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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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Bank of America aims to ‘double’ US retail business
Chief Brian Moynihan’s comments come amid political scrutiny of largest institutions
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Poland’s finance minister set for tax battle with Airbnb
Tadeusz Koscinski wants US home rental site to pay tax on Polish revenues
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Kim Jong Un sacks foreign minister, says report
Ri Yong Ho played a central role in relations with Washington
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Brazil’s Ambitious Plan to Privatize Over US$36 Billion in Assets
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The Ministry of Economy announced on Tuesday, January 14th, that the government intends to sell about 300 public assets in 2020, bringing in over US$36 billion. The assets include state-owned companies, such as Eletrobras, subsidiaries and equity interests. "A bloated state does not invest, does not ...
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Brazilian Trade Balance Surplus Shrinks in 2019
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Brazilian trade surplus decreased from US$58 (R$240) billion in 2018 to US$46.7 billion in 2019. Total trade flow fell 4.6 percent last year as a result of a 6.4 percent reduction in exports and a 2.1 percent drop in imports. The data are from ...
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As World Economy Shifts Gears, Trade Growth Slows
The collapse of the old model of industrialism leaves deeper scars in the United States than in other nations.
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Israeli regulator grants DavidShield insurance co license
The DavidShield-PassportCard group is jointly controlled by founder Alon Ketzef and US insurance company White Mountains.
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Turkish, US top diplomats meet in Berlin
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu and his United States counterpart, Mike Pompeo, held a bilateral meeting in Berlin on the sidelines of a Germany-led summit for Libya, Anadolu Agency reported on Jan. 19.
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Kenya eyes up to Sh35bn aid from US to finance projects
This reflects Washington’s aim to counter China’s influence in Kenya.
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China to buy US energy goods over two years
China committed to buy around $52 billion worth of energy goods from the U.S. in 2020 and 2021 amid the phase-one trade deal signed by the countries.
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Global bourses rise on trade truce; SET tops 1,600
Recap: Riskier assets were in demand worldwide as Chinese economic growth data, along with easing trade tensions with the US, sent the MSCI world equity index up 0.2% and further into record territory.
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US-China trade deal: Where's the beef?
OPINION: Trump has hailed it as the biggest deal anybody has ever seen. Did he get that wrong?
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EU warns of WTO challenge if China-US deal creates 'distortions'
The European Union will challenge the China-US trade agreement at the World Trade Organization
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Dazi, Ue minaccia ricorso a Wto in caso di danni da accordo Usa-Cina
L’ambasciatore europeo a Pechino teme che si generino distorsioni nel mercato e per questo monitorerà l’attuazione della “Fase uno”
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Azul Begins Selling Tickets to New York JFK, Its New International Destination
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The airline will use an Airbus A330 aircraft, with capacity for 242 passengers, including bed seats in business class. Azul flight schedule between Campinas (VCP) and New York (JFK), beginning June 15th: Going: leaves Campinas at 8:30 PM and arrives in New York at 10:30 ...
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China GDP grew 6.1% in 2019, slowest in three decades
BEIJING: China's economy weakened to its slowest pace in three decades in 2019 as weaker domestic demand and trade tensions with the United States took their toll, official data showed Friday.
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Chinese economic growth hits three-decade low
The world's number-two economy has been hit by the US trade war and a slowdown in domestic demand.
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Housing is at the root of many of the rich world’s problems
THE FINANCIAL crisis of 2008-10 illustrated the immense dangers of a mismanaged housing market. In America during the early to mid-2000s irresponsible, sometimes illegal, mortgage lending led many households to accumulate more debt than they could sustain. Between 2000 and 2007 America’s household debt rose from 104% of household income ...
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What is the future of the rich world’s housing markets?
MOORE’S LAW states, roughly, that computing power doubles every two years. Time and again experts predicted its demise—surely, they reasoned, computers cannot continue getting exponentially more powerful. Yet it held for at least half a century. More people are starting to wonder whether housing may have its own version of Moore’s ...
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Argentine Government Downplays Priority Decision in Favour of Brazil in OECD
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Argentina downplayed US President Donald Trump's decision to favor Brazil in supporting the country's accession to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). According to La Nación, Argentina's Foreign Ministry described the US initiative as a "logical decision" given the closeness of Brazil's President ...
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A Trade Deal Meant to Heal Rifts Could Actually Make Them Worse
The new deal between the United States and China leaves untouched the thorniest issues driving the two economic giants apart. Solving them could take years.