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USA
IMF warns wave of US protectionism would offset any stimulus gains
Protectionist policies from the new U.S. administration of President Donald Trump will probably have a negative impact on the economy, overshadowing any positive gains from economic stimulus measures, the head of the IMF said on Jan. 20.
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Spagna
Economía.- La CECA se compromete a colaborar activamente para implementar el mecanismo de devolución de cláusulas suelo
MADRID, 20 (EUROPA PRESS) Las entidades asociadas a la CECA han manifestado su compromiso de "colaborar activamente" con el Gobierno y el resto de autoridades para llevar a cabo una implementación "eficaz" del Real Decreto Ley que establece un mecanismo extrajudicial para la devolución de las cláusulas suelo ...
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Turchia USA
New Insurance Development Fund will seek to expand resilience of disaster-prone people
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Thomson Reuters Foundation Country: WorldThe IDF commits to support the G7’s InsuResilience call to action to extend risk insurance to an additional 400 million people in developing countries by the year 2020.by Stephen O’Brien and Stephen Catlin Any views expressed in this article ...
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Giappone
Aso says no need to fret about every currency move
Finance Minister Taro Aso said Friday there is no need to fret about every currency move but volatility is undesirable. “We do not need to be swayed by every rise and fall,” Aso told a news conference after a Cabinet meeting while financial markets braced for the inauguration of Donald ...
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Giappone
Global salary gaps hindering automakers’ efforts to lure IT workers
Headhunter Casey Abel spent four months trying to hire a data center architect for a Japanese automaker, including five meetings with the client — one with the top executive. In the end, the IT specialist joined an e-commerce company abroad for significantly more money. “There’s just a massive mismatch in ...
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Giappone
Japan ratifies TPP despite bleak outlook under Trump
Ratification comes hours before the inauguration of Donald Trump, who is against the trade deal, as U.S. president. The post Japan ratifies TPP despite bleak outlook under Trump appeared first on The Japan Times.
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Giappone
Nikkei up slightly ahead of Trump’s inauguration
Stocks advanced moderately Friday in thin trading ahead of the closely watched inauguration of Donald Trump as U.S. president later. The 225-issue Nikkei average rose 65.66 points, or 0.34 percent, to close at 19,137.91. On Thursday, the key market gauge gained 177.88 points. The Topix index of all first-section issues ...
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USA Kenya
Read: AG Muigai's list of rogue lawyers banned from practice
A list of 32 rogue lawyers has been released by the office of Attorney General Githu Muigai. Twenty have been struck off the Roll of Advocates following public outcry, Muigai said on Wednesday. He said others are facing disciplinary action for gross professional misconduct, and are not allowed to practice ...
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Kenya
Business: Central Bank of Kenya says it's devoted to flexible exchange rate
Speaking to Reuters on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday, Njoroge said he was not worried about the exchange rate of the Kenyan shilling.
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Kenya
Business: Capital markets regulator to charge less than 1pc for derivative deals
The fee is meant to entice market players into investing while ensuring the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) and the regulator get a cut. Some amount will be set aside in an investor protection fund.