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Brasile
Drivers are not Uber Employees, Rules High Labor Court
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The High Labor Court (TST) has ruled, for the first time, that Uber drivers have no employment relationship with the company because they are flexible in their schedules and are paid up to 80 percent of the amount paid by users, typifying a partnership relationship. ...
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Brasile Cina
What is the Impact of the Coronavirus on Brazil’s GDP?
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The great "black swan" of the start of 2020, the coronavirus has hit the market hard, knocking the stock markets around the world as cases began to erupt. With over 24,000 people infected and 490 dead, the virus raises fears of a pandemic that would ...
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Brasile
Institutional Investors Expect IBOVESPA at 135.000 Points by End of 2020
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Despite the start of a troubled year in the market, institutional investors remain optimistic about the Brazilian stock market. According to a survey conducted by XP Investments, the median of 124 managers, economists and analysts projects that the IBOVESPA will close the year at 135,000 ...
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Cina USA
China Cuts Tariffs on $75 Billion in U.S. Goods. That Was the Easy Part.
The move signals Beijing’s intention to fulfill a trade pact with Washington, but it must make big purchases of American products while dealing with the coronavirus outbreak.
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Francia Belgio
La question n'est plus : faut-il légaliser le cannabis ? Mais comment ?
Le Luxembourg planche sur un projet de loi. La Suisse lance des essais pilotes. En France, une mission parlementaire a été mise sur les rails et ...
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Nuova Zelanda
World of WearableArt boosts Wellington economy by $28 million
WOW shows the importance of the city's creative sector, says mayor.
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Nigeria
South Korea FDI Underway As FG Settles SHIN, LADOL Dispute
Following the intervention of the federal government to resolve the dispute between Samsung Heavy Industries Nigeria Limited (SHIN) and LADOL, Nigeria is set to attract more foreign direct investments (FDI) from South Korea. LEADERSHIP gathered that with the resolution of the feud, many of the big Korean companies have shown ...
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Regno Unito
Edo Business Community Parleys British High Commissioner, UK Investors
On the back of far-reaching reforms by the Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki to open up the state for business opportunities, the state has continued to witness an influx of foreign investors with the British Deputy High Commissioner, Harriet Thompson leading a new batch of investors from the United ...
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Nigeria
SON Destroys Substandard Mobile Phone Accessories Worth N480m
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) yesterday, destroyed substandard mobile phone accessories worth N480 million Director- general, SON, Osita Aboloma, said the phone accessories were seized by SON for not meeting up with required standards. Aboloma said the move was to serve as deterrent to unscrupulous importers who indulged in ...
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Nigeria
el-Rufai Commends Olam On Agricultural Investments, Reforms
Olam Nigeria, a leading player in the Nigerian agriculture value chain, has been commended by governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai of, for paving the way through its agricultural investments and reforms in the country. El-Rufai, who was speaking recently at the ground-breaking ceremony for a Tomato processing factory, held ...