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Giappone
Ex-Bank of England policymaker says cheaper oil may do more for Japans economy than Abenomics
A former member of the Bank of England’s policy committee says the Japanese economy may benefit more from the recent drop in oil prices than from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s reflationary policies, dubbed “Abenomics.” “The reduction in oil prices will actually benefit Japanese exports as well as Japanese consumption,” former ...
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Giappone
Chubu Electric eyeing more business in Tokyo area
Chubu Electric Power Co. envisions engaging in electricity retailing and other businesses in the Tokyo area, expanding from the utility’s central Japan service area, company President Akihisa Mizuno has said. A tie-up agreement with Tokyo Electric Power Co. will help Chubu Electric “hold down fuel costs and deploy businesses in ...
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Turchia
Turkey needs to take foreign policy away from the street: Ex-envoy
Conducting foreign policy is not a matter to be decided by the street, according to former Ambassador Volkan Vural. The ruling Justice and Development Party may have received 50 percent of the vote, but it has been hampered by pursuing foreign policy goals as if it also has the support ...
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Turchia
Turkish economy predictions laid bare
A friend told me on Friday that most of the 2015 Turkish economy predictions he had seen on TV were rosy, prompting me to go through all the analyst reports I could get my hands on over the weekend
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Turchia
Expectations not met, confidence decreasing in Turkeys economy
ECONOMIC MRI - Recent expectation surveys have showed that expectations have not been met and that both consumers and companies confidence in the economy is decreasing
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Dubai Duty Free sales reach Dh6.99bn in 2014
Sales grow 7 per cent over 2013 partially due to opening of new stores
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Serbia
Serbia eyes UAE investments to boost trade
Serbian Business and Investment Forum exhibition to be held in January to showcase investment opportunities
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Egitto
Kuwaiti investments in Egypt reach $2.8b
Commercial exchanges reached $405 million in 2013, an increase of 16 per cent compared to 2012
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ADCB and Abu Dhabi Terminals sign Dh300m finance deal
The money will be used in upgrading facilities and to increase the capacity of the port
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Qatar
A far-reaching EU-GCC trade deal remains elusive
But both parties should continue to pursue all possible means to try and effect one