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Russia
Russia's Communists Propose Price Controls for Food After Import Ban
Communist lawmakers have introduced a bill that would impose price controls on food, following the government's move to keep tabs on hikes spurred by Moscow's ban on Western food imports in response to sanctions against Russia for its policies in Ukraine.
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Russia
Russia's Sberbank Hopes Free Cats Will Boost Mortgage Sales
Russia's biggest lender, Sberbank, is looking to boost mortgage sales by offering a free cat to anyone willing to buy a property with money loaned from the bank.
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India
Maharashtra introduces ultra mega project category for investments above Rs 1,500 cr
Tweaks VAT set-off claim norms for auto and non-auto sectors; Tata Motors, M&M, VW, Bajaj Auto decide to invest a total of Rs 11,500 cr
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Giappone
Prayuth offers Japan business incentives ... at a price
Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha on Thursday offered Japanese companies greater ease of doing business if they increased Thai-executive employment, used more locally sourced materials and gave scholarships to Thai students.
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Angola
Banco Nacional de Angola aumenta venda de divisas
O Banco Nacional de Angola (BNA) vendeu na semana passada 580 milhões de dólares aos bancos comerciais, mais 80 milhões do que na semana anterior, refere uma nota publicada no sítio da instituição na Internet
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Francia
France's Bouygues Warns on Sales Growth
French conglomerate Bougues SA has slightly lowered its forecast for full-year revenue amid a price war in France's telecom sector as the proceeds from asset sales gave its first-half net profit a lift.
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Argentina
Argentina's Low Foreign Reserves Hit Peso
Argentina's international reserves are starting to dwindle in the wake of the country's second sovereign-debt default in almost 13 years, putting added stress on the peso and an economy believed to be in recession.
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Cina India Thailandia
India offers alternative process for signing Asean trade pact
Each member will separately sign the agreement & it will become effective only after the last member signs the pact
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India Giappone
Japan to import rare earth from India
Japan and India will next week agree to jointly produce mixed rare earth, with Japan set to start importing from India in 2015 as it tries to wean itself of its reliance on China, the Nikkei business daily said on Thursday.
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USA
California sets ride-sharing insurance standards
Drivers providing services for ride-sharing companies such as Lyft and Uber would have to carry a minimum level of insurance under a compromise the state Senate approved Wednesday.