• Brasile

    Brazil’s recession hits two year mark

    Brazil’s recession is now the worst in the country’s history after extending for an eighth consecutive quarter to hit the two year mark, GDP figures showed Tuesday. The government statistics office said that the economy shrank 3.6 percent in 2016, following a 3.8 per cent fall in 2015. This is ...

  • Cina

    Foreign ‘pressure’ good for Chinese films, says Jackie Chan

    Action star Jackie Chan said opening up China’s heavily-restricted film market to more foreign works would put positive pressure on local filmmakers, as rumours swirl Beijing will expand its quota on imported movies. Since 2012, China has permitted 34 films to be imported from overseas each year, but the state-run ...

  • Nigeria

    Nigeria external trade hits N17.35bn in 2016 – NBS

    The National Bureau of Statistics has said the value of the total trade at the end of 2016 was N17. 35bn. The NBS said that the figure was 6.5 percent higher than the value recorded in 2015. The bureau announced this in a report on “Merchandise Trade Intensity Index/Re-exports for ...

  • Nigeria

    Ondo Varsity resumes academic activities after weeks of strike

    The Ondo State University of Science and Technology (OSUSTECH) in Okitipupa has resumed academic activities  after a six-week strike. A visit by a correspondent of NAN to the main and the mini campuses on Tuesday showed that the administrative staff was at their duty posts screening new students and registering ...

  • Nigeria

    Bauchi approves death sentence for kidnapping

    Kidnapping in Bauchi State is now punishable with death or life imprisonment as Gov. Mohammed Abdullahi signed into law a bill in that direction. The state Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Ibrahim Umar, made this known on Tuesday while briefing newsmen in Bauchi. He said that Abdullahi also assented ...

  • Svizzera Regno Unito

    Gestion hôtelière : Des Suisses en démarcheurs à Alger

    Les écoles de gestion hôtelière suisses Glion et Les Roches, qui comptent parmi les plus prestigieuses écoles privées de management hôtelier du monde, sont disposées à nouer des partenariats avec des écoles algériennes, a annoncé, hier à Alger, Tanit Hadj Ali, directrice régionale de recrutement de Glion et Les Roches ...

  • Algeria

    Des intentions, en attendant les actes

    Cette réunion de concertation aura surtout servi à mettre en avant les réalisations économiques de l’Exécutif. Faciliter l’investissement et le partenariat, dynamiser le dispositif de gestion du foncier agricole, renforcer les modes de financement alternatifs de l’économie, réduire les importations et développer une base industrielle et productive nationale. Telles sont, ...

  • Paesi Bassi

    10 procent exportverdiensten Nederland in 2015 uit VK

    <p>Het CBS berekende wat het belang is van de export naar het Verenigd Koninkrijk voor de Nederlandse economie.</p>

  • Belgio

    La CJUE donne raison à Theo Francken dans l'affaire des visas humanitaires

    La Cour de Justice de l'Union européenne (CJUE) a rendu mardi un arrêt favorable à la Belgique dans l'affaire relative à l'octroi de visas humanitaires à une famille syrienne d'Alep. Dans son arrêt, elle estime que les Etats membres de l'UE ne sont pas obligés d'accorder de visas humanitaires à ...

  • Giappone

    Nikkei 225 edges down in absence of incentives

    Stocks closed slightly lower Tuesday amid a dearth of fresh trading incentives. The Nikkei 225 average shed 34.99 points, or 0.18 percent, to end at 19,344.15, extending its losing streak to a third session. On Monday, the key market gauge lost 90.03 points. By contrast, the Topix, which covers all ...