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Nigeria
Nigeria Spends 40% of Foreign Exchange On Food Import
Due to penchant for imported products in the country, Nigeria spends 40 per cent of its foreign exchange annually on imported food, particularly rice, Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, has revealed. Speaking at the inaugural Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Clinic in Katsina on Thursday, Osinbajo lamented that in the ...
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Nigeria
Nigerian Deposit Money Banks, Not In Distress – NDIC Boss
The Managing Director/Chief Executive of Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), Alhaji Umaru Ibrahim has called on members of the public to ignore rumors of financial distress in some banks that are being circulated through text messages and social media to de-market those banks and destabilize depositors’ confidence in the banking ...
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Francia
Brèves
- Le système bancaire parallèle, dit «shadow banking», a continué de s’étendre pour atteindre 92 000 milliards de dollars fin 2015, a indiqué un rapport du Conseil de stabilité financière (FSB) publié hier. En 2015, son poids s’est renforcé de 3000 milliards de dollars, a indiqué le FSB dans la ...
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USA
Thailand says US trade deficit 'not significant'
Thailand said on Thursday the US trade deficit with it was "not significant" and it had not conducted any foreign exchange rate policies to gain an unfair trade advantage.
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USA Giappone Australia Nuova Zelanda
New Zealand ratifies TPP despite US withdrawal
SYDNEY - New Zealand formally ratified the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal Thursday, becoming the second signatory country to do so, and just days ahead of Prime Minister Bill English's visit to Japan to promote trade and economic ties.
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Uruguay
Samsung lanza el Galaxy S8 con una promoción especial por el Día de la Madre
Con motivo de la celebración del Día de la Madre, quienes adquieran estos nuevos modelos recibirán un film protector de pantalla y cover de obsequio.
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Uruguay
Mercado Libre propone más de 8.000 ideas para agasajar a las madres en su día
La plataforma de e-Commerce ofrece una página especial con importantes descuentos y hasta 12 cuotas sin recargo a través de Mercado Pago.
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Giappone
Tepco seeks peer for nuclear power tie-up around 2020
Tokyo Electric said Thursday it will seek an industry peer to become its partner in the nuclear power business and draw up a basic framework for the tie-up around fiscal 2020. The tie-up will cover the Higashidori nuclear power station in Aomori Prefecture, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. said ...
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Giappone
Dollar hovers above ¥114 in Tokyo
The dollar was firmer above ¥114 in Tokyo on Thursday while trading was subdued amid a dearth of major trading incentives. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥114.20-20, up from ¥113.89-90 at the same time on Wednesday. The euro was at $1.0886-0887, down slightly from $1.0891-0891, and at ¥124.33-33, ...
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Giappone
Nikkei rises further to close at fresh 17-month high
The benchmark Nikkei average advanced further to close at a fresh 17-month high on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Thursday, backed by the yen’s continued weakening against the dollar. The 225-issue Nikkei finished up 61.46 points, or 0.31 percent, at 19,961.55, marking its highest finish since 20,012.40 on Dec. 1, ...