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Nigeria
Seven major Internet of Things’ trends for 2017
With Ozioma Ubabukoh, 07053937947 oubabukoh@punchng.com If you could predict the future, how would you do things differently? When business decision makers in Nigeria and around the world, were polled recently, about 66 per cent of them said competition from digital start-ups was incentivising them to invest in Information Technology infrastructure ...
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Nigeria
Microsoft, MainOne plan to improve SMEs’ productivity
Ozioma Ubabukoh MainOne and Microsoft Nigeria have introduced a new product offering, SME-in-a-Box Pro, targeted at enabling the growth of the Small and Medium Enterprises in Nigeria. The SME-in-a-Box Pro offers SME business productivity tools from Microsoft such as Office 365 and Exchange Online, along with reliable broadband communications from ...
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USA
Naira records gain, now N485/dollar
Oyetunji Abioye The naira has recorded a major gain against the United States dollar at the parallel market as Christmas celebration weighs on the demand for the greenback across the foreign exchange markets. The naira closed at 485/dollar on Friday evening, up from 495/dollar recorded earlier in the day. The ...
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Nigeria
Ekiti promotes 15,772 workers, pays 2months salaries, Christmas bonus
Gov. Ayo Fayose of Ekiti has given approval for the immediate promotion of 15,772 public servants in the spirit of Christmas, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. A statement issued in Ado Ekiti on Sunday and signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr Idowu Adelusi, said ...
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Nigeria
Lagos To Be Third Largest Economy In Africa Soon – Ambode
Lagos State governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode at the weekend said frantic efforts were being made by his administration to lift the state from its present fifth position to become the third largest economy in Africa. Ambode, who spoke at the Christmas Eve Dance organised by the Yoruba Tennis Club, said ...
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Bolivia
Le rythme de l’inflation s’emballe
Le rythme d’inflation annuel a atteint 6,2% à novembre dernier, tandis que l’évolution des prix à la consommation à la même période a connu une hausse de 7,5% par rapport au même mois de 2015, indiquait hier l’Office national des statistiques (ONS), cité par l’APS. Le rythme d’inflation en glissement ...
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Giappone
Algeria, Japan work to further boost bilateral relations
ALGIERS- Algeria and Japan, which will celebrate in 2017 the 55th anniversary of the establishment of their diplomatic relations, are working to further boost their bilateral relations, Japan's Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Motome Takisawa said Sunday in Algiers. "Algeria and Japan are working to further step up bilateral ...
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Israele
Tel Aviv's boutique hotels and hostels compete for business travelers
The old five-star standbys still offer the most luxury and comfort, but funkier alternatives are now in the market.
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Colombia
Contemplan replantear el modelo de negocios de la ZLC
Consideran que Colombia debe acatar más temprano que tarde el fallo de la Organización Mundial de Comercio (OMC) y, por ende, facilitar la venta desde la Zona Libre.
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Ecuador
La Unión Europea publica adhesión de Ecuador a acuerdo comercial multipartito
El Acuerdo comercial entrará en vigor, de forma provisional, el próximo 1 de enero, debido a que las instituciones competentes de todos los países miembros de la Unión Europea deberán aprobar el protocolo para su vigencia definitiva, según explicó recientemente el ministro ecuatoriano de Comercio Exterior, Juan Carlos Cassinelli.