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Giappone
U.S. agency helps fund Takeda effort to develop Zika vaccine
Japanese drugmaker Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. on Thursday said it is developing a vaccine to prevent the Zika virus, which has been linked to severe birth defects, and has secured funding from a U.S. government agency. Takeda, which is also working on vaccines for other mosquito-borne viruses such as dengue, said ...
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Nigeria
Experts to Buhari: pump in cash to save economy
How can Nigeria revive its economy? The Federal Government should pump money into infrastruture development, which will create more jobs and boost liquidity, economists and private sector players said yesterday. The Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS), in its Second Quarter Report released on Wednesday, said the economy contracted by 2.06 per cent ...
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Nigeria
How to steer economy out of recession, by experts
To experts, recession is not a death sentence. for the economy. They argue that its pains could turn to gains for the economy within a short period if the Federal Government takes the right approach. SIMEON EBULU, TAOFIK SALAKO, NDUKA CHIEJINA, CHIKODI OKEREOCHA, OKWY IROEGBU-CHIKEZIE AND DANIEL ESSIET REACTIONS yesterday ...
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Nigeria
How Fed Govt’ll tackle unemployment, by Ngige
inister of Labour and Employment Chris Ngige said yesterday that the Buhari administration would tackle unemployment and underemployment through diversification of the economy. The minister said the government was diverting attention from a mono-economy and promoting agriculture, solid minerals and outsources of revenue to drive the economy and ensure job ...
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Nigeria
I don’t have a Twitter account – Adeosun
Ifeanyi Onuba, Abuja The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, on Thursday said she had no Twitter account. According to her, the Twitter account being used to post comments about the economy in her name in the last 24 hours does not belong to her. She stated this in a ...
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USA
Economic meltdown:We share your pains, Buhari tells Nigerians
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday said he was committed to the implementation of the positive agenda he promised Nigerians in the change mantra. The president said through steadfastness and dedication, the country will be rescued and made prosperous. The president, who also hinted that help to states will continue until the economy improves, noted that changes are never achieved on ...
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Nigeria
How AMCON Is Contributing Towards Nigeria’s Financial Stability
Resilience is one word that best describes the Nigerian economy in the face of the turbulence it is undergoing. As acknowledged by economists, Nigeria is experiencing triple, simultaneous, shocks—economic, political and social. The sluggish economic growth, which exacerbates the other two shocks, is mainly attributed to a slowdown in economic ...
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USA
Mercati al test dei dati sul lavoro USA
(Teleborsa) - Partenza prudente per le principali borse europee al test oggi dei dati sul mercato del lavoro statunitense, in arrivo nel pomeriggio. Un dato positivo potrebbe indurre...
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Israele
Business in Brief: Shellanoo reveals list of celebrity backers ahead of IPO
Urbancorp bondholders to be repaid an initial 60% of its debt; Kibo axes staff after smart keyboard fails to generate significant revenues; Tel Aviv shares fall, paced by Spacecom.
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Qatar USA Kuwait
Despite Israeli concerns, US set to OK fighter jet sales to Qatar, Kuwait
The sales stalled amid concerns that equipment sent to Gulf Arab states would be used against Israel.