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USA Nigeria
Shippers Council Not Protecting Us Enough – Lagos Shippers
The Shippers Association of Lagos State (SALS) yesterday raised the alarm that they are not protected enough by the Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC). Speaking at a press briefing with journalists yesterday, the association’s national publicity secretary, Kayode Farinto, said, the association’s members are vulnerable to extortion, trade malpractices and surcharges ...
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Nigeria
Pantami, Aregbesola To Commission Digital Nigeria Project In Osun
The minister of communications and digital economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami and his counterpart in the ministry of interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, will commission a Digital Nigeria Centre (DNC) project in Osun State on January 14, 2022. The governor of Osun state, Adegboyega Oyetola, is also expected at the ...
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Nigeria
BDCs Demand Share Of $20bn Forex Inflow
The Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON) has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) to remove restrictive controls that makes it difficult for Bureaux De Change (BDCs) to compete for the $20 billion inflow in the unofficial forex market. This is as it laments the rising ...
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Nigeria
LCCI Tasks Govt On Creation Of Enabling Tax Environment
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry(LCCI) has urged the government at all levels to ensure creation of an enabling tax environment where tax system is fair, equitable, and efficient to make tax payment easy. This is even as the chamber expected GDP growth to range between 2.5 per cent ...
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Thailandia
Menu prices rising in Bangkok
Eateries in Silom — the central business district of Bangkok — can no longer carry their increasing costs, particularly pork and chicken eggs, with most having to raise their prices by five to 10 baht a dish.
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Cina Vietnam Hong Kong
China reopens Vietnam border after Covid-19 caution disrupts trade
HONG KONG: China has reopened a busy checkpoint on its border with Vietnam after a three-week closure over Covid-19 concerns, which had left thousands of trucks stranded and drawn criticism from Hanoi.
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Giappone Singapore
Japan and Singapore vow to maintain TPP free trade pact’s high standards
Trade minister Koichi Hagiuda visited Singapore and met his counterpart during a six-day tour of Southeast Asian nations.
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Giappone
Japan ‘economy watcher’ sentiment rose to 16-year high in December
The confidence index of workers with jobs sensitive to economic trends rose from November, but fell below the boom-or-bust line when looking ahead.
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Giappone
BOJ lifts economic assessments on all nine regions despite omicron spread
While Japan's economy remains in a "severe" situation, the nine areas reported that economic conditions had been "picking up" or had shown "signs of a ...
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Giappone
Japan’s current account surplus shrunk 48% year on year in November
The trade balance declined for the fourth straight month as high energy prices continued, the Finance Ministry said.