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Turchia Austria
EU criticizes Turkey but not ready to halt membership talks
European Union foreign ministers on Nov. 14 criticized Turkey’s crackdown on alleged supporters of a failed military coup in July, but Austria’s call to suspend Ankara’s EU membership bid failed to garner enough backing
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Turchia
Israel nominates Eitan Na’eh as new envoy to Turkey
The Israeli Foreign Ministry has nominated Eitan Na’eh as the new ambassador to Turkey, although the prospective envoy first needs to pass the Israeli government’s security committee in order to be formally appointed to Ankara
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Turchia
Turkey runs $3.7 billion budget deficit in first 10 months of year
The Turkish government ran a budget deficit of 104 million Turkish Liras ($32 million) in October and 12.1 billion liras ($3.7 billion) in January-October, the Finance Ministry announced on Nov. 15.
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Turchia
Turkey to become high-purity boron producer
Turkey is set export the commercially precious material boron in the near future thanks to the recent development of better technology, according to the members of a project team
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Turchia Pakistan
Turkey, Pakistan free trade deal to be ready in December
A free trade agreement between Turkey and Pakistan will be ready to be signed in December, according to Ankara’s ambassador to Islamabad.
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Nigeria
Oil production: Lagos gets first 13% derivation fund December
’Femi Asu The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, has said the state expects to get its first derivation fund following the first export from the Aje oil field located offshore Lagos. Ambode disclosed this on Tuesday in Lagos at this year’s Annual International Conference and Exhibition of the ...
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Nigeria
We will move Nigeria beyond oil export, says Kachikwu
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, says Nigeria will move beyond oil export and improve its economy. Kachikwu, who said this in the 2016 Nigerian National Petroleum Draft Policy, also clarified that the aim of restructuring the sector was to ensure efficiency and business enhancement. “Our ...
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Nigeria
Infrastructure deficit: FG demands PPP projects from MDAs
Ifeanyi Onuba, Abuja The Federal Government on Tuesday challenged key ministries involved in infrastructure projects to come up with bankable projects that would be implemented under a Public Private Partnership arrangement. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Budget and National Planning, Mrs Fatimah Mede, gave the charge while speaking at a ...
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Nigeria
Ex-ANAN chief predicts higher inflation
Dr Samuel Nzekwe, a former President, Association of National Accountants of Nigeria, on Tuesday predicted that the nation’s rate of inflation would still rise before the year comes to an end. Nzekwe told the News Agency of Nigeria in Ota, Ogun State, that this would be until the Federal Government ...
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USA
Governor of Bank of Algeria announces measures to facilitate exports
ALGIERS-The Bank of Algeria will introduce "major reforms" to facilitate non-hydrocarbon export operations, announced Tuesday Governor Mohamed Loukal, referring to the extension of currencies repatriation delays and the creation of a foreign exchange market. "We are strongly willing to overcome hindrances to export. These structural measures will allow us ...