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Nigeria
FG Moves To Tackle Multiple Designations Granted To Foreign Airlines
BY ANTHONY AWUNOR | The House of Representatives Committee on Aviation is considering a new legislation on civil aviation that will critically examine and take care of multiple designations granted foreign airlines in Nigeria. The lawmakers are also planning to address the issue of lack of foreign currency access and ...
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Nigeria
Sterling Bank Launches Single-digit Agribusiness Facility
By OLUSHOLA BELLO, Lagos | Sterling Bank Plc has launched a new product, Sterling Women and Youths in Agriculture Finance code-named SWAY-AgFin, to provide low-cost financing at single-digit rates to young men and women entrepreneurs in the agribusiness value chain across the country. Group head, Agric Finance and Solid Minerals ...
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Nigeria
Experts Charge Underwriters On IT Adoption To Boost Insurance Sale
BY ZAKA KHALIQ, Lagos Insurance experts have charged underwriting firms to increase the use of Information Technology(IT) to increase insurance penetration and adoption in the country. The experts, who spoke at a recent virtual seminar organised by the Funmi Babington-Ashaye Foundation and themed: ‘Insurance In The New Normal’, said, this ...
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Nigeria
NOC Athletes Commission Seeks Media Partnership
By Olawale Ayeni, Abuja The Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC)’s Athletes Commission has sought the partnership and collaboration of the media towards the development of the country’s sports in line with international best standards. The chairman of the commission, Olumide Oyedeji, made the plea while speaking to the newsmen in Abuja, ...
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USA Nigeria
Sports Ministry To Partner AJ Tennis Academy
In furtherance of its role of grooming young stars from the grassroots, the Ministry of Youth and Sports Development is to partner with United States- based AJ Tennis Academy to establish a world- class tennis Academy in Abuja. Speaking during a visit to the minister, Sunday Dare, in his office, ...
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Senegal
Un retour aux fondamentaux préconisé pour apporter de la valeur ajoutée
Dakar, 18 nov (APS) - Moctar Sarr, co-fondateur d'une société panafricaine d'investissement, a souligné, mercredi à Dakar, la nécessité d'un retour aux fondamentaux inclusifs de l'économie afin de créer un écosystème de jeunes entrepreneurs capables d'apporter de la valeur ajoutée aux PME et aux grandes entreprises. - Economie
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Turchia Etiopia
Turkey evacuates nationals from Ethiopia’s Tigray
Turkish nationals, who were stuck in Ethiopia's Tigray region, were evacuated to Addis Ababa, Turkey’s foreign minister said on Nov. 18.
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Giappone
Japan needs new green and digital fund in extra budget, says Suga adviser
"What’s key for the Japanese economy now is whether we can strengthen our growth strategy and conduct reforms," said Mitsumaru Kumagai, chief economist at Daiwa ...
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Portogallo
Cimeira social será marco importante, garante Valdis Dombrovskis
Numa entrevista à agência Lusa e outros órgãos de comunicação social europeus, o vice-presidente responsável por uma Economia ao serviço das pessoas e agora também com a pasta do Comércio saudou “a intenção da presidência portuguesa de organizar a cimeira social durante a sua presidência, no Porto”, prevista para 07 ...
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Brasile Uruguay
Presidente da BlackRock no Brasil mapeia quatro tendências para o mercado financeiro
Carlos Takahashi participou do FICE e aponta sustentabilidade como caminho sem volta no mundo dos investimentos Carlos Takahashi, presidente da BlackRock no Brasil, elencou quatro tendências para o mercado financeiro nos próximos anos durante sua participação no Festival de Inovação e Cultura Empreendedora (FICE 2020), evento on-line ...