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Cina USA
China services trade deficit widens as tourists splurge
BEIJING - China's trade deficit in services widened to US$260.1 billion last year, from $206.5 billion in 2015, the foreign exchange regulator said on Thursday.
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Giappone
Mitsubishi Motors faces ¥480 million fine over false fuel economy claims
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. is likely to be fined about ¥480 million yen ($4.2 million) for making false claims in sales literature about the fuel efficiency of its cars, a government source said Thursday. The Consumer Affairs Agency plans to announce possibly Friday the fine, the first of its kind under ...
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Giappone
Nidec to invest ¥100 billion to eliminate overtime work
Japanese motor maker Nidec Corp. said Thursday it plans to invest ¥100 billion ($878 million) on robots and supercomputers to eliminate overtime work for its 10,000 group employees in Japan by 2020. The company, which commands a high global market share for small precision motors, is known for its culture ...
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Giappone
Nikkei surges after Dow breaks 20,000 for first time
Stocks gained substantial ground Thursday, boosted by an overnight advance in U.S. equities that sent the Dow Jones industrial average above the 20,000 threshold for the first time. The 225-issue Nikkei average surged 344.89 points, or 1.81 percent, to finish at 19,402.39 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. On Wednesday, the ...
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Giappone
Stock surge gives dollar a lift to ¥113.76
The dollar rose to around ¥113.80 in Tokyo trading late Thursday after overcoming early weakness on surging stock prices in Japan and abroad. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥113.76-77, up from ¥113.54-55 the same time Wednesday. The euro was at $1.0730-0730, up from $1.0713-0713, and ¥122.07-08, up from ...
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Brasile
Petrobras, BB e BNDES atenderão regras da nova lei de estatais até março
O ministro interino do Planejamento, Desenvolvimento e Gestão, Dyogo Oliveira, disse que as três primeiras estatais que devem se adequar às novas regras de gestão impostas pela Lei das Estatais serão Petrobras, Banco do Brasil e Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social (BNDES).A previsão, segundo Oliveira, é de que ...
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Brasile
Governador do Rio Grande do Norte diz que Alcaçuz será fechada 'em breve'
O governador do Rio Grande do Norte, Robinson Faria (PSD), afirmou nesta quarta-feira (25/1), que a Penitenciária Estadual de Alcaçuz, em Nísia Floresta, na Grande Natal, será desativada em breve, segundo informações da Agência Brasil. Desde o início da rebelião no local, 56 detentos fugiram e 26 morreram.De acordo com ...
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Kenya
IMF wants Kenya to scrap interest caps on loans
The International Monetary Fund wants interest controls enforced last September removed. IMF said that while the rate caps are manageable short-term, they could destabilise the financial services sector long-term. “Although the adverse effects of the controls are manageable in the near term, if maintained, they could potentially pose a ...
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Kenya
Atwoli urges Luhyas to vote as single entity in polls
Trade unionist says western Kenya is united and has the most number of voters.
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Kenya
EU considers spending Sh20bn in loan and grant to boost Mombasa Port projects
Head of EU Delegation in Kenya says the EU is interested in supporting projects at the port to increase efficiency and facilitate trade.