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Giappone
Hydrogen fueling station opens at Narita airport
A hydrogen fueling station for fuel cell vehicles will open tomorrow at Narita International Airport in Chiba Prefecture. The station, the first such facility set up by oil refiner Idemitsu Kosan Co., will open at 9 a.m. It is the second hydrogen fueling station to be established within the premises ...
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Giappone
Japan’s January core machinery orders up 15% on month
Japan’s core private-sector machinery orders jumped a seasonally adjusted 15 percent in January from the previous month for the second straight monthly gain, led by large orders from the steel industry, the government said Monday. The orders, widely regarded as a leading indicator of future capital spending, totaled ¥934.7 billion ...
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Cina Giappone
Would Trump’s trade threats work? Experts are skeptical
Donald Trump has promised to shred America’s trade deals and impose fines on imports from Mexico and China. He has gone so far as to swear off Oreos to protest Nabisco’s transfer of cookie production from Chicago to Mexico. By attacking trade agreements, the Republican presidential front-runner is channeling the ...
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Giappone
Dollar capped below ¥114 in Tokyo before BOJ decision
The dollar was capped below ¥114 in Tokyo trading on Monday, with traders waiting to see the outcome of a two-day policy-setting meeting of the Bank of Japan through Tuesday. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥113.76-76, compared with ¥113.72-73 at the same time Friday. The euro was at ...
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Qatar
Qatar plans new investment in Turkey’s banking, agricultural sectors: Envoy
Qatar is in talks to buy stakes in a number of Turkish banks and hopes to conduct significant investments in Turkey’s agricultural sector, Qatar’s envoy to Turkey has said, according to business daily Dünya
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India
Airbus says FDI rules undermine Indian drive to build defense hub
Government rules restricting foreign ownership in the Indian defense sector to 49 percent are undermining New Delhi’s drive to lure greater investment in manufacturing, a senior executive at European conglomerate Airbus Group said on March 14
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Belgio
Vu de Bruxelles. Loi travail : modération ou abandon ?
Les syndicats sont attendus ce lundi 14 mars à Matignon, où le Premier ministre devrait leur présenter les ajustements du projet de loi El Khomri décidés avec François Hollande.
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Belgio
Partenariat. Quel avenir pour les relations UE-Russie ?
Au cours d’une réunion spéciale, les ministres des Affaires étrangères européens se penchent aujourd’hui à Bruxelles sur l’avenir des relations de l’Union avec la Russie. Le politologue russe Fiodor Loukianov en esquissait les contours fin janvier, dans le quotidien Gazeta.ru.
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Kuwait
Kuwait's central bank says may act if govt doesn't cut budget gap
Finance ministry projected in January the government would run a deficit of $40.7 billion in the fiscal year starting on April 1
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Danimarca
Wonkblog: Can Bernie Sanders turn the United States into Denmark? An investigation.
Government-provided health insurance. Free college tuition. A $15 minimum wage. Stronger unions. High gas taxes. Guaranteed parental leave. It sounds as though Bernie Sanders wants to turn America into Denmark or Sweden.Read full article >>