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Nigeria
Nigeria Needs President Versed In Economic Matters Now, Says Emmanuel
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, Akwa Ibom State governor and presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Udom Emmanuel, has said the next president of Nigeria must have deep knowledge of the economy. He made the assertion in Lagos at the weekend through former governor ...
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Nigeria
83% Eligible Taxpayers Evade Payments In Nigeria – Report
Only about 13 per cent of Nigerian taxpayers, especially workers in the informal sector of the Nigerian economy are not likely to evade payment of tax in Nigeria, according to a taxpayer perception survey that was conducted by the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) for 2021. A larger portion of workers ...
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Nigeria
15% ‘Tokunbo’ Vehicles Levy: Clearing Agents Get Conflicting Signals Over Planned Strike
There is confusion at the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA), Tin-Can Island port complex, over the introduction of 15 per cent National Automotive Council (NAC), levy by the federal ministry of Finance on imported used vehicles also known as ‘Tokunbo.’ While clearing agents operating at the Apapa seaport, Port and Terminal ...
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Nigeria
Recapitalisation: PenCom Approves Acquisition Of IEI-Anchor Pension
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has approved Norrenberger’s acquisition of IEI-Anchor Pension. By this move, Norrenberger, through its acquisition of IEI Insurance too, becomes the largest shareholder of the Pension Fund Administrator(PFA). Norrenberger is a leading, independent financial services group while International Energy Insurance started operations in Nigeria over half ...
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Nigeria
Gov Emmanuel To Give Lagos Special Status As Nigeria’s President
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant and governor of Akwa Ibom State Udom Emmanuel has canvassed a special status for Lagos State, stressing that industrialising the state will not just boost Nigeria’s economy but make it blossom. The aspirant who promised to pursue policies that will make the Lagos economy ...
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Argentina
El riesgo de perder otra enorme oportunidad
La Argentina real conspira una vez más contra la Argentina posible; y la política aparece como la enorme barrera capaz de frenar lo que podría ser un poderoso viento de cola por varios años
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Cina
China promotes coal in setback for efforts to cut emissions
China is promoting coal-fired power as the ruling Communist Party tries to revive a sluggish economy, prompting warnings Beijing is setting back efforts to cut climate-changing carbon emissions from the biggest global source.
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Thailandia
Domestic car sales rise in March, as car exports fall
Domestic car sales in March rose 9.1% from a year earlier to 87,245 units, helped by improved economic activity following an easing of coronavirus curbs and relief measures, the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) said on Monday.
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Indonesia
Indonesia’s palm oil export ban leaves global buyers with no Plan B
Vegetable oil prices have already risen more than 50% in the past six months, as factors ranging from labor shortages in Malaysia to droughts in ...
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Giappone
Japan readies ¥6.2 trillion package to help with surging cost of fuel and materials
The spending will add to Japan's public debt — the heaviest in the industrial world at more than twice the size of the country's economy.