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USA
Unease as Zimbabwe rolls out ‘surrogate’ dollars
Zimbabwe on Monday starts issuing “bond notes”, its own currency equivalent to the US dollar in a bid to ease critical cash shortages amid widespread fears of a return to hyperinflation. The crisis-hit southern African country has used multiple foreign currencies, including the greenback since 2009 after a rate of ...
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Nigeria
Ebonyi govt to begin seizure of foreign rice
Ebonyi state government has set up a Task force to move into Ebonyi markets and confiscate foreign rice found. The State Governor, David Umahi who had merely pronounced ban on foreign rice earlier, disclosed this while performing the ground breaking ceremony of ultra-modern Kpirikpiri market on Monday. The governor insisted that ...
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Nigeria
FOI Act: Over 60 CSOs, Media Review Its Implementation 5 Years After
Over 60 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and Media Organisations on Monday began a workshop to review the implementation of the Freedom of Information Act, five years after its existence. It is to be recalled that the Nigeria’s Freedom of Information Act was passed into law on May 28 2011. The ...
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Francia
Algérie-France : comment se faire élire en promettant l’enfer économique plutôt que le paradis
En Algérie comme en France, la gouvernance politique devra faire avaler des potions amères aux électeurs en 2017. Peut-on gagner des élections en faisant la promesse d’une purge brutale des déficits publics ? Examinons l’Algérie d’abord. Les partis politiques sont sur la ligne de départ des législatives du printemps prochain. ...
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Uruguay Algeria
Le partenariat pour relancer des filières dormantes
Médicaments, textiles, automobile, mines, mécanique, machinisme agricole, matériaux de construction sont autant de filières industrielles où les Investissements directs étrangers (IDE) et les projets de partenariat sont annoncés périodiquement. Parallèlement, Renault, Wolkswagen, Massey Fergusson, Liebehrr, Sampo, General Electric, Alstom, Hyundai, Deutz, Mercedes Benz, ZF et bien d’autres figurent parmi les ...
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Australia
Hanegbi in Australia paving way for PM visit
"My meeting with the foreign minister included a number of central issues, including the prime minister's visit, the efforts of the coalition against ISIS in Mosul that includes Australia."
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USA
WHO and UNFPA deliver life-saving health care to populations in Eastern Mosul
Source: UN Population Fund, World Health Organization Country: IraqTwo WHO mobile medical clinics were deployed to eastern Mosul as soon as access was possible, marking the first time that health aid reached people in the area since June 2014.27 November 2016, Erbil, Iraq – WHO and UNFPA are scaling up primary ...
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Tanzania: Tanzanians Advised to Explore UAE Business Opportunities
[Daily News] Tanzanians can now take advantage of conducting business transactions with United Arab Emirates countries that are eager to invest.
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Etiopia
Ethiopia: Nation Continues to Be FDI Destination
[Ethiopian Herald] Despite the recent turmoil in some parts of the country, the Ethiopian economic outlook for the past months has reportedly been not bad. The Ethiopian Investment Commission recently announced that the "unrest has not caused serious impact on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flow into the country."
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Etiopia
Avenue to Showcase Ethiopia's Tourism Blessings
[Ethiopian Herald] Uniquely, Ethiopia is endowed with myriad of tourists attractions. To everyone's surprise the mix of the attractions encompass natural, historical, cultural, and archaeological ones. Over the years, due to poor infrastructure and passive promotional works, the nation's tourism resources have not been marketed for its immense in store. ...