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Giappone
Lawson, Mitsubishi plan foray into electricity market
Convenience store chain Lawson Inc. and trading house Mitsubishi Corp. said Friday they plan to jump into the electricity market. Lawson and Mitsubishi will accept applications for contracts from February, mainly in the Tokyo metropolitan area, with an aim to starting electricity sales to households in April, they said. The ...
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Cina
Domestic steel industry facing challenge from China: Gadkari
Country's steel industry is facing a major challenge with increased steel import from China and the Centre was working towards a solution, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said here today.
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Cina
Nepal, China to sign long-term petroleum deal
In a significant departure, Nepal and China have agreed to sign a long-term petroleum deal to import fuel from Beijing. With this, Nepal will end the Indian monopoly over fuel imports. The foreign ministers of Nepal and China have directed the concerned authorities to seal the deal at the earliest.
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Giappone
Hon Hai proposes purchase of Sharp, provided top brass step down
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. proposes buying Sharp Corp. for around ¥300 billion, provided the top management is replaced. The post Hon Hai proposes purchase of Sharp, provided top brass step down appeared first on The Japan Times.
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Giappone
Tourism surge puts shine on biz hotels, hostels
With the drastic increase in tourism, the lack of lodging in the nation’s biggest cities, particularly Tokyo and Osaka, is providing a major opportunity for those running two types of accommodations: “business hotels” and hostels. Japan’s so-called business hotels are known for offering simpler rooms at more affordable prices than ...
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Ghana
SIC Life goes into savings and loans to increase insurance penetration
One of Ghana’s leading insurance firms, SIC Life, has announced plans to reach more uninsured people through the setting up of a savings and loans company. The Chief Executive Officer of the company, Aaron Issa Anafure, made this known at its end of year staff durbar and get- together to ...
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Cina
The China Factor | Part 6: China Plans a New Trade Route, but Partners Are Wary
Beijing’s effort to revive ancient trade routes is causing geopolitical strains, with countries like Turkey increasingly worried about becoming too dependent on China.
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Angola
Banco Nacional de Angola agrava taxas de juro
O Banco Nacional de Angola (BNA) agravou as taxas de juro de referência do mercado, designadamente a Taxa BNA, que passou de 10,5 para 11 por cento, de acordo com as mais recentes decisões da Comissão de Política Monetária da instituição
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Portogallo
STCP cumprem greve no dia de Natal
Os trabalhadores da Sociedade de Transportes Coletivos do Porto (STCP) estão, esta sexta-feira, a cumprir mais uma greve em protesto contra a redução em 50% das horas trabalhadas em dia feriado.
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Costa D'Avorio
Microfinance : Le groupe BP tisse sa toile africaine
Points: Après la Côte d’Ivoire, ouverture au Mali d’ici ...