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Minister Parks Tau to strengthen trade ties with India
IOL
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August 18, 2025
Trade, Industry, and Competition minister, Parks Tau, is set to lead a delegation to Mumbai and Delhi from August 25 to 29, at the invitation of Indian Minister of Commerce and Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal. The visit's objective is to strengthen...
Government Reaffirms Commitment to Easing Living Burden on Civil Servants
Ethiopian News Agency
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Addis Ababa, August 18, 2025 (POA) - The Ministry of Finance has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to easing the financial burden on civil servants. As part of ongoing public service and administration reforms, the Ethiopian Civil Service...
Economic Development: Manufacturers Are Making …Investments
The Lane Report - Kentucky
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August 18, 2025
Kentucky’s local economic developers had a mostly happy first half of 2025, despite a chaotic national and international scene of changing trade policies, up and down equity markets and dropping consumer sentiment. Most local officials across the...
Ministers visit Maracas to address vendors’ woes
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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August 18, 2025
News Mya Quamie 2 Hrs Ago Plastic lounge chairs for rental at Maracas beach. - File photo Parliamentary Secretary in the Trade, Investment and Tourism. Ministry Dr Colin Neil Gosine, Defence Minister Wayne Sturge and Minister in the Ministry of...
Minister confirms: Trade union of pharmacists requests higher compensation for on-duty hours
RTL Today
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August 18, 2025
The trade union of pharmacists pleads for higher compensation for being on-duty, as confirmed by the responsible minister Martine Deprez. Minister for Health and Social Security Martine Deprez confirmed that the trade union for pharmacists...
Minister Backs Expansion of Agricultural Processing to Boost...
AKP
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AKP Phnom Penh, August 18, 2025 -- The Minister of Commerce expresses her strong support for the expansion of fruit and agricultural product processing facilities, underscoring the initiative as a strategic step toward diversifying Cambodia’s...
Minister calls for ‘ubuntu-driven’ AI future
NewsDay Zimbabwe
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Information Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services minister, Tatenda Mavetera VICTORIA FALLS – Zimbabwe’s Information Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services minister, Tatenda Mavetera, officially opened the Artificial...
Government of Ontario continues SDF Training Stream investments with more than $5 million for the Northumberland and Peterborough areas
Manufacturing Automation
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August 18, 2025
Aug. 18, 2025, Port Hope, Ont. — The government of Ontario is investing more than $5 million through the Skills Development Fund (SDF) Training Stream to help almost 3,000 youth, jobseekers and apprentices across the Northumberland and...
Ministry of Justice headquarters sold to billionaire developer for £245m
The Times
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The Ministry of Justice’s headquarters in central London have been bought for £245 million by a billionaire developer who is considering turning the brutalist 1970s block into a luxury hotel. Arora Group, owned by the billionaire Surinder Arora,...
Government response to the BBC Exposé on Child Sex Trade in Kenya troubling
Media Observer
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August 18, 2025
The BBC recently aired a disturbing exposé uncovering child sex trade in Kenya, particularly in Maai Mahiu, Naivasha. The investigative team used hidden cameras and undercover reporters who posed as aspiring “madams”, i.e. women hoping to learn...
Government events this week in North Cook County: Aug. 17-23
North Cook News - Illinois
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August 18, 2025
The following events are scheduled to take place in North Cook County this week. Monday, Aug. 18 Village of Skokie Board of Fire and Police Commissioners Meeting Village of Skokie 6 pm Arlington Heights Senior Citizens’ Commission Regular Meeting...
"Industry" Ministry Issues 2,700 Violations Since Start of the Year
Jordan News
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August 18, 2025
Amman – Since the beginning of this year until mid-August, the Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Supply has issued 2,700 violations in markets across the Kingdom, the majority of which (approximately 83%) were due to the failure to display prices,...
Qudah: A Thriving Jordan Requires a Strong Private Sector and an Advanced Government Cadre
Jordan News
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August 18, 2025
Amman – Minister of Industry, Trade, and Supply Eng. Yarub Qudah stated that building a prosperous and advanced Jordan requires a strong economy supported by a resilient private sector across all its branches—industry, tourism, services, and...
Policy Updates: USDA announces New World screwworm plan and industry responds
Profarmer
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August 18, 2025
Federal judge orders USDA to restore six grants (Bloomberg): A federal court ordered the USDA to reinstate several farm and nonprofit grants that were abruptly canceled. The U.S. District Court for D.C. ruled Thursday that the USDA and the...
Nation of Debt: Higher taxes, deeper spending cuts inevitable as economy suffers from long Covid
The New Zealand Herald
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August 18, 2025
Spending is at a fundamentally unsustainable level, even once you strip out the ups and downs associated with different parts of the economic cycle. The Government’s finances aren’t just suffering from a hangover that will pass. The chills run...
PM Modi Chairs High-Level Meeting On Next-Gen Reforms, GST Revision & Economic Roadmap (VIDEO)
Free Press Journal
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August 18, 2025
PM Modi chairs high-level meet on next-gen reforms. | New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday chaired a high-level meeting, which included top Union ministers, secretaries and economists, to deliberate on the roadmap for the next...
Business : Malaysia Remains Committed To Reactivating D-8 Economic Cooperation - MITI
Bernama
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August 19, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 18 (Bernama) -- Malaysia remains committed to reactivating economic cooperation with member countries of the Developing Eight (D-8) through various strategic initiatives, according to the Ministry of Investment, Trade and...
Memorandum of Understanding Between the General Federation of Jordanian Trade Unions and Adaleh Center to Strengthen Labor Rights Protection
Jordan News
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August 18, 2025
The General Federation of Jordanian Trade Unions (GFJTU) and the Adaleh Center for Human Rights Studies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at strengthening the protection of workers’ rights—whether Jordanian or migrant—and...
Commerce Minister pushes Banthat Thong as global street food landmark with urgent 4-point plan
The Nation Thailand
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August 18, 2025
Commerce Minister Jatuporn Buruspat on August 17 visited Banthat Thong Road in Bangkok’s Pathumwan district with representatives of the Banthat Thong Road Business Association to meet street food vendors and restaurant owners, listen to their...
Wingamm Announces Tariff Policy of $9,500 Flat Fee Per Unit
RV Business
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August 18, 2025
NASHVILLE — Wingamm, a leading provider of luxury compact motorhomes in Europe and the U.S., today announced its formal tariff policy now that a trade deal has been reached between the United States and the European Union. Wingamm USA is currently...