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Nigeria
I Have No Case With EFCC Linked To Diezani, Says Ikpea
Business mogul, Chief Leemon Ikpea, has refuted the report in a national daily (not LEADERSHIP) that he is being investigated by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) over alleged fraudulent transaction with the former minister of petroleum resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke. Addressing a press briefing in Lagos, Ikpea, who is ...
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Nigeria
Health Insurance: 400% Tariff Increment ill-timed – HMO
A member of the governing council of the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA), Mr. Lekan Ewenla, has described the over 400 percent proposed tariff increment and the threat to shutdown the service of private health insurance programme by the Association of General and Private Medical Practitioners of Nigeria (AGPMPN) as ...
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Kenya
Secrets of the wealthy
Kenya's rich have diverse business interests spanning agriculture, transport, manufacturing, clothing and real estate.
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Turchia
Real sector morale up, but capacity utilization down
Turkey’s real sector confidence index, which is based on business tendency surveys, rose 3.6 points to 109.5 this month, the Central Bank announced on Jan. 25.
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Turchia Grecia
Turkey, Greece economic commission meets after 11 years
The Turkish-Greek Joint Economic Commission (JEC) convened in Athens on Jan. 24 for the first time since 2010. Turkish Deputy Trade Minister Mustafa Tuzcu and Greek Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Konstantinos Fragogiannis co-chaired the 5th session of the committee meeting.
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Giappone Myanmar
Japan's Kirin says Myanmar unit blocked liquidation in Yangon court
TOKYO: Japanese beverage maker Kirin Holdings' said on Wednesday its subsidiary in Myanmar won a dismissal in court to block liquidation by its military-linked partner.
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Thailandia
Covid claims lead to closure of Southeast Insurance
Thai Group Holdings (TGH) Plc told the Stock Exchange of Thailand on Wednesday it had shut down its Southeast Insurance Co because of rising claims for Covid-19 insurance payouts, but will be able to pay customers and stakeholders.
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Brasile USA El Salvador
IMF urges El Salvador to remove bitcoin as legal tender
WASHINGTON: The IMF on Tuesday called on El Salvador to change course and stop using bitcoin as legal tender, citing "large risks" posed by the cryptocurrency.
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Giappone
Japan to flag underpriced IPOs as antitrust law violation
The FTC is expected to warn against the practice in a report to be released soon in a bid to help newly listed companies access ...
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Giappone
Bank of Japan debated chance of inflation pickup toward 2% as price hikes broaden
Many board members, however, stressed the need to maintain ultraloose monetary policy to support a fragile economy facing fresh risks.