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Brasile
Taxa de desemprego fica estável no primeiro trimestre, aponta IBGE
A taxa de desemprego no Brasil ficou 11,1% no 1° trimestre de 2022, o que significa estabilidade na comparação com o 4º trimestre de 2021, quando registrou o mesmo percentual. Representa ainda queda de 3,8 pontos percentuais na comparação com o mesmo trimestre de 2021, quando atingiu 14,9%. Os dados ...
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USA
[Market Eye] What's behind Hyundai Motor's $7b EV plant plan in US?
On news reports that South Korea’s auto giant Hyundai Motor is set to announce a $7 billion investment plan in US, market experts said Friday that the carmaker appears to have done the math: lucrative state incentives, tax benefits, growing dem
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Nigeria
Buhari Signs Money Laundering, Terrorism, Financial Crimes Bills
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday in Abuja signed into law, three bills aimed at improving the anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing/proliferation financing framework in Nigeria. The bills are: the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Bill, 2022, the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Bill, 2022, and the Proceeds of Crime (Recovery and ...
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Nigeria
Crown Flour Mill’s Economic Contribution Gets Presidential Recognition
Crown Flour Mill Limited (CFM), the wheat milling business of the agribusiness giant, Olam Agri, has won Nigeria’s National Productivity Order of Merit Award. The top award was presented to the flour milling firm by the President Muhammadu Buhari, at an event held at the State House Banquet Hall, Abuja, ...
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Nigeria
Positioning Nigeria As Leader In Maize Production
Africa’s most populous country is currently the largest maize producer in Africa and its export capacity for the grain is still low as the country does not grow enough to meet local demand. Maize is the leading cereal grown in Nigeria and it provides millions of jobs for the people, ...
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Nigeria
Firm Raises $23m To Build Africa’s Portal To Crypto Economy
BY ROYAL IBEH, Lagos A Pan-African crypto exchange, MARA, yesterday, announced a $23 million in funding from Coinbase Ventures, Alameda Research (FTX), Distributed Global, TQ Ventures, DIGITAL, Nexo, Huobi Ventures, Day One Ventures, Infinite Capital, DAO Jones (investment DAO backed by Mike Shinoda, Steve Aoki and Disclosure), and nearly 100 ...
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Brasile
134 anos após a Lei Áurea, escravidão e racismo ainda são realidade no Brasil
Professores e especialistas comentam sobre a importância da lei assinada pela princesa Isabel e discutem sobre o problema do racismo nos dias atuais.
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Senegal
Lutte contre le Covid : Dakar a abattu ''un travail exceptionnel'', selon Ted Chaiban
Dakar, 12 mai (APS) - Le Sénégal a abattu "un travail exceptionnel" dans la gestion de la crise de la pandémie de Covid-19, à travers la mise en place de "mesures sanitaires ayant permis de contenir les risques de décès et de formes graves de la maladie", estime Ted Chaiban, ...
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Turchia Iran
Turkey rejects Iran accusations over dam-building activity
Turkey’s foreign ministry on May 12 dismissed Iranian criticism that Ankara’s dam-building activity was responsible for drought.
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Egitto
Egypt’s ancient ‘zar’ ritual puts exorcism on stage
Traditionally, the zar ritual would last several days and include animal sacrifices. But no blood is spilled at Cairo’s Makan Cultural Center, where the group performs to the delight of foreign and local guests