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Vai alla Scheda Paese »There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long range risks of comfortable inaction.
— John Fitzgerald Kennedy
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Can China be trusted to be a responsible financial power?
CAUSEWAY BAY is back in business. Even as the world shuts down, the retail heart of Hong Kong, which enforced an early lockdown, is beating again. Yet normality is not complete. The local branch of ICBC, a symbol of Beijing’s sway, remains barricaded. Its managers fear that pro-democracy protesters, free ...
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China wants to make the yuan a central-bank favourite
BETWEEN 2004 AND 2012 BNP Paribas helped funnel $30bn into Sudan, Cuba and Iran, all then under American sanctions. It hid its tracks using a network of “satellite” banks and by stripping payment messages of incriminating references. Whistleblowers tipped off American prosecutors. The bank pleaded guilty, expecting to pay €1.1bn ...
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Em dia de Copom, dólar bate recorde e fecha acima de R$ 5,70
Em mais um dia de nervosismo no mercado financeiro, o dólar comercial superou a barreira de R$ 5,70 e bateu recorde. A moeda encerrou esta quarta-feira (6) vendida a R$ 5,704, com alta de R$ 0,113 (+2,08%). Esse é o maior valor nominal (sem considerar a inflação) desde a criação ...
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19 Mag Mercato Oil&Gas: Focus USA, Arabia Saudita e Corea
In collaborazione con Go-on Group, Promos Italia organizza un webinar per fornire alle imprese una panoramica delle opportunità per il settore Oil&Gas in USA, Arabia Saudita e Corea e per sensibilizzare le imprese sull'importanza della presenza diretta nei diversi mercati per identificare i progetti migliori in ottica commerciale. Il webinar si ...
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Itaú Bank Doubles Reserves to Cover Default, as Quarterly Profit Slumps 43.1 Percent
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Itaú Unibanco doubled its reserves to R$10.4 billion (US$2 billion) to cover potential default in the first quarter this year. This increase in reserves - which reached 147.2 percent in the annual comparison - was also behind the pressure on the bank's profit, which dropped ...
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How an obscure TV channel drove a wedge between Israeli settlers and their evangelical allies
The launch of an offshoot of God TV has angered many right-wing Israelis, who had long seen the Christian Zionists as a partner in their ‘Biblical Heartland’ project. ‘It sets us back 10 years’ says one
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Einstein sexu: Založil první sexuologický institut na světě a stal se cílem Hitlera
Magnus Hirschfeld se narodil roku 1868 a pocházel z dlouhé linie židovských lékařů. Studium medicíny tak pro něj bylo přirozenou volbou. Po absolvování si založil soukromou praxi a dařilo se mu dobře. Trápil ho však fakt, že mnoho jeho homosexuálních pacientů páchalo sebevraždy. Dopis na rozloučenou jednoho z nich ...
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US truck sales a bright spot as GM ekes out a profit
Detroit automaker says demand stayed high in parts of country less hard-hit by virus
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Dólar aproxima-se de R$ 5,60 e fecha no maior valor em oito dias
Em mais um dia de nervosismo no mercado financeiro, o dólar comercial voltou a se aproximar de R$ 5,60. A moeda encerrou esta terça-feira (5) vendida a R$ 5,59, com alta de R$ 0,068 (+1,23%). A bolsa, no entanto, recuperou-se de duas quedas seguidas, influenciada pelos mercados internacionais. Durante a manhã, ...
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US regulator clears AbbVie’s $63bn deal for Allergan
Federal Trade Commission votes 3-2 to approve tie-up between makers of Botox and Humira
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California sues Uber and Lyft over gig economy law
Move is the most aggressive yet under new state legislation about employee classification
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California Sues Uber and Lyft, Claiming Workers Are Misclassified
The ride-hailing companies are accused of defying a new state law that says gig workers should be treated as employees.
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SET falls amid renewed trade war fears
The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) index opened the week on a bearish note as confidence was dented by the US president's comments and fears of a renewed trade war with China over the origins of Covid-19.
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Brazil’s Trade Balance Records Best Result for April since 2017
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Brazilian trade balance recorded a positive balance of US$6.702 billion in April, the best result for the month since 2017, despite reductions in both exports and imports. The data was released on Monday, May 4th, by the Foreign Trade Secretariat of the Ministry of ...
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New York governor outlines reopening plan with construction, manufacturing first
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Monday outlined a phased reopening of business activity in the state hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic
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Britain and U.S. start post-Brexit trade talks with videoconference
Britain begins post-Brexit trade talks with the United States on Tuesday, with 100 negotiators on each side joining via videoconference.Many in Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s ...
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Dólar volta a ultrapassar R$ 5,50 em dia de nervosismo no mercado
Em um dia de nervosismo no mercado financeiro, o dólar comercial ultrapassou a barreira de R$ 5,50. A moeda encerrou esta segunda-feira (4) vendida a R$ 5,522, com alta de R$ 0,084 (+1,55%). A bolsa caiu pela segunda sessão seguida e voltou a fechar abaixo dos 80 mil pontos. O ...
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Food & Beverage
Negli USA Record di Ordini Alimentari Online
Sempre più persone stanno ordinando generi alimentari online a causa del Covid-19, portando a un cambiamento permanente degli acquisti da parte dei consumatori e ad un conseguente aumento delle entrate. Gli ordini di pasta online sono aumentati di quasi il 700% in un anno. Amazon si appresta diventare uno dei ...
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Jaromír Soukup: jaká byla v šíření koronaviru role Číny?!
Já myslím, že právě teď je ideální čas vyložit karty a začít řešit věci, na které v době největší paniky z možné nákazy koronavirem nebyl čas. A jednu z těch nejzásadnějších včera tak naznačil americký ministr zahraničních věcí Mike Pompeo.
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Back to basics: surviving change and achieving success
The reality of our world is this: Crisis, change and all things disruptive will never stop coming toward us, today or in the future. Whether you’re a business leader driving the success of your organisation or an individual driving your aspirations and career growth, we all care about the same ...
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India lifts alcohol ban to ease coronavirus funds crunch
States need vital excise duty to finance the fight against the outbreak