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Kenya
Business News: How African governments use advertising as a weapon against media freedom
In Kenya, it's estimated that 30% of newspaper revenue comes from government advertising. In 2013, the government spent Ksh40 million in two weeks just to publish congratulatory messages for the new President Uhuru Kenyatta.
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Kenya
Home & Away: How Mungiki has taken over mines
The gradual forceful takeover of some of the mines can be traced to as far back as 2010, when, after years of being put on the back foot by the authorities in their major operation zones of Nairobi and parts of central Kenya, a delegation of about a dozen people ...
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Ucraina
American OSCE monitor killed in rebel east Ukraine
The announcement about the death saw Kiev and the insurgents quickly trade blame over who was at fault
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USA
Oil Exploration Requires CEO's Mind of Looking 10 or 20 Years Forward
Kim Tae-won, head of SK Innovation's oil exploration business for North America, said, "If the management withdraws from the business simply due to short-term losses, it would definitely fail to retain the related talent and know-how." In an interview held on April 18 at his office in Houston, Texas, he said, ...
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Russia USA Armenia Kazakistan
Eurasian Public Procurement Market Emerges as New Frontier for Korean Companies...KOTRA Report
Eurasia has emerged as a promising public procurement market for Korean companies. According to a report published by the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency on April 23, the five Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) member countries including Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Armenia can potentially make a market of US$500 billion a ...
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Cina USA Vietnam
Korea's FDI Hits Record High of $35.2 Bil.
Korea's outbound foreign direct investment has surpassed 40 trillion won (US$35.2 billion) while that toward China has stayed at the same level for the past few years. The investment destinations that saw the largest increase last year were the United States and Vietnam. According to overseas investment statistics released by Korea ...
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USA
IBM Korea bets future on cognitive, cloud technology business
IBM Korea, the local branch of the US-based tech giant, is betting its future on its cognitive computing and cloud servi
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USA
US import restrictions on rise with new tools for tariffs
The number of US import restrictions so far this year has already surpassed half of last year's total, a local trade bod
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Corea del Sud
KCS says Lotte duty-free license may be revoked
Lotte Duty Free may be stripped off its license to operate its branch in southern Seoul by the Korea Customs Service if
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Malta
Government surplus at 1% of GDP - NSO
Malta registered a general government surplus of €101 million in 2016, new figures from the National Statistics Office show. The €101 million figure, equivalent to one per cent of Malta's GDP, is separate to the €8.9m consolidated fund surplus announced last month and includes funds from the Malta's cash-for-passports scheme, among others. Income ...