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Giappone
Sales tax hike still weighs on Japans manufacturers
Upcoming business sentiment survey could show companies scaling down capex
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Cina
Russian PM Medvedev vows to keep economy open, hails pivot to China
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday that Russia would not isolate its sanctions-hit economy from the West but said improving relations with Asian countries has become a key strategy.
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Russia
Medvedev: Talk of Russia Closing its Economy Is 'Inappropriate'
Talk of making Russia a closed economy is inappropriate, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Friday.
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Russia
Russia Not Planning to Target Foreign Energy Firms Over Sanctions, Minister Says
Russia's Natural Resources Minister Sergei Donskoi said on Friday that Russia was not planning to toughen restrictions on foreign oil and gas firms working in the country.
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Russia
Russia to Retaliate With Tariffs After Kiev Signed EU Trade Deal
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Friday he had signed an order to introduce tariffs on Ukrainian good.
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Germania
Kuwait's SWF says to expand Germany investments
Kuwait Investment Authority wants to ramp up investments in Europe's largest economy
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Brasile
BNDES prevê investimentos de R$381 bi no setor de petróleo e gás do Brasil de 2015 a 2017
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Cina
Sony mulls drastic downsizing of smartphone business in China
Sony Corp. is considering a sharp downsizing of its smartphone operations in China because its business is unlikely to grow in the wake of popular local rivals, company sources said Thursday. Sony, which on Wednesday warned of a bigger loss than previously projected for fiscal 2014 ending March due to ...
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Giappone
U.S. calls for Japan to buckle down on Pacific trade pact
U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman urged Japan on Thursday to ramp up efforts on a Pacific trade pact ahead of planned talks with his Japanese counterpart next week and a new round of negotiations in October. A standoff between the United States and Japan, the two biggest economies in the ...
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Russia
Russia Demands More Changes to EU-Ukraine Trade Deal
Russia has demanded changes to a free-trade deal between Ukraine and the European Union, underlining that Moscow was not satisfied by a last-minute concession from the EU to delay implementing the pact at the heart of the conflict in Ukraine.