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Table Water and Table Water Producers Association of Nigeria
I am the National President of the Table Water and Beverage Producers Association of Nigeria, Prince Adeniyi Olukoya, talks to BANKOLE TAIWO on the continued fall in the value of the naira and its impact on the business. I have been in the of processing and packaging water for about 22 years and we are still going strong despite the obvious odds of our nose-diving economy. We have some consumables like water filters and treatment plants that we must use to enhance
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Read more at Punch Newspapers
Three Long-Term Changes From the Covid-19 Pandemic
As well as short term adjustments, the pandemic could lead to three lasting changes. Reshaping global supply chains The first thing it could do is change attitudes to risk. For businesses, the risks of Covid-19 have come not just from the disease itself.
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Read more at WIRED
BT Local Business (BTLB) - Is BT Plc in the Process of Closing Down?
Score 0 Sources have indicated to ISPreview that the BT Group are in the process of reviewing BT Local Business (BTLB) division. The telecoms giant is currently going through a period of wider business and brand simplification. So far this hasn’t touched BTLB all that much, which may be partly because it’s a more complicated setup that trades under a string of separate companies.
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Read more at ISPreview UK
The Fill’Er Up
The Fill’Er Up is a gas station that doubles as a restaurant. When I am procrastinating assignments or can’t fall asleep at night, what I like to do is zoom in on random towns near Elizabethtown to see what I can find. My caffeine addiction is off the charts, so I had low expectations for this gas station coffee.
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Read more at Etownian
Kairos Minerals Cash Burn - 5 Warning Signs
We can readily understand why investors are attracted to unprofitable companies. For the purposes of this article, cash burn is the annual rate at which a company spends cash to fund its growth; its negative free cash flow. In June 2023, Kairos Minerals had AU$4.1m in cash, and was debt-free. This kind of short runway puts us on edge, as it indicates the company must reduce its cash burn significantly, or else raise cash imminently.
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Read more at Yahoo Finance
Epic Games to Have App Store on IOS in Europe
Epic, which makes Fortnite, has been battling Apple and Google over in-app purchases for years. Advertisement Apple is backing down after saying it would not allow Epic Games to have its own app store on IOS in Europe.
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Read more at Business Insider
Schneider Electric Partnering With the Professional Women’s Hockey League
Schneider Electric’s Sustainability Business division will assess the PWHL’s operations and provide a clear roadmap for decarbonization. The partnership is crucial against the objectives set by the Paris Agreement’s Sport and Climate Action Framework. The two main goals of the framework are for sports organizations and teams to measure, reduce and report their greenhouse-gas emissions.
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Read more at Wire19
Cannabis in Thailand - The Future of the Industry
The underground space, formerly home to a supermarket, is lined with small shops and tables and chairs. Air filtration systems are required to be installed here to keep the mostly international tourist crowd comfortable, and clear the haze of thick marijuana smoke. For nearly two years, Thailand has witnessed the runaway expansion of the cannabis industry.
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Read more at CNA
The Fed’s February Jobs Report reflects the economy’s resilience in the face of high inflation
On Friday, March 8, 2024, the U.S. government issues its February jobs report. Last month’s job growth marked an increase from a revised gain of 229,000 jobs in January. At the same time, the unemployment rate ticked up two-tenths of a point in February to 3.9%. Yet despite sharply lower inflation, a healthy job market and a record-high stock market, many Americans say they are unhappy with the state of the economy.
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Read more at EL PAÍS USA
Social Media Platform X in Pakistan
Pakistan entered on Saturday its fourth week of nationwide disruption to social media platform X. The platform, formerly known as Twitter, was downed after jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s party called for protests against a government official’s admission of vote manipulation in last month’s election. Authorities have blocked X since February 17 after protests swept the country over allegations of vote rigging in a general election, according to Netblocks global internet monitor.
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Read more at Pakistan Today