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Nigeria
Shippers Council To Host Seminar On Ease Of Doing Business At Seaports
All is set as the Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC) is set to host stakeholders in an all inclusive, exhibition tagged second NIMPORT 2017 in August, in Lagos. The exhibition has special emphasis on ease of doing business, transparency and best global practices at Seaports. NIMPORT Conference and Expo is a ...
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Nigeria
Forex For SMEs: CBN Bars Banks From Forex Window
. . . Zenith, Fidelity, Jaiz, 5 other banks exemp . . . Injects $196.2 m into forex marketted Following persistent complaints that some banks are frustrating efforts of many small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to access foreign exchange from the new window created by the Central Bank of Nigeria ...
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Portogallo
Investimento imobiliário no Centro Histórico do Porto cresceu 64%
Em 2016, foram transacionados 513 imóveis no Centro Histórico do Porto, num total de 154 milhões de euros, um volume que apresenta um crescimento de 64% face ao investimento registado no ano anterior.
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Senegal
Lancement de la 6e édition d'un concours littéraire en espagnol
Dakar, 2 mai (APS) - L'ambassade d'Espagne au Sénégal a procédé mardi à Dakar au lancement de la 6e édition de son concours littéraire en espagnol, en partenariat avec Intelligences citoyennes, apprend-on de la section culturelle de la représentation diplomatique espagnole. - Littérature
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Malta
Godfrey should stand on PD ticket, says Marlene Farrugia
Marlene Farrugia would like to see her partner and outgoing Labour whip Godfrey Farrugia stand on her Democratic Party ticket in the June 3 election. “People need Godfrey Farrugia to be on the frontline to give a new direction to this country, to regain its credibility – but it’s up to ...
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Malta
Agius and Kristensen shortlisted for top accolade
Hibernians duo Andrei Agius and Bjorn Kristensen were shortlisted among the finalists of the Footballer of the Year award which will be announced at the MFA Awards at the Mediterranean Conference Centre on May 14. Journalists, club coaches and captains, and coaches from the MFA Technical Centre took part in the ...
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Panama Malta
Limitless accountability
Regulatory bodies have the force of law behind them and are declared independent and autonomous precisely so they may have both the bark and the bite. Otherwise, they would not be watchdogs. The claims about ownership of Panama companies, bank accounts, kickbacks and even money-laundering have worried all those who have ...
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Malta
Today's front pages
The following are the top stories in Malta's newspapers. Times of Malta says that Wilerby Trade, a company in the British Virgin Islands mentioned in corruption claims, was set up by Brian Tonna days after the Labour government took office. The Malta Independent says the Pilatus Bank whistleblower has been called to testify ...
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Malta
Analysis: Election Roundup – Day 1 – Goodies vs corruption
These were the main points of Day 1 of the 2017 election campaign:The tone has probably been set, already on the first day of the campaign, with the Labour Party trying to win the people’s trust by promising to dish out goodies should it win the election, while the Nationalist ...
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USA Panama Malta
Watch: Joseph Muscat to fill gap left by Marlene Farrugia on 5th district for PL
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat will be running on the fifth district in the upcoming election, the PL leader announced at a mass rally in Zurrieq. PD Leader Marlene Farrugia, who will appear on the PN ticket, was previously elected as a Labour MP in the district with 2,525 first count votes back ...