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Spagna Nigeria
Economía/Finanzas.- Bankia concede 462 millones en crédito al consumo hasta abril, un 34% más
MADRID, 16 (EUROPA PRESS) Bankia concedió 462 millones de euros en financiación para el consumo de las familias en los cuatro primeros meses del año, un 34,3% más que el mismo periodo del año anterior, según han informado fuentes de la entidad presidida por José Ignacio Goirigolzarri.
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Giappone
Tokyo stocks rebound on hopes for economic stimulus
Stocks rebounded slightly on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Monday, supported by growing hopes for economic stimulus measures by the government. The 225-issue Nikkei average gained 54.19 points, or 0.33 percent, to finish at 16,466.40. On Friday, the key market gauge plunged 234.13 points. The Topix index of all first-section issues ...
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Giappone
Nintendo eyes filmmaking for growth after Mariners sale
Video game maker Nintendo Co. is eyeing the movie business for growth. Company spokesman Makoto Wakae said Monday details are undecided but the work might be a theater release or a DVD. Nintendo, which makes the Wii U home console and Nintendo 3DS hand-held machine, has licensed its game characters ...
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Giappone
Nissan sucked into car emissions scandal as South Korea alleges fraud
South Korea’s Environment Ministry said Monday it will fine Nissan’s South Korean operation for manipulating emissions tests on its sports utility vehicles, an allegation Nissan denies. The ministry said it will fine Nissan Korea Co. 330 million won ($28,000) and recall 814 Qashqai vehicles sold since November. It also plans ...
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Giappone
Abe lurches to economic left to broaden appeal before crucial summer election
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is shifting his economic policies to the left in a bid to broaden his appeal ahead of a key election this summer. In stark contrast to his opening Abenomics salvo three years ago, which weakened the yen and boosted corporate profits and stock prices, the premier ...
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Cina Giappone
Nippon Steel to take control of Nisshin to weather China glut
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp., Japan’s largest steel maker, said it will take majority control of the nation’s No. 4 mill, Nisshin Steel Co., as the industry consolidates in the face of a global supply glut. Citing a “rapid deterioration of the business environment” due to overcapacity in China, ...
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Giappone
Time-pressed Japanese drop traditional breakfast in favor of granola
Grilled fish, steamed rice and miso soup are disappearing from the nation’s breakfast tables as more households opt for a less time-consuming way to start the day: granola. Sales of the oven-baked mix of grains, dried fruit and nuts, until recently a rarity on supermarket shelves, soared to almost 47,500 ...
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Giappone
Japan to forgo energy-saving request for first summer since 3/11 disasters
The government has decided not to ask households and companies to reduce electricity consumption this summer — the first since the March 2011 disasters. With power supplies expected to top demand this summer, the government reached the conclusion for the first time since the massive earthquake and ensuing tsunami rocked ...
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Giappone
Renova eyes growth in Japan renewables market beyond solar
Renova Inc., a developer of renewable energy, is targeting an expansion of its solar-power capacity to more than 300 megawatts, while also tapping into other clean energy technologies to broaden its offerings amid cuts in the rates that solar-power producers get. The Tokyo-based venture, which started out in the waste-recycling ...
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Giappone Vietnam
Vietnam bank thwarts attempted heist through SWIFT system
Vietnam’s Tien Phong Bank said that it interrupted an attempted wire fraud that involved the use of fraudulent SWIFT messages, the same technique at the heart of February’s massive theft from the Bangladesh central bank. Hanoi-based TPBank said in a statement late on Sunday in response to inquiries from Reuters ...