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Turchia
Turkey's GDP per capita index up in 2020
Turkey's gross domestic product (GDP) per capita index based on purchasing power parity (PPP) last year was 64, while the average for EU countries was 100, Turkey’s statistical authority announced on June 21.
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Turchia
Foreign artists in Turkey hold concert on World Refugee Day
Foreign artists living in Turkey came together in Istanbul to hold a concert to mark World Refugee Day on June 20.
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USA
Fed chief offers more assurances on economy despite inflation
NEW YORK: The US economy remains on a positive trajectory even as it contends with higher inflation, according to congressional testimony released Monday by the head of the Federal Reserve.
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Thailandia
FTI warns export volume may flatline
Thailand may not see bright export prospects in the third and fourth quarters this year if high ocean freight rates and container shortages remain, says the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).
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Giappone
Japan to require airlines submit business improvement plans by late August
The step is part of the transport ministry's efforts to help pandemic-hit airlines maintain their flight routes.
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Nigeria
Capture Agric Graduates In Anchor Borrowers Scheme, CBN Urged
The National Committee of Heads of Colleges of Agriculture and Related Disciplines (NACHCARD) has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to capture graduates of agric in its various intervention programs. This this as the association said it will accelerate achievement of food security and diversification of economy. This was ...
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Nigeria
WTO Considers Nigeria, 3 Others As Vaccine Production Hubs
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has said Africa is working with the European Union and other partners to create regional vaccine manufacturing hubs with Nigeria, South Africa, Senegal and Rwanda. The director-general WTO, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, who stated this yesterday during a virtual meeting, said “we have now seen that over-centralisation ...
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Nigeria
Nigeria May Earn N462bn Annually From Electronic Transfer – World Bank
The World Bank has said that Nigeria is likely to make N462 billion from electronic money transfer (EMT) levy and as a source of stable revenue this year. According to the bank’s report, entitled ‘Resilience through Reforms”, the EMT levy was introduced in the Finance Act 2020, which amended the ...
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Nigeria
OPINION: Need To Halt Exit Of Foreign Investors From Nigeria
Despite Nigeria’s vast business opportunities for foreign investors, many foreign investors have exited Nigeria due to their inability to deliver favorable returns to shareholders. Nigeria is endowed with significant natural and human resources, but the failure of the country’s leadership to get it right over the years has continued to ...
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Portogallo
Transtejo/Soflusa com paralisações na quarta e quinta-feira durante plenários dos trabalhadores
O serviço de transporte da Transtejo/Soflusa (TTSL), responsável pelas ligações fluviais entre Lisboa e Setúbal, vai sofrer paralisações na quarta e quinta-feira, no âmbito dos plenários dos trabalhadores, anunciou hoje a Federação dos Sindicatos de Transportes e Comunicações (FECTRANS).