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Brasile
Chile’s Central Bank Says Economy Will Shrink More Than Expected in 2020
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Chile’s Central Bank on Wednesday said the economy of the world’s top copper producer would contract by 5.75% to 6.25% in 2020, a sharper fall than previously predicted, as the coronavirus continues to weigh heavily on its output. The bank, however, predicted gross domestic product ...
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Brasile USA Cuba
CARICOM Leaders Denounce US Blockades on Cuban Trade and Finance
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Caribbean leaders rejected on Tuesday the US blockade on Cuba, including what it termed the persecution of its banking and business dealings, while calling for the lifting of the unilateral policy. In the Final Declaration of the 7th Summit of Heads of State of the ...
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Qatar USA
Democrats probe Kushners’ billion-dollar rescue deal for family-owned skyscraper
Investigation examines presidential son-in-law’s role in influencing US policy on Qatar
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USA
EU discusses accord aimed at resolving rule of law stand-off
Agreement would need approval from all 27 member states and European parliament
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Belgio
"Une lame de fond modifie l'offre politique en Belgique francophone"
Jérémy Dodeigne, chargé de cours en sciences politiques à Namur, évoque quelques leçons d'une grande enquête sur les élections communales de 2018 et souligne combien ce ...
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Kenya Regno Unito
Kenya averts Brexit blow with new UK trade pact
Local exports to access British markets duty-free in Sh200b deal despite complexities of fresh engagement with the EU.
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USA
Group Launches N500bn Loan, Grant For SMEs
By Blessing Bature-Akpakpan, A non-governmental organisation, Fyjio Group Africa, in collaboration with United States Latino American Chamber of Commerce (USLACC), has launched a five hundred billion naira loan and grant for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), for improvement of peasant farmers, artisans, and value-added local products for exportation. The representative, ...
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Portogallo Ghana Nigeria
WAFU U20: Flying Eagles Tackle Ghana For Semifinal Spot
Nigeria’s Flying Eagles will seek a place in the semifinals of the ongoing WAFU B U-20 Tournament in Porto Novo when they trade-tackle West African arch rivals, Ghana’s Black Satellites at the Stade Charles de Gaulles, today. With only three teams in Group B and having drawn their first tie ...
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Nigeria
NPAN Demands Zero Tariff On Newsprint, Get New Executive
BY GEORGE OKOJIE, Lagos The Newspaper Proprietors Association of Nigeria (NPAN) yesterday called on the federal government to grant zero tariff on newsprint. It said while the newspaper business is an educational venture, the government must promote education as well as the constitutional and civic duty of the media ...
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Yemen Emirati Arabi Uniti
AIPAC does not oppose F-35 sales to the United Arab Emirates
Democrats oppose the sale in part because of the UAE’s role in the civil war devastating Yemen