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Kuwait
French FM in Kuwait for Gulf crisis talks
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian held talks with top officials in Kuwait on July 16 in a bid to bolster the emirate’s attempts to mediate in the Gulf crisis
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Regno Unito
Minister says UK will pay Brexit debts, admits cabinet splits
Finance minister Philip Hammond said on July 16 that Britain will take responsibility for the money it owes the EU after leaving the bloc, as he acknowledged the cabinet was split over Brexit.
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Thailandia
South Asia in urgent call for Thai rice
Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are in talks with Thailand for an urgent purchase of 400,000 tonnes of rice to replenish their falling stocks, says the Commerce Ministry's Department of Foreign Trade (DFT).
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Australia Nuova Zelanda Regno Unito
Flick Electric expanding overseas, eyeing Australia, UK markets
A Wellington energy retailer, which has been labelled a "groundbreaking" business, is amping up to expand overseas.
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Kenya
Kenya: Traders in Nakuru feel impact of oil export depot closure
The decision by Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) to relocate its export business to its Eldoret and Kisumu depots is killing local business.
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Kenya
Kenya: Farmers get back title deeds after Uhuru orders waiver on loans
A section of farmers who had taken loans with the Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC) have received back their titles deeds.
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Nigeria
Nigeria to stop rice importation by December – Minister
Kamarudeen Ogundele, Ado Ekiti The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, says Nigeria will stop rice importation by end of the year. He stated that the country has enough Yam production that can sustain home consumption and meet foreign exchange earnings to guarantee diversification of the economy. ...
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Cina
China commits $5bn to development of Oyo Free Trade Zone
Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has stated that his administration has secured the commitment of $5bn from China in the development of the newly established Free Trade Zone in the state. The governor made the disclosure while receiving an Industrial Policy and Strategic Document from a delegation of United ...
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Nigeria
Anambra to commence rice export in 2018
The Acting Programme Manager of Agricultural Development Programme, Anambra, Mr Jude Nwankwo says plans are underway to commence export of rice from the state in 2018. Nwankwo disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Awka. “By the grace of God, Anambra will commence ...
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Nigeria
‘Nigerian movies among the best internationally’
Dr. Chidia Maduekwe, the Managing Director of the Jos-based Nigeria Film Corporation, says Nigerian movies are among the best internationally in terms of contents, settings and acceptability. Maduekwe told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that many movie-producers and marketers were smiling to their banks because of impressive ...