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Nigeria
Arrest of commissioner, AG unconstitutional – Ekiti
Olusola Fabiyi, Abuja The Ekiti State Government on Monday in Abuja described the arrest of two of its commissioners by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission as unconstitutional. The Commissioner for Finance, Toyin Ojo, and the Accountant General of the state, Yemisi Owolabi, were picked by the EFCC for allegedly ...
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USA Nigeria
US buys $2.7bn Nigerian crude in six months
’Femi Asu The import of Nigeria’s crude oil by the United States increased by 32.1 per cent to 52.36 million barrels in the first half of this year, compared to the same period in 2016. The US Energy Information Administration, the statistical arm of the Energy Department, revealed in its ...
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Nigeria
$24bn crude swap: Ex-PPMC boss to forfeit nine Dubai properties
Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has begun fresh moves to seize nine Dubai properties worth about N1.6bn, traced to a former Managing Director of the Petroleum Products Marketing Company, Mr. Haruna Momoh. Already, the EFCC has obtained an interim forfeiture order from a Federal High Court ...
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Indonesia
Polygamy dating app draws criticism in Indonesia
A Tinder-style dating app for polygamists has sparked controversy in Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim nation — but its developer says he “just wants to help” unmarried middle-aged women. Indonesian law defines marriage as between a man and a woman but polygamy is tolerated in certain circumstances, despite being ...
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Nigeria
Accelerating Economic Development Via Enterprise Development
By Nkechi Isaac, Abuja – Small and medium scale enterprises have been identified as one of the key engines that activate economic development. It is on record that the most powerful economies in the world today are not driven by big business corporations but a conglomerate of small and medium ...
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Spagna
Economía/Empresas.- El sector ibérico del bricolaje bate récord de ventas y prevé cerrar este año con un alza del 7%
MADRID, 3 (EUROPA PRESS) El sector ibérico del bricolaje bate récord de ventas y prevé cerrar este año con un alza del 7%, hasta 4.250 millones de euros, de los que 3.350 millones de euros corresponden a España y 900 millones a Portugal, según el Observatorio Sectorial DBK ...
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Thailandia
Thai shippers raise 2017 export growth forecast
Exports are expected to grow at least 6% this year, better than the 5% predicted earlier, the Thai National Shippers' Council said on Tuesday, thanks to improved global demand.
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Cina
Rejig set for 'zero duty' on Chinese EVs
The government plans to revise its free trade agreement (FTA) with China concerning a zero import duty for electric vehicles (EVs) as it affects its incentives to attract EV manufacturers to invest in Thailand, says the Customs Department.
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Thailandia
CIMBT ends plastic service on Oct 21
CIMB Thai Bank (CIMBT) will terminate its credit card business on Oct 21 as its focus has shifted towards digital payment, says senior executive vice-president Adisorn Sermchaiwong.
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Thailandia
SET opens up 3.82 to 1,692.46
Thai stocks opened up 0.23% at the start of trade this morning.