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Natural disasters in Asia-Pacific will become more destructive without action on disaster resilience
Source: UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific Country: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Russian Federation, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam, WorldAsia-Pacific Disaster Report 2017 shows that the greatest impacts of disasters are in countries ...
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Messico
Más de cinco millones de niños en México no han regresado a la escuela un mes después del primer terremoto
Source: Save the Children Country: MexicoEn México, según señala el Banco Mundial, una vez que los niños se ven obligados a abandonar la escuela tienen un 30% menos de probabilidades de seguir con su educación.Una vez que los niños han interrumpido su educación tienen un 30% menos de posibilidades de volver ...
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Corp's Attempts to Export Sugar Ends in Turmoil
[Addis Fortune] A deal entered between the Ethiopian Sugar Corporation and a Dubai based buyer came to an abrupt end last week, after the latter pulled out of a contract signed to buy 44,000tns of sugar.
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USA
World Forum Awards Meta for Import Substitution
[Addis Fortune] Meta Abo Brewery, a subsidiary of Diageo, gets the Vision for Development Award from World Economic Forum (WEF) for its local raw material sourcing programme. The award ceremony was held in New York, in the US, on September 18, 2017.
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Etiopia
State Flowers Horticulturalists With More Incentives
[Addis Fortune] The investment board, chaired by Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn, lowered the equity contribution of local horticulture investors to 15pc from 25pc, to get a loan from the Development Bank of Ethiopia (DBE).
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Etiopia
Global Green Growth Week 2017 - Unlocking Africa's Green Growth Potential
[IPS] The Global Green Growth Institute in partnership with the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia will hold Global Green Growth Week 2017 on October 17-20, 2017, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Portogallo
Tomás Correia e outros arguidos do processo de venda de terrenos de Coimbra não vão a julgamento
O tribunal de Viseu decidiu hoje não levar a julgamento os 14 arguidos do processo relacionado com a venda dos terrenos das Colinas de Vale Meão, em Coimbra, entre os quais o atual presidente da Associação Montepio, Tomás Correia.
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Nigeria
Buhari writes Senate, seeks approval for $5.5bn foreign loans
Leke Baiyewu, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the Senate, seeking approval for $5.5bn external borrowings. The request was contained in a letter to both chambers of the National Assembly, which was read by the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, at the plenary on Tuesday. READ ALSO: We’re ready to die ...
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Nigeria
We’re using recovered looted funds to finance 2017 budget – FG
Everest Amaefule, Abuja The Federal Government is using part of the stolen funds recovered from those that looted the economy to finance the 2017 budget, President Muhammadu Buhari has said. Buhari who spoke at the 22nd Annual Conference of the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria in Abuja on Tuesday ...
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Nigeria
Court orders police to produce Evans’ brother-in-law
Oladimeji Ramon The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the police to bring before it one Mr. Okwuchukwu Obiechina said to be the brother-in-law of alleged kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, alias Evans. Justice Mohammed Idris, who made the order, said Obiechina must be brought before him on Thursday, October ...