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Etiopia
Time for Ethiopia to Enhance Regional Economic Integration
[Addis Fortune] International trade never used to be an issue, at least, not one borne out of apathy or misrepresentation. Ancient civilisations seldom traded with outsiders, but rarely because they did not want to.
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Etiopia
Meat Processing Plant Flourishes Near Ziway
[Addis Fortune] Frigorifico Boran Foods Plc, a subsidiary of Allana Group, has finally received an authentication certificate from the Ministry of Livestock Development & Fisheries to export processed meat from its recently built abattoir plant at Adami Tulu, 170km from Addis Abeba.
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Brasile USA
Foreign investors sustain Brazil through recession
Money continues to pour in to Latin America’s biggest economy despite record downturn
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Malta
Electric vehicles grant scheme extended
Transport Malta, in conjunction with the Ministry for Transport, is extending the grant scheme on environment-friendly vehicles with another €150,000. The scheme aims to reduce emissions generated from road traffic improving air quality levels by reducing the number of old motor vehicles from the roads, promoting the purchase of battery electric ...
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USA Australia
Australian minister quits Cabinet because he might be Italian
An Australian government minister has quit the cabinet because his mother told him he might be Italian - and therefore ineligible to be an MP. Resources minister Matt Canavan's shock announcement followed the recent resignations of two senators who discovered days apart that they had technically never been elected because they ...
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USA Malta
Watch: Gung-ho driver risks motorcyclist's life with reckless manoeuvre
A video of a reckless driver risking a motorcyclist's life by undertaking on the hard shoulder has prompted a storm of condemnation on social media. The brief video shows a motorcyclist driving along the inside lane of Triq Mikiel Anton Vassalli when a Toyota Aygo suddenly appears on their left-hand side ...
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USA Giappone Regno Unito
Michael Kors to buy luxury shoemaker Jimmy Choo
US retailer Michael Kors has agreed to buy luxury shoemaker Jimmy Choo for $1.2 billion, snapping up a British brand launched in the east end of London and made famous by celebrity fans including Princess Diana. Founded in the 1990s by bespoke shoemaker Jimmy Choo, the brand is known for its ...
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Grecia
Greece is on the right path but must 'keep pedalling' - EU economics commissioner
Europe's economics commissioner, Pierre Moscovici, said today he was confident Greece was "turning a page" from economic crisis and would successfully conclude a bailout programme which expires in August 2018. But Moscovici, who was visiting Athens, said the crisis-hit country was at a crucial juncture and urged Greece to keep up ...
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Albania
Mobile providers block mysterious foreign numbers
Updated 3.45pm The local telecoms providers are taking action to clamp down on spamming calls which might trick local subscribers into calling back and incurring huge costs. According to Facebook, people reported that when they answer they hear silence and the call then disconnects – at which stage no damage has been ...
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Ghana Malta
President Coleiro Preca on state visit to Republic of Ghana
President Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca has left Malta on a state visit to the Republic of Ghana, her office has announced.During the visit, President Coleiro Preca will be having bilateral talks with the President of the Republic of Ghana Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The President is accompanied by Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Promotion Carmelo Abela. She is also leading ...