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Nigeria
…Vows To Unearth N1trn Rail Contract Deals
The House of Representatives has expressed dismay over the absence of the minister of transport Rotimi Amaechi, his finance counterpart, Kemi Adeosun, former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Farida Waziri, and ex-bosses of SURE-P Gen Martin Agwai and Christopher Kolade at the investigative hearing into the ...
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USA
New purchase plan offers wheat farmers good profits
Agreement follows government’s move to lower duty on wheat imports from Europe and South America, which ironically have huge subsidies for farmers.
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Corea del Sud
Fashion Institute of Technology to Open Global Campus in Songdo
The Fashion Institute of Technology, or better known as FIT, one of the world's best fashion design colleges, is driving forward with a plan to open a global campus within the Songdo International Business District in Incheon. The Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority announced on December 12 that the FIT is ...
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Senegal
Sortie de la 44e promotion du CESTI, jeudi
Dakar, 13 déc (APS) - Le Centre d'études des sciences et techniques de l'information (CESTI) organise une cérémonie de remise de diplômes aux sortants de sa 44e promotion, jeudi, à partir de 9 heures 30, à l'auditorium de l'UCAD II, annonce un communiqué. - Société
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Israele
Business in Brief: Kibbutz Hanita selling Hanita Coatings to Avery Dennison for $75 million
Steinmetz’s firm demands compensation from Rio Tinto over African mining spat; Alony Hetz’s Carr Properties buys DC office building for $150 million; Tel Aviv shares close higher.
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USA
Aleppo terror and slaughter must be halted - UN rights chief
Source: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Country: Syrian Arab RepublicThe Government of Syria is obliged by international humanitarian law to provide medical assistance to all sick and wounded, civilians and fighters alike, without any discrimination, said Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein.Arabic GENEVA (13 December 2016) – UN High Commissioner ...
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USA
Life-saving healthcare for Mosul's injured civilians in roadside tent
Source: European Commission's Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations Country: IraqEU Humanitarian Aid’s main priority is to ensure medical evacuations of civilian casualties, to provide effective protection and to enable life-saving services to reach Iraqi civilians.“I was thrown to the ground and almost passed out,” he says. “I ...
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Uruguay
La Cámara de Comercio Francesa de Montevideo llevó a cabo su Cena Anual
La Cámara de Comercio Francesa de Montevideo llevó a cabo su Cena Anual en el marco de su 134° aniversario en Uruguay.
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Australia
Boom is over, prepare for the bust
AUSTRALIA, we’re about to stop building. If you thought the mining boom going bust was bad for our economy, the construction bust is going to be huge.
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Portogallo
Contratos Swap: Empresas públicas de transportes vão recorrer
Ministério das Finanças vai recorrer da decisão (de tribunal inglês) de que os swaps contratados entre o banco e as empresas públicas Metropolitano de Lisboa, Carris, Metro do Porto e STCP, são válidos.