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Vai alla Scheda Paese »Do not let circumstances control you. You change your circumstances.
— Jackie Chan
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Private, online and hi-tech: the coronavirus economy
HONG KONG: The coronavirus pandemic has sent stock markets into freefall and industries to the wall, however many firms enabling more private, online and tech-based living are emerging as potential winners.
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FWD sells TMB Bank contract
FWD Group has struck a deal to sell its bancassurance partnership contract with TMB Bank to Prudential Life Assurance Thailand in a deal worth 20 billion baht, according to the Hong Kong-based insurer.
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Europe tightens curbs with economic toll worsening: Virus update
Governments in Europe tightened curbs on free movement to stem the outbreak and are exploring ways to ease the financial impact. US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is rallying Senate Republicans to quickly pass the House package of economic measures. Goldman Sachs Group now expects China’s economy to contract by 9% in ...
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Equities plunge as central bank moves fail to ease economy fears
HONG KONG: Asian markets tumbled Monday as interest rate cuts and fresh stimulus measures by central banks failed to lift confidence, with analysts warning that the Federal Reserve may have reached the limits of its power to fend off recession as the coronavirus spreads.
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Oil rises but Asia struggles to recover from Black Monday rout
HONG KONG: A bounce in the price of oil provided some support to under-pressure stocks in early Asian trade on Tuesday, a day after global equities suffered their biggest losses in more than a decade.
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Tesco considering Thai bids for Asian assets
SINGAPORE/HONG KONG: British retailer Tesco was set to assess bids by Thai billionaires for its Asian business on Sunday, a potential deal which could be worth just over US$10 billion, four banking sources with knowledge of the matter said.
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Expat bankers head for exits to flee coronavirus
Frustrations grow as business in mainland China and Hong Kong grinds to a halt
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Asian markets mixed after virus-fuelled global bloodbath
HONG KONG: Asian markets were mixed Tuesday as bargain-buying after the previous day's bloodbath tempered fears that the coronavirus will develop into a pandemic and hammer the global economy.
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Indústria de alimentos e bebidas faturou R$ 699,9 bi em 2019
O faturamento da indústria brasileira de alimentos e bebidas em 2019 foi de R$ 699,9 bilhões, valor 6,7% superior ao registrado no ano anterior, somadas exportações e vendas para consumo interno. As informações constam de relatório divulgado, hoje (18), pela Associação Brasileira da Indústria de Alimentos (Abia). De acordo com a ...
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Brazilian Government Says It Will Repatriate All Brazilians Wanting to Leave Wuhan
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Ministries of Defense and Foreign Affairs stated in a note on Sunday, February 2nd, that the government will bring back all Brazilians wanting to return from Wuhan - the city most affected by the coronavirus epidemic in China. The decision was announced after the ...
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Shanghai tanks on virus fears, Asia market retreats
HONG KONG: Chinese equities plunged almost 9% on Monday as nervous traders returned from their extended Lunar New Year break, hit by fears that the coronavirus, which has killed more people than SARS, could hammer the country's economy.
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Hong Kong economy to see more weakness due to virus outbreak
The risk of further contraction in the Hong Kong economy, which was buffeted by anti-government protests last year, has increased due to the coronavirus epidemic, ...
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Growth in number of global tourist arrivals slows in 2019
MADRID: Global tourism slowed in 2019 due to a cooling world economy, especially in Europe and Asia where uncertainties linked to Brexit and protests in Hong Kong also weighed, the United Nation's tourism agency said on Monday.
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Top Hong Kong official backs controversial security law
Push for anti-subversion bill likely to inflame anti-government sentiment in territory
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Brasil passou para quarto destino de investimentos no mundo em 2019
Com a ajuda do programa de privatização de empresas federais, o Brasil subiu da sexta para a quarta posição entre os principais destinos de investimentos estrangeiros no mundo em 2019. Segundo relatório divulgado hoje (20) pela Conferência das Nações Unidas para o Comércio e Desenvolvimento (Unctad), o Brasil recebeu US$ ...
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Protests hit Hong Kong’s life insurance industry
Unrest has scared off Chinese tourists looking to get cash out of mainland
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Agronegócio brasileiro exportou US$ 96,8 bilhões em 2019
As exportações do setor do agronegócio somaram US$ 96,8 bilhões no ano passado. Esse valor representa 43,2% do total exportado pelo Brasil, segundo a Secretaria de Comércio e Relações Internacionais do Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento. Os dados mostram leve crescimento do setor nas exportações totais do país. Em ...
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Uniqlo sees worst drop in overseas sales in decade amid Hong Kong unrest and South Korea row
Political flare-ups in Asia are putting the brakes on Fast Retailing Co.’s overseas momentum, as the Uniqlo operator reported the worst decline in its quarterly ...
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PTT to vie with Central, CP for Tesco's Asia business: sources
HONG KONG/SINGAPORE: The retail unit of Thailand's biggest energy company PTT plans to bid for Tesco Plc's Asia businesses, competing with other corporate heavyweights for the operations worth up to 273 billion baht, people familiar with the situation said.
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Asia's century, China's year
Way back when 1999 was winding down, pundits were telling us that the Asian Century was about to dawn. That prediction has not yet been fully realised, but few would disagree that 2019 belonged to China. Over the past 12 months, the top headlines have been about the bruising trade ...
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Hong Kong protests cause economy to shrink in fourth quarter
Hong Kong’s economy is set to contract in the fourth quarter as the city reels from six months of violent social unrest, the financial chief ...