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Nigeria
Osinbajo: new financing models to bridge Africa’s growth gaps
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo yesterday advocated a new paradigm in financing infrastructure projects in Africa to close the huge growth gap in the continent. He spoke at a forum to mark Africa Finance Corporation’s 10th anniversary in Abuja. Osinbajo noted that the idea of a public-private development finance institution was ...
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Nigeria
Strike cripples Lagos ports
• Customs loses over N3b Business activities at the Lagos Port Complex (LPC) and the Tin-Can Island port in Lagos were again, brought to a halt yesterday, as clearing agents and the truck drivers continued with their strike over the deplorable state of the roads leading to the ports. The ...
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Nigeria
Foreign reserves gain $7b in six months to $31b
The foreign exchange reserves rose by $7 billion in six months to hit $31 billion at the end of last month. The increase has restored the total to a level last seen in August 2015. According to FBN Capital Research, the reasons for the recovery are the disbursement of $600 ...
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Senegal
Simulation d'une attaque terroriste à Dakar : le ministre de l'Intérieur loue le professionnalisme des forces de sécurité
Dakar, 16 mai (APS) – Le ministre de l'Intérieur et de la Sécurité publique, Abdoulaye Daouda Diallo, a salué le niveau d'engagement et la capacité de "coordination" des forces de défense et de sécurité sénégalaises, au terme d'un exercice de simulation d'une attaque terroriste au Centre international du commerce extérieur ...
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Senegal
Le commerce électronique, "une réalité incontournable"
Dakar, 16 mai (APS) – Le ministre sénégalais du Commerce, Alioune Sarr, a estimé, mardi, à Dakar, que le commerce électronique était devenu "une réalité incontournable" et "un immense potentiel" pour les petites et moyennes entreprises (PME) des pays en développement. - Commerce
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Portogallo
Felicidade
Para todos aqueles que se dedicam ao estudo da economia da felicidade, Portugal constitui um excelente estudo de caso.
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Portogallo
Privatização do Jornal da Madeira (JM) em vias de conclusão
O processo de venda pelo governo regional madeirense do Jornal da Madeira (JM) a um agrupamento constituído pela Radio Girão e pela ACIN, deverá ficar integralmente concluído até final até início de Junho, disse ao Económico Madeira uma fonte oficial.
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Argentina
BGH trae a la Argentina la marca de electrodomésticos turca Beko con una inversión de $ 160 millones
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USA
Soaring temperatures next challenge for Mosul displaced
Source: International Organization for Migration Country: IraqWith temperatures nearing 37° C and rising, the coming months will be trying for the people displaced from Mosul who found refuge in IOM's Qayara emergency site, south of the embattled city. Iraq - It was hard enough coping with flight from conflict-hit areas during the ...
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USA
Gambia: African-Export-Import Bank to Start U.S.$500 Million Investment in Gambia
[Daily Observer] If all goes as plan, the African-Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is planning to kick-start a US$500M investment in tourism and agriculture as well as other trade logistics.