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Colombia
Las razones por las que Aéropostale no va más en Colombia
El dólar resta competitividad a importaciones y causa cierres de 8 marcas del comercio al por menor.
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El Salvador
Prevén que economía de El Salvador crecerá 3% en 2016
Actualmente el empleo en Estados Unidos se comporta positivamente y eso contribuye a que más salvadoreños residentes en ese país tengan un trabajo y, por consiguiente, el envío de las remesas a El Salvador aumente a una tasa de más del seis por ciento, es decir un poco más 2,000 ...
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Portogallo
Fitch mantém rating de Portugal em BB+ com perspetiva estável
A agência de notação financeira sublinha que fatores como as perspetivas de crescimento económico mais fraco ou se o Governo falhar na redução do rácio da dívida em relação ao PIB e em relação aos desequilíbrios externos podem ter impactos negativos sobre a classificação de crédito
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Nigeria
How to handle an unfriendly partner
Dear Harriet, I am 33 years old with a job and in a relationship. Please, I need your help on how to handle a boyfriend that is not affectionate? Thanks. Tessy O., Lagos. Thanks for your text message. Your question is one major challenge that a good number of ...
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Giappone
Japan firms developing 3-D maps for autonomous driving
Japanese companies have jointly started work to develop high-precision three-dimensional maps that will support autonomous driving technologies. Enhancing the safety of autonomous driving requires more detailed information than the capability of exiting car navigation systems, such as the numbers of traffic lanes and their widths, the locations of traffic lights, ...
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Giappone Filippine
Isetan Mitsukoshi may open facility in Philippines
Department store operator Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. is considering opening a store in the Philippines, sources said Friday. The company is discussing the development of a department store-style facility with residential housing in a suburb of Manila. The project would be in partnership with Nomura Real Estate Development Co. It ...
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Giappone
Dollar moderately firmer above ¥100 in Tokyo
The dollar repeated minor fluctuations mostly in a range moderately above ¥100 in Tokyo trading Friday, with a number of players still off from the market for summer break. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥100.14-14, up from ¥100.02-03 at the same time Thursday. The euro was at $1.1325-1325, ...
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Giappone
Government to back AI technology development in medical, production sectors
The government plans to promote the development of artificial intelligence technology in cooperation with other entities for use in medical, manufacturing and other sectors to mitigate the expected labor shortages that will result from an aging society, officials said Friday. The public-private initiative will involve 20 firms and research institutions ...
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Giappone
As Japanese bond investors hunt yields, hurricanes may be worth the risk
Japan’s bond investors are so desperate for yield that more and more of them are putting money in notes from insurers whose value can be wiped out by unexpectedly strong hurricanes or earthquakes. Catastrophe bonds in the U.S. yield 3.3 percent on average, a Swiss RE AG index shows, beating ...
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Giappone
Japan manufacturers’ mood at lowest since 2013: poll
Japanese manufacturers’ mood soured in August to its lowest since 2013, when the central bank embarked on aggressive monetary easing, a poll has shown, reflecting the pain caused by a rising yen and highlighting the huge task facing policymakers to generate growth. The Reuters Tankan, which tracks the Bank of ...