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Nigeria
I teach PUNCH in UNIJOS, says Deputy VC
Friday Olokor, Jos Nigerians have a lot to learn from the business section of THE PUNCH newspapers, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration), University of Jos, Prof. Teresa Nmadu, has said. She said her interest in the most widely read newspaper in the country dated back to over 38 years ago as ...
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USA
A new look at water and gender
Source: World Bank Country: WorldIn one of the very few analyses to connect water to gender inequality, the World Bank explores how this relationship plays out in unexpected ways. STORY HIGHLIGHTS New World Bank report “The Rising Tide: A New Look at Water and Gender” shows how water often reflects, and even reinforces, ...
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Kenya
Kenya: Foreign Investor Returns in Major Rise at Nairobi Bourse
[Nation] Kenya's stock market has become increasingly profitable for foreign investors, with the annualised dollar-adjusted return on the 15 largest companies rising to 29.5 per cent from 7.1 per cent three months ago.
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Nigeria
Nigeria: Foreign Investors Stake $291 Million in Nigeria's Oil Sector
[Vanguard] Foreign investment inflow into the Nigerian oil and gas industry rose to $291.47 million in the first six months of the year, between January and June 2017, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS. The NBS in its Second Quarter 2017 Foreign Capital Importation Report, ...
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Nigeria
Nigeria: State Moves to Increase Fruits Export to Europe
[Premium Times] The Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, has concluded arrangements to sign a Technical Collaboration Agreement with the Port of Antwerp, Belgium towards increasing the export of Nigerian fruits to the European countries.
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Thailandia
SET falls 0.30 to 1,585.49 at opening
Thai stocks opened down 0.02% at the start of trade this morning.
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Giappone
Japanese executives to meet Prayut in September
More than 500 Japanese firms, led by Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Investment (METI), will visit Thailand in mid-September for further trade and investment cooperation, says Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak.
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Thailandia
BAC unveils Phuket catering facility
The landscape of the airline catering business at Phuket airport is undergoing a transformation with Bangkok Air Catering Co (BAC) breaking up a long-standing monopoly.
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Russia
Lawyer: Proposal to build Trump Tower in Russia during GOP primary was dropped for ‘business reasons’
President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer is acknowledging that the president’s company considered building a Trump Tower in Moscow during the Republican primary, but the plan ...
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Kenya
Ordinary Kenyans not initially targeted in Sh4m plastic bag penalty
Kenya's law which sets a record Sh4 million or four-year jail term for those who violate the plastic bag ban passes as one of the toughest punishment globally.