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Ecuador
Ecuador colocó bonos soberanos por $1,000 millones en mercados internacionales
El Ministerio de Finanzas de Ecuador informó hoy que colocó en los mercados internacionales 1.000 millones de dólares en bonos soberanos del país, en una emisión que le permitirá financiar el presupuesto de este año.
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USA Ghana
Terkper rules out renegotiation of IMF programme
Finance Minister Seth Terkper has ruled out any move to renegotiate some terms under the US$ 918 million three year credit facility programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). As part of the programme, Ghana is required to reduce the Bank of Ghana’s (BoG) financing of government’s budget from 10 ...
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USA Kenya Etiopia
UNHCR requests additonal funding for voluntary return, reintegration of Somali refugees from Dadaab camp
Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Country: Kenya, SomaliaThe Supplementary Appeal of US$115 million will go toward activities such as relocation of Somali and other refugees from Dadaab to Kakuma, and voluntary return of Somali refugees to Somalia. UNHCR appeals for additional $115 million for voluntary return, reintegration of Somali refugees from ...
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Turchia
Aid workers say thousands of children at risk as crisis escalates in Idlib and Aleppo
Source: Save the Children Country: Syrian Arab RepublicTens of thousands of children in Aleppo risk running out of food, water and healthcare within weeks unless the worsening siege of the city and targeting of hospitals ends immediately.Tuesday 26 July 2016'The smell of blood and gunpowder fills the air': Aid workers in ...
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USA
SA is top foreign direct investment destination in Africa
SA powers past key African states to attract investment into 130 projects, mostly in renewable energy, EY report shows
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Giappone
TDK, NHK Spring searched over alleged price cartel
The Fair Trade Commission searched the offices of TDK Corp. and NHK Spring Co. on Tuesday on suspicion they formed a price cartel for electronics parts for hard disk drives, sources said. The two manufacturers of electronics components have allegedly set retail prices for suspensions, which are used for hard ...
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Giappone
Dollar dips below ¥104 in Tokyo trade
The dollar slipped below ¥104 in Tokyo trading late Tuesday on weak stock market performance in Japan and overseas. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥104.09-10, down steeply from ¥106.27-28 at the same time Monday. The euro was at $1.1008-1008, up from $1.0965-0966, and at ¥114.58-60, down from ¥116.53-55. ...
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Giappone
Nikkei falls 237 points on stronger yen
Stocks extended their losing streak to a third session on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Tuesday, led by Wall Street and investors dumping Japanese exporters on the yen’s strength. The Nikkei average plunged 237.25 points, or 1.43 percent, to end at 16,383.04. On Monday, it lost 6.96 points. The Topix ...
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Giappone
To support Kumamoto, Solaseed begins using Kumamon character on planes
Kyushu-based Solaseed Air Inc. on Tuesday started bearing the Kumamon mascot on some of its aircraft to boost support for the area affected by a series of earthquakes in April. The first airplane featuring Kumamon, the popular black bear mascot from Kumamoto Prefecture, left Tokyo’s Haneda airport for Kumamoto in ...
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Kuwait
Kuwait's biggest Islamic lender posts 13% rise in Q2 net profit
Kuwait Finance House says results were boosted by higher finance income during second quarter of 2016