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USA
Huawei to stay committed to Korean business despite uncertainties
Despite the global supply disruption due to a chip shortage and supply bottleneck, coupled with sanctions imposed by the United States, Huawei Technologies will continue to stay committed to its South Korean partners, executives of the Chinese tech g
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Brasile
Brazil’s Central Bank raises SELIC to 9.25%, benchmark interest rate hits 4-year high
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - With inflation on the rise and the economy in technical recession, the Central Bank's Monetary Policy Committee (COPOM) decided to increase the SELIC (the benchmark interest rate) by another 1.50 percentage points on Wednesday, October 8. It was the seventh consecutive interest rate hike, after ...
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Russia
U.S. Threat to Squeeze Russia’s Economy Is a Tactic With a Mixed Record
Sanctions, like aiming to cut oil exports, could also hurt European allies. “It’s a limited toolbox,” one expert said.
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Brasile USA
Brazil’s Senate limits money for trips abroad to US$10,000
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Senate on Wednesday, December 8, passed Bill 5.387/2019, which establishes the new foreign exchange legal framework. Having been passed by the Chamber of Deputies, the bill will now be submitted to the President for ratification. There are also measures for individuals. The bill proposes ...
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Brasile
Economy Minister: Covid-19 is “entirely under control” in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Despite uncertainties about the spread of the Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus worldwide, Economy Minister Paulo Guedes on Wednesday, December 8, said that the Covid-19 pandemic is fully under control in Brazil. "Our mass vaccination has advanced and we have already protected 80% of ...
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Kenya
Lamu Port strains to attract business despite incentives
Data from the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) shows only eight ships have docked at the facility since May 20 when the first berth was launched.
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Senegal
L'Assemblée nationale adopte la loi créant la société nationale Sénégal numérique SA
Dakar, 8 déc (APS) - Les députés ont adopté, mercredi, le projet de loi autorisant la création de la société nationale Sénégal numérique SA (SENUM SA), qui va remplacer l'Agence de l'informatique de l'Etat (ADIE), a constaté l'APS. - Société
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Senegal
Le mois du Consommer local démarre le 16 décembre (officiel)
Dakar, 8 déc (APS) - La ministre du Commerce et des PME, Aminata Assome Diatta, a annoncé mercredi, à Dakar, l'organisation d'un évènement dénommé ''Le mois du consommer local'', prévu du 16 décembre au 16 janvier 2022. - Commerce
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Senegal
Budget 2022 : plus de 22 milliards FCFA alloués au ministère du commerce et des PME
Dakar, 8 dec (APS) - Le Budget 2022 du ministère du Commerce et des Petites et moyennes entreprises (PME) est arrêté à la somme de 22 526 470 566 Francs CFA, indique un rapport de la Commission des Finances et du contrôle budgétaire de l'Assemblée nationale parcouru mercredi par l'APS. Dakar, ...
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Senegal
FIDAK : Wally Ballago Seck va donner un concert à 18 h
Dakar, 8 déc (APS) - Le chanteur Wally Ballago Seck, ambassadeur de la 29e édition de la Foire internationale de Dakar (FIDAK), va donner un concert, mercredi, à partir de 18 h, sur le podium culturel du Centre international du commerce extérieur du Sénégal (CICES), à Dakar, a-t-on appris de ...