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Giappone
Rwanda: Rwanda, Japan Discuss Investment Opportunities
[New Times] Rwanda could soon see a rise in investments from Japan, largely in the tech and agribusiness industries, officials have said.
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Nigeria
Nigeria: Oginni - Mutual Funds Industry Has Bright Prospects
[This Day] Some of the advantages of Mutual Funds are risk mitigation, professional management and low entry level. But many investors are not aware of these. Managing Director/CEO, United Capital Asset Management Limited, Odiri Oginni, spoke on the mutual funds industry, the economy and company's performance among others. Excerpts:
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Uruguay
El expresidente Lacalle habla del Mercosur a 30 años de su creación
A 30 años de la creación del Mercosur, el expresidente Luis Alberto Lacalle Herrera, uno de sus signatarios originales, dijo a la AFP que "el mercado común no se configuró", lo comercial "se desvirtuó hacia lo ideológico" y el Parlasur se convirtió en "una reunión de amigos".
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Brasile USA Ecuador
Ecuador’s textile industry lost 36% of its turnover in 2020 amid declining local purchasing power
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Ecuadorian textile industry is suffering the consequences of a challenging 2020, which came after almost 5 years of declining figures. The sector went from invoicing US$1.387 billion in its local market in 2019, to registering sales of US$886 million last year, a contraction of ...
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Brasile Portogallo
Confront your colonial past, Council of Europe tells Portugal
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Europe’s top human rights group said on Wednesday, March 24th, that Portugal must do more to confront its colonial past and role in the transatlantic slave trade in order to help fight racism and discrimination in the country today. The comments by the Council of ...
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Brasile Argentina
Mercado Libre continues to expand: Chile’s figures surpass those of Argentina
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – According to Pauta.com, in the e-commerce business, the company experienced an expressive boom in the region. And one of the places where the company of Argentine businessman Marcos Galperin was best established was Chile. “Chile is leading the region as the fastest growing country and ...
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USA
EU vaccine export curbs spark dispute among member states
Northern European countries raise concerns about commission plans
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USA
Downtrodden stock pickers see opportunity in rebound
Recovering US economy brings chance to beat passive rivals by identifying winners
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Paesi Bassi
In twintig uur tijd werden zes vrouwen in Turkije gedood door hun (ex-)partner
In twintig uur tijd werden er zes vrouwen in Turkije om het leven gebracht door hun (ex-)partner. Actievoerders grijpen de moorden aan om te benadrukken waarom het een slechte zaak is dat Turkije het verdrag tegen vrouwengeweld heeft opgezegd. Prominenten in Nederland spreken zich nu via sociale media uit om ...
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Emirati Arabi Uniti
UAE finance minister and Dubai deputy ruler, Sheikh Hamdan, dies
"Funeral prayers will be restricted to family members due to the (COVID) pandemic," Dubai Media Office tweeted.