• Nigeria

    North-West Govs Sign Trade Pact With Niger Republic

    In a search to tackle the current economic down turn, three Northwest governors have signed a pact with Zindar State of Niger Republic for boosting trade activities along their borders. The trade agreement was initiated for establishing free trade zone known as Kano-Jigawa-Daura-Zindar business corridor for facilitating the movement of ...

  • Cina Giappone

    China’s yuan joins elite club of IMF reserve currencies

    China’s yuan is joining the International Monetary Fund’s basket of reserve currencies as of Saturday, a milestone for the government’s campaign for recognition as a global economic power. The yuan joins the dollar, euro, yen and pound in the IMF’s special drawing rights (SDR) basket, which determines currencies that countries ...

  • Giappone

    Trade deals Trump loves to hate actually have small positives and definite negatives

    Over the course of the 2016 presidential election, trade has been thrust into the spotlight. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump described the North American Free Trade Agreement as “the worst trade deal maybe ever signed anywhere, but certainly ever signed in this country” during the first presidential debate on Sept. ...

  • USA Giappone

    BMW issues recall for new Takata air bag problem

    Another potentially deadly problem has surfaced with Takata air bags, this one forcing BMW to recall over 4,000 SUVs in the United States and Canada. The new problem was traced to improper welds, and it’s separate from the trouble that has caused the largest automotive recall in U.S. history. The ...

  • Brasile

    Meirelles: análise do FMI sobre economia do país está em linha com a brasileira

    O ministro da Fazenda, Henrique Meirelles, disse hoje (30) que a avaliação feita pelo Fundo Monetário Internacional (FMI) sobre a economia brasileira está de acordo com a análise do governo. “As sugestões do FMI estão bastante em linha com aquilo que nós estamos propondo”, disse Meirelles. Em declaração divulgada ontem ...

  • Brasile

    Ministro da Fazenda prevê queda do desemprego para 2017

    O ministro da Fazenda, Henrique Meirelles, disse hoje (30), após participar de evento com empresários na capital paulista, que a taxa de desemprego deverá começar a perder força a partir de 2017. Segundo ele, a situação da economia ainda é grave, mas a queda nos indicadores está começando a estabilizar. ...

  • Brasile

    Ministério defende sócios em áreas do pré-sal cedidas pela União à Petrobras

    O secretário de Petróleo, Gás Natural e Combustíveis Renováveis do Ministério de Minas e Energia (MME), Márcio Félix, defendeu hoje (30) mudança na Lei sobre o Contrato de Cessão Onerosa - reservas concedidas à Petrobras pelo governo em 2010 - para atrair novos parceiros nas áreas do pré-sal. Ele falou ...

  • Brasile

    Sem previsão de acordo, greve dos bancários completa 25 dias

    Em todo o país, 13.358 agências bancárias tiveram suas atividades paralisadasElza Fiúza/Agência Brasil A greve nacional dos bancários completa hoje (30) 25 dias, sem previsão de nova reunião de negociação com os representantes dos bancos. Em todo o país, 13.358 agências tiveram suas atividades paralisadas, o que corresponde 57% do ...

  • Turchia Italia

    Italian Trade Agency head praises Turkish economy

    Despite the loss of confidence among some Italian companies due to political turmoil in the country, Turkey remains an attractive market for Italy, according to the head of the Italian Trade Agency

  • Giordania

    NATO seeks long-term partnership with Iraq

    Only half-an-hour drive away from the city center of Amman, Jordan, a state-of-the-art center of excellence meets you in a secluded location on a vast terrain surrounded by high hills, specially equipped for the training of Special Forces and military units