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Malta
Business: Corporate IV - Coke
Coca-Cola has made a splash with its Â?Share a Coke' global campaign, which has been termed Â?a truly disruptive idea'. Business Beat had a chat with Ms Mona Karingi, Coca-Cola Kenya's marketing manager, to discuss the execution of the idea in Kenya.
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Malta
Business: In Brief: ABC Bank inks deal with US firm to up diaspora remittances
ABC Bank and US money transfer service Trans-Fast have signed an agency agreement to enable diaspora customers easily send money to Kenya.
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Malta
Business: Boost for informal sector as pension regulator registers 16 schemes
The Retirement Benefits Authority (RBA) has registered 16 umbrella retirement schemes to tap into the Sh800 billion industry. The move aims at boosting savings and expanding retirement plans to cover the informal sector.
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Qatar India
GCC largest export destination for India, but falling oil prices a dampener
After contracting for two straight months of December and January, India's merchandise exports may get only marginal lift from rising economic prospects in the United States. This may be because of softening commodity prices which drag down value of ...
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Cina
Hyundai and Kia See Sales Down Sharply in China
Chinas home-grown car makers are enjoying a robust growth. According to NH Investment & Securities, the number of cars sold in China last month totaled 1,331,000 units, up 28.9 percent from a year ago. Chinas six major local auto makers achieved a 62.7-percent growth in sales. In contrast to the rapid ...
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Giappone
Japans rebound from recession weaker than estimated: GDP revision
The economy grew at a slower pace than initially estimated in the final quarter of 2014, as corporate capital spending declined amid the weak recovery in consumer demand following last year’s consumption tax hike, government data said Monday. Gross domestic product — the total value of goods and services produced ...
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Cina
China to launch Guangdong free trade zone March 18: trade body
[GUANGDONG] China plans to launch the Guangdong free trade zone (FTZ) on March 18, less than two years after its Shanghai FTZ was rolled out, according to a trade association in the province.
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Corea del Sud
South Korea's February department store sales rebound sharply from January
[SEOUL] Sales at South Korea's top department stores rebounded sharply in February from the previous month, government estimates showed on Tuesday, reflecting this year's change of timing for the Lunar New Year holiday.
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Singapore
Viet Nam, Singapore enjoy strong trade growth
Bilateral trade between Viet Nam and Singapore continued to experience strong growth during January, touching more than S$2.17 billion (over US$1.57 billion).
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Australia
Australia business confidence gets no lift from rate cut: NAB
[SYDNEY] A measure of Australian business confidence fell to its lowest since late 2013 in February as a cut in interest rates seemingly failed to dispel uncertainty over the economy and government policy.