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Sudan cancels restrictions on trade unions
May 23, 2019
May 23, 2019 (KHARTOUM) - Sudan’s transitional military junta decided on Wednesday to cancel restrictions on trade union organizations, saying it should be in line with international legislation ensuring free trade unions. Under the 1992 Act of the al-Bashir regime, trade union rights are minimal, and there are no independent unions. The Sudan Workers’ Trade"...
Moldova Citizenship-by-Investment Program Completes First Successful Application
May 22, 2019
As concessionaire of the Moldova Citizenship-by-Investment (MCBI) program, Henley & Partners is pleased to note the successful completion of the first citizenship-by-investment application in the country. Henley & Partners has over 20 years of experience in strategic consulting, working with sovereign states around the globe in the design, set-up, and operation of the world’s most respected investment migration programs. The completion of the first citizenship-by-investment application process in Moldova clearly illustrates the features that are at the core of the MCBI program: impressive efficiency and a firm commitment to best practice. Within a three-month window, applicants are thoroughly screened in a multi-stage due diligence process that ensures only highly credible international investors are granted Moldovan citizenship. There are currently over 30 applications in process,......
War-Aher school pupils in Aweil skip lessons over drinking water shortage
May 21, 2019
The number of pupils attending War-Aher Primary School in War-Aher payam of South Sudan’s Aweil State has decreased due to poor services, an official said Friday. Speaking to Radio Tamazuj, the school’s headmaster, Marko Madut said pupils consume unsafe water in school, pointing out that most of the pupils suffered from diarrhea due to poor hygiene and consumption of unsafe drinking water. He"...
Beyond Minimum Wage
May 7, 2019
On May 1, our country celebrated Workers Day. This occasion presents an opportunity to consider the situation of the common man or woman in our country, the role of the labor movement in our political economy, and the undoubtedly weak state of the Nigerian economy today. Congratulations to labor and the federal government on the introduction of a new minimum wage. While the new minimum wage of N30,000 will help tackle poverty, we must do more. Ninety-five per cent of Nigerians still live below $5.5 a day (approximately N170"...
Youth urges religious reform, demands governments deliver on economy
May 5, 2019
Youth, who form the largest demographic in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and account for 65 percent of the population under the age of 30, seem to have a strong viewpoint when it comes to some of the most contentious issues of our times. On economics, politics, religion and the future of the region, youth have firm stances that are often in contradiction to the status quo prevailing in the region. In the latest survey on youth perceptions"...
Govt to hold investment summit in South Africa
April 23, 2019
South Sudan government officials will on Wednesday hold an investment summit in South Africa. The even closing a 4-city global investment drive that previously took place in Washington, New York and Dubai, will be held at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg. It is organized in collaboration"...
Aweil government calls for partnership in timber production
April 21, 2019
South Sudan’s Aweil state agriculture ministry is calling on private companies to invest in timber production ahead of the rainy season. Last year, Aweil state ministry of agriculture, animal resources, and fisheries withdrew all licenses to private companies due to claims that the companies violate forest conservation plans in the state. The government then took over timber production. But,"...
Agreement on Operation of Zayed Al Khair Project in al- Gazera
April 20, 2019
Medani, Apr. 19 (SUNA) The Acting Governor of al- Gazera state, Lt. Gen. Abdul-Azeez Osman al- Amin, indicated the state’s keenness to provide healthy environment for all people in the state. During his meeting, Friday at his office, the head of the Investment Encouragement Commission , Amir Yahia Haroun, he announced his welcome to the satisfactory solutions, the agreed upon joint visions with the National Investment Organ for the operation"...
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