Jordânia, Al Rai, Árabe

 Foto: DR Pub Nos últimos quatro anos, o Fundo de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento Agrário (FADA), criado há quase quarenta anos, desembolsou cerca de 33,1 mil milhões Kz de pedidos de financiamento, dos quais 81,2%, o equivalente a 26,9 mil milhões Kz foram desembolsados para o financiamento directo à produção e ao investimento, segundo cálculos do Expansão com base nos números disponiblizados pela intistituição. Segundo as estatísticas do FADA, fundo público que actualmente é tutelado pelos ministérios das Finanças e da Agricultura sob a supervisão do Banco Nacional de Angola (BNA), entre 2020 e 2024 foram aprovados 4.630 projectos, dos quais 3.713 foram desembolsados. Destaque para os produtores individuais com cerca de 2.441 projectos financiados (com um peso 66% do total), que totalizaram 14,6 mil milhões Kz, numa média de 5,9 mil milhões Kz por projecto. Seguem-se as cooperativas, com que receberam um total de 12,8 mil milhões Kz, para...

A petrolífera estatal angolana Sonangol (sendo estatal é do MPLA) continua a preparar-se para o processo de privatização, mas sem pressões externas que possam levar a “cometer asneiras ou dar passos precipitados”, disse hoje o presidente do Conselho de Administração, Sebastião Gaspar Martins. Sebastião Gaspar Martins, que falava em conferência de imprensa para apresentação dos resultados de 2024, referiu que a Sonangol está a preparar-se “naquilo que são as questões internas para levar a cabo este processo”, mas salientou que há ainda questões exógenas por resolver, antes da operação que visa a dispersão de até 30% do capital social em bolsa. “A Sonangol já tem estado a levar a cabo algumas acções, que de certa forma colocam-na na bolsa”, realçou o responsável da petrolífera angolana, referindo-se à emissão de obrigações, que exigiu da empresa o cumprimento de vários requisitos próprios de uma dispersão em bolsa. Segundo Sebastião Martins, a questão...

One recent evening, Sandra Demontigny tried to write down when she would die. “I sat down in a corner with a candle next to me, just to create my own bubble, to think and to cry a little,” she said. She had reflected on this moment for years, desperately hoped for it, fought tirelessly for it. But the words refused to come out. The form before her remained blank. How, exactly, does one decide when to end one’s life? Canada’s French-speaking province of Quebec last fall became one of the few places in the world to allow a person with a serious and incurable illness to choose medically assisted death in advance — perhaps years before the act, when the person still has the mental capacity to make such a momentous decision. And Ms. Demontigny — a 45-year-old mother of three, diagnosed in the prime of her life with a...

The CEO of Starbucks Coffee Shops visited stores incognito to see what it was like for customers. – Advertisement – Starbucks, one of the world’s biggest coffee chains, announced on Monday that it is cutting 1,100 corporate jobs. These are office roles, not store positions. CEO Brian Niccol said the decision was made to eliminate duplicate jobs. Sales have been falling for four straight quarters, with a 4% drop in the last quarter of 2023. Niccol said the cuts are needed to help the company succeed in the future. Starbucks also decided not to fill hundreds of vacant corporate jobs. The company is struggling with new competitors, long lines, and the challenge of offering fast service while allowing customers to customize drinks. Despite this, Starbucks’ stock has risen nearly 17% over the past year. The company has around 16,000 corporate employees, and these cuts are among its biggest, following a...

Shanese Watson has a deep passion for guiding and supporting others through mentorship. As a student, she saw mentorship as her way to contribute positively to the community by sharing her knowledge and experience with those who are early in their journey. For over 10 years, Watson, through her Young Scholars Foundation, has been helping others to grow and achieve their goals through mentorship, using her own career progression and lessons learnt to benefit others who are now where she once was. “I was a mentee for one year, and this kind of support helped me through my years in university. During my second and third year in university, I became a mentor at Papine High School, through the ‘Each One, Reach One’ programme,” Watson said. “I was able to give guidance and direction to four students during this time. Based on the knowledge I gained, I was motivated to...