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Kenya
Nairobi trade fair targets to sign up 400 exhibitors
At least 230 local and international exhibitors have confirmed participation in next month’s Nairobi International Trade Fair (NITF).
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Kenya Pakistan
Kenya seeks to boost business with Pakistan
Kenya has proposed a number of measures to boost trade between locals and Pakistani private sector.
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Nigeria
FG offers tax holidays, duty waivers to mining investors
Everest Amaefule, Abuja The Federal Government has offered tax holidays and duty waiver on imported mining equipment to foreign investors that invest on the nation’s mining industry. Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr. kayode Fayemi, conveyed the offer while speaking on ‘Mining for Shared Prosperity: Why Nigeria, Why Now?’ at ...
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Nigeria
We’ll grow economy as rapidly as we can – Udoma
Ifeanyi Onuba, Abuja The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udo Udoma on Wednesday said that with the exit of the economy from recession, the task ahead is to grow the economy in a rapid manner. Udoma who said this while reacting to the Gross Domestic Product growth rate ...
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Nigeria
Recession exit : Nothing to celebrate, PDP tells Federal Government
Olusola Fabiyi, Abuja Main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party, has said there is nothing to celebrate concerning Nigeria’s exit from recession, as contained in a recent statement by the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics second quarter Gross Domestic Product report. The report had shown a growth of the economy for the ...
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Nigeria
Recession exit report not doctored – Kale
Ifeanyi Onuba, Abuja The National Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday said that its Gross Domestic Product report which showed that Nigeria exited recession in the second quarter was not politically motivated. The Statistician-General for the Federation and Chief Executive, NBS, Dr Yemi Kale stated this during a chat with journalists in Abuja. ...
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Nigeria
You broke the law, Ngige lambasts striking doctors
Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, has berated members of the National Association of Resident Doctors for embarking on strike, accusing them of breaching the constitution. Ngige said this at a mediation meeting which is ongoing at the Federal Secretariat, Abuja. The minister said ...
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Turchia
World Bank Group spares up to $7.5 bln financing for Turkey for next five years
The World Bank Group and Turkey have renewed their partnership with the introduction of a new Country Partnership Framework (CPF) with a substantial amount of financing line late in August.
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USA
After Trump threats, ministers working at ‘warp speed’ claim NAFTA progress
Canada, Mexico and the United States made progress in talks to update the NAFTA trade pact, top officials said on Sept. 5, a relief after repeated criticism by U.S. President Donald Trump, although the round did not delve deeply into the toughest issues.
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Turchia
Turkey will stay in Customs Union despite Berlin: Şimşek
Turkey cannot be expelled from the Customs Union even if Germany sought it, Turkey’s deputy prime for the economy said late on Sept. 5.