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Kenya
Business: Financial crisis hits alternative basic education schools as government delay funds
Primary schools offering Alternative Basic Education (ABE) in Kenya are now on the brink of closing down after the ministry of education failed to disburse for them Free Primary Education (FPE) funds this year.
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Kenya
Business: Court orders permanent jobs for 14 teachers
Nakuru County government has been ordered to offer 14 youth polytechnic instructors permanent jobs.
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Turchia
Hanwha Q-Cells Wins Turkey's Largest Solar Power Plant Jointly with Local Partner
Hanwha Q-Cells, Korea's leading photovoltaic solar cells manufacturer, has won a project to build a large-scale solar power plant in Turkey worth 1.5 trillion won. The company is led by Kim Dong-gwan, the eldest son of Hanwha Group chairman Kim Seung-youn. According to local reports including that of Hurriyet Daily News ...
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Cina USA
Korea May Stand to Lose up to $20 Bil. If China Steps up THAAD Retaliation
A study said Korea will stand to lose up to US$20 billion if the Chinese government expands the scope of its retaliation in response to Korea's decision to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system. In particular, industrial sectors such as cosmetics, duty-free shops, and related tourism sectors ...
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Corea del Sud
Seoul stocks fall on foreign sell-offs
South Korean stocks fell Wednesday, weighed down by sell-offs by foreign investors as their risk appetite weakened by a
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USA
Korea conducts legal review for potential WTO complaint over US anti-dumping duties
South Korea is considering whether to file an official complaint with the World Trade Organization over the United State
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USA Nigeria
Senate angry as Customs chief Ali shuns invitation
‘I won’t appear because of order’ Court can’t stop us, says Senate Customs chief Hameed Ali will not appear before the Senate today. Senators have been insisting that the Comptroller-General should appear “in uniform” to explain the planned enforcement of duty collection on old vehicles. Col. Ali told reporters in ...
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Nigeria
Senate summons Emefiele over intervention fund
The Senate yesterday summoned the Central Bank of Nigeria( CBN) Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele over Federal Government’s intervention funds designed to get the economy out of recession. The lawmakers wanted to know the progress so far made in the implementation of the programme. The upper chamber asked the apex bank ...
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Cina Giappone Hong Kong
February exports lift Japan’s trade surplus to largest in seven years
Japan posted a trade surplus of ¥813.4 billion ($7.29 billion) in February, the largest in nearly seven years, as exports to China showed solid growth, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday. Sharp gains in shipments of car parts to China and electronics parts to Hong Kong helped lift overall exports, which ...
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Giappone Regno Unito
Nomura hires former Japan rugby coach Eddie Jones for leadership lessons
Nomura, Japan’s top investment bank, has hired England rugby union coach Eddie Jones to impart his wisdom on leadership and teamwork to its clients in Europe. Australian Jones, who has overseen a record-equaling revival for England since taking over as coach after the team’s early exit from the World Cup ...