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Brasile
Operação Antiquários investiga furto de obras de arte do Museu Imperial
A Polícia Federal deflagrou nesta quarta-feira (18/1), a Operação Antiquários que apura a subtração de obras de arte pertencentes ao Museu Imperial, localizado em Petrópolis (RJ). Em nota, a PF informou que estão sendo cumpridos três mandados de busca e apreensão nos Estados do Rio de ...
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Brasile
Samba-enredo da Imperatriz Leopoldinense irrita líderes do agronegócio
O enredo da escola de samba carioca Imperatriz Leopoldinense provocou a reação de lideranças do agronegócio e entidades do setor. O samba "Xingu: o clamor que vem da floresta" exalta a luta dos povos indígenas e alerta para os riscos que sofrem as etnias nativas e, de ...
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Corea del Sud
Renault Samsung Set to Launch Clio within 1H, Continuing Popularity of SM6 and QM6
Park Dong-hoon, president of Renault Samsung Motors, said on January 18 that his company would introduce a hatchback "Clio" before the end of the first half of this year, thereby continuing the company's run in popular models beginning with the SUV model QM6. He said this in a press conference ...
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Cina Hong Kong
Top regulator meets global investors in Hong Kong
A key South Korean financial regulator has made a pitch for the South Korean economy on a visit to Hong Kong, his office
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Nigeria
Corruption, wealth creation and the Nigerian elite
Japheth Omojuwa Nigeria is a tough place to start a business, and even a much tougher place to run one. When you check the World Bank’s annual Ease of Doing Business Report, you’d actually see that doing business in Nigeria that was a tough ordeal has only got tougher over ...
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Nigeria
Buhari reappoints Erediauwa as NDIC director, seeks Senate approval
Leke Baiyewu, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the Senate, seeking the confirmation of his reappointment of Mr. Aghatise Erediauwa as Executive Director of the Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation. The letter, dated January 17, 2017, was read to the lawmakers by the Deputy President of the Senate, Sen. Ike ...
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Cina Nigeria
Dangote, Sinotruck to roll out trucks assembled in Nigeria next week
Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote, in partnership with China’s heavy duty truck group, Sinotruck, is to roll out first assembled-in-Nigeria trucks next week, the Dangote group said on Wednesday. The Executive Director of Dangote Group, Edwin Devakumar, said in Lagos that the $100m plant would assemble cars soon. He said, ...
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Nigeria
CBN sells forex to BDCs
The Central Bank of Nigeria started auctioning $250m to 3147 registered Bureau De Change nationwide on Wednesday. The President, Association of Bureau De Change Operators of Nigeria, Alhaji Aminu Gwadabe, on Wednesday said the sale of the foreign currency to BDCs would impact positively on the naira exchange rate as the ...
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Nigeria
We’ll collaborate with NLC, TUC on workers’ rights – United Labour Congress
The United Labour Congress says it will collaborate with the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress to ensure that workers’ rights and privileges were given due attention. The ULC is a former faction of the NLC, led by Joe Ajaero. The faction decided to legitimise its existence by adopting ...
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Nigeria
NAMA backs FG on vehicle importation ban
Maureen Ihua-Maduenyi The Nigeria Automotive Manufacturers Association has expressed support for the Federal Government’s ban on importation of vehicles through the land borders. The association said the importation of vehicles through the country’s land borders constituted a major revenue leakage to the government with import duties payable going to the ...