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Ecuador
Ecuador presenta ante la OMC cronograma para la eliminación progresiva de las salvaguardias
El Comité de Restricciones por Balanza de Pagos de la Organización Mundial del Comercio (OMC), mediante documento WT/BOP/G/23, expedido el 26 de octubre de 2015, presenta el cronograma...
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Portogallo
Il parlamento portoghese vota una legge che consente l’adozione alle coppie omosessuali
Il parlamento portoghese vota una legge che consente l’adozione alle coppie omosessuali. Si tratta di un voto ancora non definitivo, ma il parlamento ha accolto quattro proposte che correggono il tiro della legge sui matrimoni omosessuali, approvata in Portogallo nel 2010, che vietava in modo esplicito l’adozione da parte delle ...
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Italia
Manovra, ecco la carica delle "mance". Oggi la fiducia
Un anno fa Matteo Renzi aveva dichiarato chiusa l'epoca delle leggi «marchetta». Giustificò il ritardo con cui la manovra finanziaria fu trasmessa in aula proprio con la necessità di sforbiciare le misure micro-territoriali inserite dai Parlamentari. In realtà nemmeno allora ci riuscì del tutto. Del resto le cosiddette «mance» fanno ...
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Cina
Indonesia central bank will 'push' for rupiah-yuan use
JAKARTA — Indonesia will push for the use of rupiah and yuan for its trade and investment with China, instead of the US dollar, the country's central bank governor said Friday.
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Filippine
AEC set to miss deadline for free-trade bloc
The Asean Economic Community was scheduled to set up a free-trade bloc by the end of 2015 to rival the European Union or the United States. But legislative foot-dragging and obstructive border practices have effectively prevented the free movement of goods, services and workers, with no chance to meet the ...
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Australia
South Australia signs historic deal with Rajasthan
The agreement provides partnership and collaborative opportunities across key sectors where South Australian business can offer services and product support.
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Giappone
LDP submits proposals to help farmers cope with impact of TPP
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Friday compiled a set of proposals to help Japanese farmers and businesses cope with the likely impact of the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement. The LDP’s policy paper places emphasis on measures to promote exports rather than those to directly protect domestic industries — ...
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Cina Giappone
China breaks up $64 billion underground banking network
Authorities in China have cracked the country’s biggest-ever underground banking network, which handled illegal foreign exchange transactions worth 410 billion yuan ($64 billion), police said Friday. The bust comes amid a monthslong crackdown on illicit outflows, which officials say disrupt China’s financial management, facilitate corruption and help terrorists and criminals ...
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Giappone
Dollar weaker around ¥123 in Tokyo
The dollar eased to around ¥123 in Tokyo trading on Friday, pressured by position-adjustment selling and sluggish performance of Tokyo stocks. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥123.00-01, down from ¥123.36-37 at the same time Thursday. The euro was at $1.0688-0689, up from $1.0673-0674, and at ¥131.47-48, down from ...
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Giappone
BOJ easing seen as blunt tool by one fund, blowing bubbles by another
TCW Group Inc. says the Bank of Japan has made a mistake and should exit quantitative easing as soon as possible. Invesco Ltd. says the only error was not starting sooner. The split in views at the funds, which manage a combined $971 billion, comes as BOJ Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda ...