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USA
Mercado financeiro reduz estimativa de crescimento da economia em 2020
Pela quinta semana seguida, instituições financeiras consultadas pelo Banco central (BC) reduziram a estimativa de crescimento da economia este ano. De acordo com o boletim Focus, a expansão do Produto Interno Bruto (PIB) – a soma de todos os bens e serviços produzidos no país – caiu de 1,99% para ...
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Brasile
Banco do Brasil inaugura primeira usina própria de energia solar
O Banco do Brasil (BB) tornou-se a primeira instituição administração pública do país a ter a própria usina de energia solar com o objetivo de abastecer as próprias agências. Com capacidade de geração de 14 gigawatts-hora (GWh), o BB inaugurou, na última quinta-feira (12) a usina de energia solar de ...
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Etiopia
Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Move to Partner Directly With Foreign Investors
[East African] Ethiopia's reformist Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced last year that he intended to change how the country does business, by converting government agencies to freely accept private investors.
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USA
US workers brace as coronavirus ripples through real economy
Service industries that have driven jobs growth look among the most vulnerable
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USA
US investors brace for ratings downgrades
About $300bn of bonds rated triple B trade with junk-like yields above 6 per cent
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Turchia
Istanbul’s ‘most elegant peddler’ dies aged 71
Burhan Demircan, nicknamed Burhan Pazarlama (Burhan Marketing), who has been hawking for 64 years in Istanbul’s city lines ferries, passed away on March 13. He was 71.
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Turchia
Döner shops create monthly $630 million business volume
Some 30,000 shops sell around a total of 900,000 kilograms of traditional döner kebab each day across Turkey, making a great contribution to the local economy, according to the head of a trading group.
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Turchia
‘Turkey has great potential to develop tourism sector’
Turkey has excellent potential to further develop tourism from the beaches of the Mediterranean to the lakes, mountains and other natural beauties of the country, according to the Austrian trade commissioner in Istanbul.
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Cina Hong Kong
Equities plunge as central bank moves fail to ease economy fears
HONG KONG: Asian markets tumbled Monday as interest rate cuts and fresh stimulus measures by central banks failed to lift confidence, with analysts warning that the Federal Reserve may have reached the limits of its power to fend off recession as the coronavirus spreads.
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Thailandia
Tussle over Chiang Mai's tramway
Businesses say the planned 27-billion-baht tramway project will help stimulate the local economy, which is experiencing a downturn as a result of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.