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Kenya
Kenya: Ugali back on menu as maize flour hits shelves again
Kenyans can now enjoy their favourite meal after retailers in the central business district started stocking maize flour.
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Nigeria
MPC: FX rate crashes as Naira appreciates
Few hours after the CBN announced the outcome of its Monetary Policy Committee meeting, the exchange rate crashed at the parallel market as the Naira further appreciated against the dollar. The Nigerian currency gained two points to trade at N363 to the dollar on Tuesday at the parallel market in ...
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Nigeria
Nigeria shop for foreign goalkeeping coach to train Ikeme’s replacement
Nigeria are looking to hire a foreign goalkeeping coach to help train up a suitable stand-in for the ailing Carl Ikeme, as they prepare for crunch World Cup 2018 qualifiers. The Super Eagles are flying high at the top of their qualifying group, with a maximum six points from two ...
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Brasile
Index Shows Optimism in Commerce Segment in Brazil
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Although business confidence in the commerce segment in Brazil fell slightly (.09 percent) in July, the Commerce Business Confidence Index (ICEC), continues in positive territory indicating optimism in Brazil’s commerce business segment, according to the National Confederation of Commerce of ...
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Brasile
Brazil Residential Real Estate Sales Down for Fourth Month
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – According to the latest FipeZAP Index, which tracks residential real estate sale prices in Brazil’s twenty biggest cities, prices remained relatively stable in June, registering a marginal decline of -0.15 percent compared to May. The slight decline in June represents ...
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Nigeria
Army promotes 6,199 soldiers
… Troops neutralize eight female suicide bombers The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Tuesday approved the special promotion of 6,199 soldiers serving in Operation Lafiya Dole in the North East part of the country. A statement issued by the Nigerian Army Spokesperson, Brig. Gen. Sani Usman, ...
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Nigeria
Extractive Industries: Stakeholders Want FG To Scrap Tax Holiday Incentive
By Ruth Tene Natsa, Abuja Stakeholders have called on the federal government to scrap tax holidays on extractive industries and instead strengthen the framework for ensuring the ease of doing business by investors. This according to them “Is because tax holidays has led to loss of essential revenue” The stakeholders ...
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Argentina
Grenergy entra en el mercado argentino con la compra de un parque eólico de 24 MW
Grenergy ha entrado en el mercado argentino con la compra de un proyecto eólico de 24 megavatios (MW) en la Patagonia, informó la compañía.
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Giappone
Tokyo stocks drop amid lack of fresh incentives
Stocks fell slightly Tuesday in thin trading amid a lack of fresh clues.The Nikkei 225 average lost 20.47 points, or 0.10 percent, to close at ...
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USA
Mirai sales looks bleak in U.S. states lacking hydrogen-fueling stations
Toyota Motor Corp., off to a slow start selling its car of the future on one U.S. coast, is struggling even to get started on ...