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Nigeria
North-East loses $9bn to B’Haram activities, says Buratai
Olusola Fabiyi, Abuja The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, has said that the activities of Boko Haram terrorists have so far affected the economy of the North-East to the tune of about $9bn. The army chief said this in Lagos while delivering a paper at the inaugural ...
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Nigeria
Chinese banks to finance oil projects in Nigeria–NNPC
Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation on Friday announced that Chinese banks had made commitment to finance oil and gas projects in Nigeria. The NNPC Group Managing Director, Maikanti Baru, who disclosed this when a delegation of the Nigerian Gas Association paid him a courtesy visit in Abuja, ...
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Nigeria
Why we are refinancing local debts with $3bn – DMO
Everest Amaefule, Abuja Refinancing Federal Government’s maturing local debts with $3bn external borrowing will not only crash the rate of domestic borrowing but also allow some borrowing space to the private sector, the Debt Management Office has said. In a statement issued in Abuja on Friday, the DMO said borrowing ...
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Nigeria
IG sets up panel to probe police promotion scandal
Adelani Adepegba, Abuja The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has set up a Special Investigation Panel to investigate alleged corruption in the ongoing police promotion exercise. The panel was a sequel to complaints and allegations credited to the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Navy, Senator Isah Misau, who ...
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USA
Pioggia di vendite a Wall Street
(Teleborsa) - Scambi in ribasso per la Borsa di New York, che accusa una flessione dello 0,93% sul Dow Jones, proseguendo la serie di quattro ribassi consecutivi, iniziata martedì scorso; sulla...
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Senegal
La Journée internationale de la jeunesse celébrée, samedi
Dakar, 11 août (APS) - Le ministère de la Jeunesse, de l'Emploi et de la Construction citoyenne en partenariat avec le Fonds des Nations Unies pour la population (UNFPA) et ALFI/LEARN célèbre, samedi à 16 h la journée internationale de la jeunesse. Dakar, 11 août (APS) - Le ministère de ...
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Messico
Avanzan las negociaciones para un tratado de libre comercio con México
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Malta
Watch: Francis Zammit Dimech to contest European Parliament elections in 2019
MEP Francis Zammit Dimech today officially announced that he will contest the European elections in 2019 for the Nationalist Party. He emphasised that “this will be an important test for me but also important test for the Nationalist Party. This will be the process were the people will vote once ...
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Turchia
European bank provides $55 mln to QNB Finansbank for female entrepreneurs in Turkey
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has said it is increasing financing for its popular Women in Business program with a new $55 million loan to QNB Finansbank, a Turkish commercial bank, which will on-lend the funds to businesses either owned or run by women.
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Spagna
España atrae siete veces menos turismo de calidad que Francia o Inglaterra
España capta solo el 3% del gasto mundial en turismo de calidad y compras, un porcentaje mínimo si tenemos en cuenta que competidores directos como Francia o Inglaterra acaparan un 20% del mismo. El modelo de turismo estacional, el conocido como sol y playa, ha dado estos últimos meses síntomas ...