The leaders of the benches of the Timorese national parliament today chose to set June 22 for the inauguration of their followers, elected last month, parliamentary sources confirmed.The parliamentary sources explained to Lusa that the decision was taken at a conference of the bench leaders that lasted more than two and a half hours, where

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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) electoral observation mission to Sunday's parliamentary elections in Guinea-Bissau congratulated Guineans for the sense of civism and involvement in Sunday's tally. The mission recorded a reasonably strong involvement rate and verified the serene and participatory nature of the ballot

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Cape Verde's Prime Minister, Ulisses Correia e Silva, said today he was satisfied with the assessment by the Fitch agency, which improved the country's rating from stable to positive, considering that it is the result of the "good recovery" of the economy.

"We are pleased with the Fitch Rating agency's assessment of our economy. It is a positive

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By Sita Sebastião

Mozambique Airlines (LAM) had a real debt lower than declared due to a "technical lapse," which forced a correction that improved the company's liabilities, said the Mozambican Minister of Transport and Communications, Mateus Magala.

"We were with an unsustainable debt because we penalized ourselves with a technical lapse or

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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced new public credit lines to strengthen the agricultural sector in the country, which is one of the world's largest food producers.

Lula visited an agricultural fair in Luis Eduardo Magalhães, in the interior of Bahia, where the Ministry of Agriculture informed about the new lines of credit,

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Peru and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed an air transport agreement last Friday (2) after twelve years of efforts.

The Promotion of Exports and Tourism in Peru (Promperu) Commission announced it.

This measure will allow airlines to expand their routes to Peru, promoting tourism and strengthening economic and trade relations.

Peru and the UAE

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