Africa Uganda Uber has ended its operations in Uganda after having been a commodity in the local urban transport for over a decade; the exit takes immediate effect and follows extensive review of Uber's business priorities across Africa
Europe Portugal From 2024 Non-Habitual Resident tax regime will no longer be available for new tax residents, except for workers from companies certified as a startup
Europe Hungary Árpád Kovács, outgoing president of Fiscal Council, described 2023 as a weak year while next year's projected GDP growth of 3% will be based on stronger social consumption, return to productive investment and progress in the process of adapting energy use
Asia Japan Japan's proposed frequencies for airborne telecommunication base stations have been adopted as the global standard, paving the way to the technology becoming commercially feasible as early as fiscal year 2025
Africa Botswana Botswana and Namibia have embarked on a joint investigation into the increased incidents of elephant poaching in the northern area of Botswana
Africa Djibouti 17 new magistrates appointed by decree of the President of the Republic were sworn in a formal hearing of the Court of Auditors
Africa eSwatini 22 children from Ezulwini community were trained in the preparation of Tangyuan, a traditional Taiwanese delicacy made from glutinous rice, in an event at Eswatini Cooperatives Development College aimed at fostering cultural exchange
Europe Italy In an exceptionally strong year for the Milan bourse, its main index achieved its peak for 2023 earlier this month at 30,427 points - the highest level in absolute terms since 2008 - the leading stock exchange in Europe in terms of growth
Europe Belarus For the New Year's Eve performance in the Palace of the Republic in the presence of Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko, Palestinian children have been invited
Europe France The average speed of 5G in France in 2023 is 221,1 Mbps, an increase of 28,9 Mbps compared to the average speed in 2022, reporting the highest 5G speed of all G7 countries, ahead of the United States and Japan, ranking first for the second year in a row
Africa Cameroon People-centred accountability initiative in the humanitarian response in Cameroon will be supported thanks to allocation of US$350.000 from the Central Emergency Response Fund
America Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Sporting equipment and other related items amounting to USD 32.000 were donated to various organisations during a ceremony held at the Embassy of Taiwan in the third donation through Community Revitalization Sport and Culture initiative
Asia Iran A new border crossing between Iran and Azerbaijan was inaugurated in the presence of Iranian and Azerbaijani officials during a ceremony at the shared border