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Nigeria
Dirty fuels in vehicles put millions of Nigerians in danger
Millions of Nigerians are at the mercy of harmful emissions from vehicles as the country continues to import and produce fuel with high sulphur levels, ’FEMI ASU writes More than half of Nigeria’s 182 million people are often exposed to vehicular emissions, but Stephen Nwanga is one of the major ...
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Nigeria
Salary fraud: Ganduje suspends director, nine others
Ted Odogwu, Kano The Kano State Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, on Monday ordered the immediate suspension of a director at the state’s Ministry of Finance and sacked no fewer than nine employees of the Ministry for Local Government over their alleged connivance to divert funds, running into millions of naira. ...
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Nigeria
CBN keeps faith with forex utilisation
• Rraw materials, machinery top users list In line with its determination to ensure seamless flow of activities in critical sectors of the economy, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has approved requests for foreign exchange valued at N1,003,373,891.75 through the inter-bank window to enable industries procure materials and machine ...
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Nigeria
Outsourcing As Tonic For Economic Diversification
It is a known fact that Nigeria’s economy is facing challenges, and all efforts, both by government activities and the private sector, are geared towards reversing the negative growth. So it is only apt and imperative for countries to adopt tried, tested and certified efforts such as Business Process Outsourcing ...
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USA
Punishing the world for UN vote will be worse for Israel than BDS
After the settlements censure, Israel's consul general in New York suggested linking Israeli know-how to diplomatic support. But that would be like cutting off our nose to spite our export markets.
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Bolivia
Economía boliviana creció pese a que región tocó fondo en 2016
"El 2016 va a ser recordado como un año muy duro por diferentes razones pero también será recordado porque, pese a esa profunda crisis, Bolivia ha salido adelante y ha continuado liderando el crecimiento económico en la región", manifestó el ministro boliviano de Economía y Finanzas Públicas, Luis Arce.
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Guatemala
Turismo de salud le generó a Guatemala 66 millones de dólares en 2016
Un paciente que viene a Guatemala tiene la oportunidad de ahorrarse en tratamientos médicos 90% en relación a otros países, dijo Contreras.
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Cina Turchia
Dragon and crescent in the Asian century
The Foreign Relations Committee (DEİK) issued a comprehensive report on Turkey-China relations with an interesting title which goes, “The Dragon and the Crescent in the Asian Century.”
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Turchia
Three foreign lenders show strong interest in Turkey: Banking watchdog
Three foreign banks have voiced strong interest in Turkey and they are likely to enter Turkish markets in 2017, Mehmet Ali Akben, the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BDDK) head, has said
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Turchia
Five companies to compete in Turkey’s first lira-based gas distribution tenders
Five companies will compete in Turkey’s first Turkish lira-based natural gas tender, according to officials from the Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EPDK)