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Nigeria
Budget 2018: Better days are coming, say experts
THERE is optimism in the land over the 2018 budget. The hope of a better time is based on the fact that economic indicators have improved. Crude oil prices are rising and the naira exchange rate is stabilising; the future looks bright for the economy, frontline analyst Ayo Teriba said ...
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Nigeria
Ibadan 21 obas: Olubadan ‘ll reconcile with Ajimobi, says Oluwo
The Oluwo of Iwo in Oyo State, Oba Abdurasheed Akanbi, has said the rift between Governor Abiola Ajimobi and the Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Saliu Adetunji will soon be resolved. The governor and the frontline monarch have been at loggerheads over government’s review of the 1959 Olubadan Chieftaincy law. The ...
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Nigeria
We Can Improve On World Bank Ranking – Osinbajo
By Jonathan Nda-Isaiah Nigeria’s impressive ranking in the latest World Bank Doing Business report is proof that the country can do better if Nigerians faced its challenges headlong, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Prof. Osinbajo in a statement by his spokesman, Laolu Akande said this when a team ...
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Israele
The Ticker: Israel Chemicals sales rose as wildfires boosted demand for its flame retardants
Holmes Place Israel launches roadshow ahead of initial public offering ■ Wix shares whacked after quarterly profits come up short of forecasts ■ Hamat agrees to buy 80% of HeziBank for 76 million shekels ■ Biomedical shares lead Tel Aviv Stock Exchange lower
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USA
US lawmakers eye raising foreign investment barriers
Legislation put forward that would widen criteria over threats to national security
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USA
Ook voor oud-presidenten geldt 'jury duty': Obama meldt zich in rechtbank om als jurylid te gaan zetelen
De vroegere Amerikaanse president Barack Obama heeft zich vandaag bij een rechtbank in Chicago aangemeld nadat hij was opgeroepen om in een jury te...
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Kenya
Kenya's oil export plan pushed to 2018
Tullow update indicates that crude oil produced will initially be stored, until all work is completed
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Kenya
Bill seeks to cut population size for city status
Kenya will cut population size required for a town to be declared a city from half a million to 250,000 residents if proposed changes to urban law that seek to create more cities is adopted.
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Kenya Regno Unito
UK’s Tullow Oil targets first Kenya international crude exports next year
Tullow Oil says it intends to ship out Kenya’s first crude to the export market next year.
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Portogallo
Brexit sem acordo pode reduzir crescimento português em 0,1 pontos
Uma análise da Oxford Economics revelou que o impacto de um Brexit sem acordo no PIB do Reino Unido poderá chegar aos 16 mil milhões de libras. No caso de Portugal, o efeito estimado é bastante menor.