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Russia USA Regno Unito
Alfred Sant's report on EU economic priorities approved by Econ
A report on the EU’s economic priorities for 2017 presented by former Prime Minister Alfred Sant was adopted by the Committee for Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament (ECON). The report was prepared against a backdrop of low domestic investments, a lower than expected growth forecast, economic uncertainty deriving ...
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USA
Chelsea agree lucrative kit deal with Nike
Chelsea announced yesterday a long-term partnership with Nike from next year in a deal that media reports suggested could be worth £60 million a season. Without giving financial details, Chelsea said it represented the largest commercial deal in the Premier League club’s history. “Nike will produce strips for the first team, academy ...
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Regno Unito
SoftBank and Saudi plan $100bn tech fund
London-based partnership shows continued appetite for the sector
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USA
US modifies plans to crack down on inversions
Final regulations will be focused more on aggressive tax avoidance tactics after business outcry
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USA
Fed rate hike - December in the loop
Over the past months market participants were anxious awaiting any form of communication of when the Federal Reserve (Fed) will act and hike interest rates for the second time, following the first rate hike since 2008 which occurred in December 2015. Yields across the fixed-income asset class were being very sensitive ...
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Spagna
Antwerpen gaat Barcelona achterna: eerste overdekte foodmarket van het land
Zaterdag opent in Antwerpen Mercado, de eerste overdekte foodmarket van het land. Het oude postkantoor op de Groenplaats moet een echte culinaire hotspot worden. De stad treedt daarmee in de voetsporen van onder meer Barcelona, Madrid en Kopenhagen.
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Nigeria
Maafa renews the stage at National Theatre
Akeem Lasisi When the National Troupe of Nigeria invited theatre lovers to come and savour Maafa, an enactment of the agonies of the slave trade era, the Akin Adejuwon-led troupe offered them one of the best gifts that anyone could get during the Independence Day anniversary season. So engaging was ...
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Nigeria
First Bank gets approval to sell forex to BDCs
First Bank of Nigeria Limited says it has received the approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria to commence the sale of foreign exchange to licenced Bureau De Change operators. The lender, in a statement on Thursday, said it had strengthened its money transfer services in compliance with the rules ...
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Nigeria
Senate summons CBN, MTN, banks over $13.9bn transfer probe
Leke Baiyewu, Abuja The Senate on Thursday summoned the Central Bank of Nigeria, MTN Nigeria, the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria, three commercial banks and some businessmen over alleged violation of the Foreign Exchange (Monitoring and Miscellaneous) Act. The upper chamber of the National Assembly had instituted a probe into ...
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USA Nigeria
Forum exposes Nigeria’s poor preparation for non-oil exports
Anna Okon A recent meeting in the United States held under the auspices of Civil Society Network on African Growth Opportunities Act exposed the poor preparation of Nigeria for the diversification of its economy along the non-oil export sector. The President, Nigerian-American Chamber of Commerce, Chief Olabintan Famutimi, gave the ...