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Nigeria
IMF Report Threatens FG’s $1.14bn Foreign Loan Quest
Nigeria’s quest to borrow about $1.4 billion from international finance institutions may be under threat as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has dismissed the government’s economic recovery plan as unsatisfactory. According to a report, by IMF, the reform plans are not enough to bring the country out of recession. Reuters ...
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Nigeria
Financial Experts Laud CBN’s Forex Intervention
As Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), continues to sustain foreign exchange intervention, some experts have expressed satisfaction on the continued intervention so as to bridge the gap between the interbank rate and parallel market rate. The CBN, this week, offered a total of $180 million to meet bids for wholesale ...
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Giappone
End of JAL bailout curbs expected to shake up airline industry
The Japanese airline industry will enter a new era of competition in April after Japan Airlines is freed from the restrictions imposed after the nation’s former flag carrier got a public bailout, and not everyone is happy. Following its bankruptcy filing in January 2010, JAL received ¥350 billion ($3.1 billion) ...
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Giappone
Twitter eyes paid ‘premium’ service for power users
Twitter confirmed Friday it is considering a paid subscription service that would give frequent users more tools to use the social network for marketing, journalism and other fields. Earlier in the week, the company began conducting a user survey that showed it was looking at building a more powerful version ...
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Yemen
Decline of ancient trade route deepens Yemeni food crisis
Source: Reuters - Thomson Reuters Foundation Country: YemenThe two-year-old civil war has severely restricted the flow of food into the main Yemeni cargo ports of Hodeidah and Salif on the Red Sea, while the country is on the brink of famine.A two-year-old civil war has severely restricted the flow of food ...
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USA Canada Giappone Portogallo Bulgaria Regno Unito Malta
'Solidarity in the EU should go beyond migration' – Prime Minister Joseph Muscat
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat insisted today that solidarity between EU member was not only limited to migration but also economic and social issues.Dr Muscat was speaking in Rome, on the eve of the signing of the Declaration of Rome, 60 years after the founding of the EU. He was addressing a ...
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Malta
World Tuberculosis Day 2017: Most TB cases in Malta are imported cases
While stating that Malta is a low Tuberculosis incidence country, the Ministry of Health said in a statement that the large portion of TB cases which are present on the islands are imported cases.24 March commemorates World Tuberculosis Day, and the overall goal of this day is to raise awareness ...
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USA Malta
'The EU is already very much a federation' – PN Leader Simon Busuttil
PN Leader Simon Busuttil said today that the EU is already very much a federation, "even if some want to deny or even contest it.""Federalism actually means unity and collaboration. It is in Malta's interest for us to remain at the heart of the European Union," he said.Dr Busuttil was ...
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Turchia
Theater festival in Adana to kick off season
The 19th State Theaters Sabancı International Adana Theater Festival will be held from March 27 to April 30, featuring 12 Turkish and nine foreign plays in the southern city of Adana
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Spagna
Economía.- NH completa con éxito su emisión de 115 millones de euros en deuda
MADRID, 24 (EUROPA PRESS) El grupo hotelero NH ha concluido con éxito la emisión de deuda senior garantizada con vencimiento a 2023 por importe de 115 millones de euros anunciada este viernes, que tiene por objetivo de refinanciar 150 millones de euros emitidos en 2013, según ha informado ...