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Brasile
Custo da construção sobe 0,37% em setembro
Custo da construção aumentou 0,37% em setembro contra 0,26% de agosto Antônio Cruz/Agência Brasil O Índice Nacional de Custo da Construção registrou taxa de variação de 0,37% em setembro, resultado acima do verificado no mês anterior, de 0,26%, de acordo com o Instituto Brasileiro de Economia, da Fundação Getulio Vargas. ...
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Brasile
Comércio global crescerá em ritmo mais lento este ano, estima OMC
A Organização Mundial do Comércio (OMC) prevê que o comércio global crescerá em um ritmo mais lento em 2016. A expansão estimada é de 1,7% e está bem abaixo das projeções de abril, quando chegou a 2,8%. Com o crescimento do Produto Interno Bruto (PIB) mundial, a soma de todas ...
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Brasile
Cartões de lojas e empréstimos elevam inadimplência em 27 capitais
Parcelas pendentes no cartão de crédito (62,1%) e o cheque especial (46,9%) são as modalidades que mais levaram os consumidores à inadimplênciaMarcello Casal Jr/Agência Brasil Empréstimos e cartões de loja são os principais vilões da inadimplência, segundo pesquisa - realizada em 27 capitais - com consumidores inadimplentes pelo Serviço ...
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USA
Six Most Memorable Moments in the Clinton-Trump Debate
Donald Trump dominated even a two-person debate -- but that is not necessarily a good thing for him. Hillary Clinton put him on defensive, often looking pleased with herself for bringing up his inheritance and an early '70s discrimination lawsuit. Was she smug? Maybe. But while she grinned, he looked perturbed. He was ...
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Kenya
Nancy Gitau, Jomo Gechaga to run Uhuru 2017 team
President Uhuru Kenyatta's private secretary Jomo Gecaga and former State House political adviser Nancy Gitau have been tasked to lead the Jubilee Party campaign team. The team is directly supervised by Uhuru's young brother Muhoho Kenyatta, who is answerable to the President and DP William Ruto. President Uhuru Kenyatta's ...
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Kenya
Business: Has age of affluence arrived unexpectedly?
In Nairobi's central business district (CBD), hordes of young men guide you into a parking spot, hoping to get a tip. Failing to find parking in the CBD is not unusual, which has made providing parking space one of the most lucrative businesses in the city.
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USA
Business: How 24-year-old bagged Sh16.5 million investment from US firm
At just 24, Mr Fadhili is the CEO of a company that is building East and Central Africa's first incubation hub for entrepreneurs interested in fashion and other creative arts.
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Kenya
Business: Njoroge: If your bank is giving you lots of excuses on new rates, vote with your feet
A day before Chase Bank experienced a bank run, its customers waited for assurance from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) that all was well. It did not come.
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Kenya
Business: State decision on life cover slows insurers' growth
The life insurance cover took a hit from the Government's decision to stop making contributions for civil servants and disciplined forces, Association of Kenya Insurers (AKI) CEO Tom Gichuhi said during the launch of the Insurance Industry Annual Report 2015.
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Kenya
Kenya: New Bill seals loophole exploited by child defilers
A proposed law blocks paedophiles from entering into an agreement with the State for lesser sentences.