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Giappone
Electronics makers may be set for rethink after Toshiba scandal
Japanese electronics makers may be in for a rethink of the country’s manufacturing strategy as Toshiba Corp. is set to proceed with an overhaul of loss-making operations in the wake of an accounting scandal. The restructuring plan unveiled in late December for the personal computer, television, and home appliance units ...
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Giappone
G-20 eyes guideline for structural reforms to encourage global growth
The Group of 20 developed and emerging economies will compile a guideline in 2016 to encourage members to carry out structural reforms to raise the potential for global growth, G-20 sources said Tuesday. To mitigate labor shortages in graying societies, the guideline is expected to include bringing in a greater ...
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Giappone
Bridgestone backs out of bidding war over auto parts retailer Pep Boys
Bridgestone Corp. said Tuesday it will not increase its offer price for the acquisition of U.S. auto parts retailer Pep Boys-Manny, Moe & Jack, after U.S. activist investor Carl Icahn sweetened his proposal. While Bridgestone awaits a final decision from the Pep Boys board of directors, the announcement indicates that ...
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Giappone
Sales brisk for large tourist buses in Japan
Sales of large tourist buses in Japan have been strong on the back of the growing number of foreign visitors to the country. The sale of new buses, including scheduled transport buses, in January-November that can seat 30 or more passengers came to 4,816 units, up 15 percent from a ...
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Giappone
Yoshinoya aims to beef up ‘udon’ noodle restaurant business
Yoshinoya Holdings Co. President Yasutaka Kawamura has highlighted the group’s intention to enhance the operations of its udon noodle restaurant subsidiary Hanamaru Inc. In an interview, he said if Hanamaru achieves about half the sales of gyudon (shredded beef on rice) restaurant operator Yoshinoya Co., the main arm of the ...
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Italia
La Apple verserà al fisco italiano 318 milioni di euro.
La Apple verserà al fisco italiano 318 milioni di euro. Lo scrive il quotidiano La Repubblica. Il pagamento sarebbe previsto da un accordo firmato tra l’azienda statunitense e l’Agenzia delle entrate in seguito a un’inchiesta per evasione fiscale. La Apple era accusata di aver evaso quasi un miliardo di euro ...
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Ecuador
Cambian a juez que veía amparo por concentración de medios
Horas antes de la Nochebuena, el 24 de diciembre, el presidente de la Corte Superior de Lima, Oswaldo Ordóñez Alcántara, cambió de ubicación al juez constitucional que tenía a su cargo la demanda de un grupo de periodistas contra la concentración de medios. La decisión es mantenida en secreto hasta hoy, ...
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Brasile
Brasil importará electricidad de Uruguay en forma "excepcional y temporal"
Brasil comenzará a importar electricidad de Uruguay, en forma temporal y por un período no precisado, a fin de cubrir su demanda interna, que se ha disparado en varias regiones del país con el inicio del verano austral, informó hoy el Gobierno.
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Italia
Renzi, Pil 2015 +0,8%. Tutte le stime per l'Italia
Previsioni dei principali organismi,crescita più robusta in 2016
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Argentina
Argentina baja impuestos a automóviles y motos para impulsar producción