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Nigeria
FG will not revoke power sector contracts, says Fashola
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Raji Fashola, on Thursday said the Federal Government would not revoke the privatisation of the nation’s power sector. Fashola made the assertion at the 5th European Union (EU)-Nigeria Business Forum with the theme: “Harnessing Nigeria’s Potential for Economic Growth” in Lagos. “The ...
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Nigeria
Ambiguities, duplication of projects mar FIRS’ N143bn budget
Leke Baiyewu, Abuja The Senate on Thursday rejected the report by the Committee on Finance in which the N143.7bn budget of the Federal Inland Revenue Service was approved. The lawmakers, while debating the recommendation of the committee during the day’s plenary, criticised the report as lacking details. While some senators who spoke on ...
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USA
Trump’s victory: Naira unaffected, now 460/dollar
Oyetunji Abioye The Nigerian foreign exchange market was on Wednesday neutral to the victory of Donald Trump in the United States presidential election. Trump, 70, emerged the 45th president of the US, after beating Democratic candidate, Hillary Clinton. Although the naira appreciated against the dollar from 465 to 460 on ...
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Brasile Cina India Canada Giappone Australia Danimarca Regno Unito
Zimbabwe strengthens accountability mechanisms to improve drought response
Source: UN Country Team in Zimbabwe Country: ZimbabweGovernment and humanitarian partners are scaling up their drought response efforts ahead of the coming peak lean season, when the number of food insecure people in rural areas is expected to top 4 million.Harare, 4 November 2016 – At a provincial multi-stakeholder meeting held ...
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Singapore Nigeria
Nigeria: Nigeria Signs Investment Protection Agreement With Singapore
[Daily Trust] The Federal Government has signed an Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (IPPA) with the government of Singapore.
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USA
Tanzania: ATI Set to Bring in 2 Trillion/ - Investments in Energy Sector
[Daily News] The African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI) has urged the government to strengthen the existing partnership with ATI to bring in 1.2 billion US dollars (2.6tri/-) investments into the energy sector and an additional 1,200 Megawatts into the national grid.
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Brasile
Shell vai investir US$ 10 bi no país
Petroleira estrangeira com maior investimento no Brasil, a Shell vai aportar US$ 10 bilhões no país nos próximos cinco anos. Segundo o presidente executivo da companhia, Ben van Beurden, os investimentos serão em projetos nos quais a empresa já participa, entre eles os campos gigantes de Lula e Libra
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Brasile
Mercado de chocolate premium cresce dois dígitos por ano no Brasil
Setor destaca potencial de crescimento do segmento premium no País, uma vez que o chocolate comum tem avanço anual médio de 1% a 2%
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Brasile
Shell planeja investir US$ 10 bi no Brasil nos próximos 4 anos
Segundo presidente-executivo da companhia, prioritariamente esses investimentos serão para projetos com a Petrobrás e o pré-sal
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Brasile
Na BA, 90% da produção de cacau vem da agricultura familiar, diz governo estadual
Durante o Fórum Estadão - A Importância do Cacau para o Agronegócio, representantes da Bahia e Pará falaram sobre as safras do produto