholas Papachrysostomou is Head of ...
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USA Etiopia
Farming together reaps multiple benefits for refugees and their South Sudanese hosts
Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Country: Ethiopia, South Sudan, UgandaA UNHCR and partners' farming project that ropes in both refugees and their hosts has brought food security and enhanced peaceful co-existence between the two communities.A farming project that ropes in both refugees and their hosts has brought food security and ...
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Brasile
Finance Minister Meirelles Urges Pension Reform in Brazil
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Finance Minister of Brazil, Henrique Meirelles, said that if the pension reform is not approved by Congress this year, it will more difficult to pass by lawmakers next year, an election year. According to Meirelles the country needs the reform ...
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Etiopia
Is Ethiopia Largest Recipient of Investment in Africa?
[Ethiopian Herald] President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Dr. Mulatu Teshome said Ethiopia has become the largest recipient of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Africa.