• Nigeria

    Traders in GSM Village Appeal To FG For Empowerment

    Traders at the GSM Village in the FCT on Friday called on the Federal Government to empower small business people to help their businesses to grow. Some of the traders, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, said that lack of finance was threatening the existence ...

  • Cina Nigeria

    China Public Diplomacy Association Marks 4th CAPC Annual Programme

    The President of China Public Diplomacy Association (CPDA) and former Vice Foreign Minister of China, HE Li Zhaoxing, has emphasised on the friendly relations China and Nigeria share. This he said at the joint opening ceremony of China Africa Press Centre 2017 Programme and the China South Asia & South ...

  • Cina Nigeria

    China’s Steady Economic Growth, Lessons For Nigeria

    China’s rising economic growth and consistency in maintaining it inspite of global recession, has been as a result of its upward trajectory and steady performance. This points to the maintenance of hardwork, progress and stability, the Vice Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Committee of the CPPCC, ...

  • Giappone

    RCEP envoys make progress on trade deal in Kobe but complexity threatens timeline

    Negotiators from 16 nations accounting for half the world’s population inched closer to drafting a multilateral trade treaty after five days of negotiations that went late into Friday evening. But disagreements over issues ranging from how to handle intellectual property rights to tariff reductions continue to divide developed and lesser-developed ...

  • Giappone

    Pension fund logs record profit in October-December

    The Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) said Friday it posted a record investment profit of ¥10.50 trillion in the October-December period, boosted by a rally in stocks at home and abroad after Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election. The world’s largest pension fund, GPIF logged the biggest investment ...

  • Giappone

    Dollar moves narrowly in Tokyo ahead of Yellen speech

    The dollar moved narrowly in Tokyo trading Friday ahead of speeches by U.S. Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen and Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer later in the day. The dollar stood at ¥114.26-26 at 5 p.m., up from ¥114.18-19 at the same time Thursday. The euro was at $1.0520-0521, down from ...

  • Giappone

    Tokyo stocks dragged down by profit-taking

    Stocks turned lower on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Friday, weighed down by profit-taking. The 225-issue Nikkei average shed 95.63 points, or 0.49 percent, to end at 19,469.17. On Thursday, the key market gauge jumped 171.26 points. The Topix index of all first-section issues closed down 6.64 points, or 0.42 ...

  • Malta

    Watch: Easter egg surprises are all in their making

    As soon as the Lenten sacrifices have been suffered, most people, especially those with a sweet tooth, heave a sigh of relief and invest their waist inches in figolli, Easter eggs and other delicacies. Easter eggs can be easily purchased from shops but little do people know the laborious process behind ...

  • Malta

    We used 100 per cent of EU funds, says deputy PM

    The government used 100 per cent of the nearly €1 billion in EU funds allotted for the previous funding period, Deputy Prime Minister Louis Grech said today. Addressing a press conference, Dr Grech said that when elected to government in 2013, the current administration had found that only 30 per cent ...

  • USA Malta

    Malta has fast internet but struggles with digital skills, EU index finds

    Malta ranks above the European average when it comes to fast broadband and e-government services but many local citizens still lack digital skills, an annual study by the European Union has found.  This year's Digital Economy and Society Index found that Malta's score for 2016 was above the EU average, with ...