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Brasile USA Argentina
Argentina´s Fernandez Eyes ´Flexible´ IMF Deal, Possible Farm Tax Hikes
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Argentine President Alberto Fernández believes the International Monetary Fund should grant the country more “flexible” terms and warned that increasing inflation could lead his government to again hike export taxes or re-establish quotas, according to an interview on Sunday, February 7th, in the newspaper Página/12. ...
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Nigeria
Money Laundering: 2 Suspects In EFCC Net Over 3.1m Saudi Riyal
By Ejike Ejike, Abuja Two persons are currently being grilled by operatives of the Foreign Exchange Malpractices Section of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, following their arrest over the seizure of 3,013,500 Saudi Riyal. The suspects were arrested on Monday February 1, 2021, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International ...
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Nigeria
Nigerian AU Commissioner Will Strengthen War Against Terrorism- Onyeama
Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, has expressed optimism that the election of Nigeria’s Ambassador Bankole Adeoye as African Union Commissioner For Political Affairs, Peace and Security will strengthen the war against terrorism in West Africa. The Foreign Minsiter said this in an interview with the News Agency ...
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Nigeria
Kachikwu’s Books Confirm Transparency In Oil Sector Under My Watch – PMB
By Chibuzo Ukaibe, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has said the four published books by former minister of state for petroleum resources, Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, has affirmed his administration’s effort at ensuring transparency in the oil sector of the economy. Buhari stated this during the virtual public presentation of the ...
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Nicaragua
Law to Protect the Sanctioned Would be Catastrophic for Nicaragua
A new law (842) approved this week by the Nicaraguan legislature claims to promote consumers’ rights. However, it could provoke[...]
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Myanmar
Caught in the crosshairs
Feb 1 marked a return to the dark days of military rule for Myanmar. Concerns abound about how the coup will not only destabilise any progress in building democratic principles, but also freeze lucrative foreign investments and economic liberalisation.
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Cina USA
Industrial estates set to expand
Despite risks from the travel ban, a delay in vaccine distribution and new tensions in US-China trade, the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) and e-commerce are expected to continue spurring industrial property growth, in part thanks to stimulus plans and government investment in infrastructure and transport projects.
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Svezia
Elbrist tvingar Sverige till import från kolkraftverk
Vinterväder och stängningar av kärnreaktorer ökar konsumtionen av fossil el, enligt Svenska kraftnät.
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USA
FT Global MBA ranking 2021: Europe tops table but US dominates
American business schools make up half the top 100 as student demand holds up in the pandemic
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Cuba
Cuba lifts ban on most private business
Reform comes as communist-ruled island grapples with deepest economic crisis in decades