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Spagna
Economía/Finanzas.- Corporación Financiera Alba gana 407,8 millones en 2016, un 51% más
br /> MADRID, 28 (EUROPA PRESS) Corporación Financiera Alba registró un beneficio neto consolidado de 407,8 millones de euros en el ejercicio 2016, lo que supone un 51,3% más que el año anterior, debido a los mayores beneficios de sus empresas asociadas, especialmente Indra.
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Spagna
Economía/Empresas.- Natra entra en 'números rojos' en 2016 al perder 12,2 millones
br /> MADRID, 28 (EUROPA PRESS) Natra registró unas pérdidas de 12,2 millones de euros en el ejercicio 2016, frente al beneficio de 4,46 millones de euros que obtuvo el año anterior, de acuerdo con las cuentas remitidas por la compañía a la Comisión Nacional del ...
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USA
US economy slows in fourth quarter
WASHINGTON - US economic growth slowed in the fourth quarter as previously reported, with robust consumer spending offset by downward revisions to business and government investment.
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Etiopia
Climate Insurance Hot Prospect for Ethiopia
[Addis Fortune] Weather-Based index insurance is a tool for small farmers to manage climate risk.
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India
Court rejects plea to abort foetus with Down’s Syndrome
India’s top court Tuesday denied a plea by a pregnant woman to terminate her 26-week old foetus diagnosed with Down’s Syndrome, the latest in a string of women to have her abortion request rejected. Indian law does not permit terminations after 20 weeks but the Supreme Court has made exceptions ...
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Nigeria
Ban on okada, keke will affect Nigeria’s economy – Amaechi
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has said that motorcycles and tricycles should not be banned nationwide because doing so would affect the nation’s economy negatively. Amaechi said this on Tuesday in Abuja at the celebration of the national day of Amalgamated Commercial Tricycle and Motorcycle Owners, Repairers and Riders ...
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Nigeria
Local debts killing economy, Senate tells FG
Leke Baiyewu, Abuja The Senate, on Tuesday, asked the Federal Government to settle all its debts to local contractors in the interest of Nigeria’s economy. The upper chamber of the National Assembly, specifically, “Urge the Federal Government to appraise its indebtedness to the local contractors; and urge the Federal Government ...
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Nigeria
Emulate late Justice Eso, Oguntade tells judges
A retired Justice of the Supreme Court, George Oguntade, in Lagos on Tuesday urged serving judges and justices to remain steadfast and show mastery of the law amid the turbulent times pervading the nation’s judiciary. Oguntade spoke at a launch and public presentation of a book in honour of the ...
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Giappone
Dollar grows firmer in Tokyo in listless trading
The dollar was firmer around ¥112.30 in late Tokyo trading Tuesday, with investors refraining from active trading to await a congressional speech by U.S. President Donald Trump. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥112.31-31, up from ¥112.21-21 at the same time Monday. The euro was at $1.0594-0594, up from ...
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Giappone
Tokyo stocks turn higher on buybacks amid yen’s easing
Tokyo stocks managed to end higher for the first time in five market days Tuesday, thanks to buybacks on a pause in the yen’s strengthening and a continued Wall Street rally overnight. The Nikkei 225 average closed 11.52 points, or 0.06 percent, higher at 19,118.99 after giving up most of ...