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Sudafrica
In Sudafrica è arrivato il momento della verità per il presidente
Indebolita di recente dal rallentamento della sua economia, fonte di tensioni sociali e di xenofobia, la situazione in Sudafrica è diventata sempre più critica. Infatti il 3 aprile la “nazione arcobaleno” ha visto il suo rating finanziario valutato dall’agenzia Standard & Poor’s scendere a BB+, il livello più basso delle ...
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Italia
Sciopero di 24 ore di Alitalia in Italia.
Sciopero di 24 ore di Alitalia in Italia. Il 60 per cento dei voli, sia nazionali sia internazionali, è stato annullato. I sindacati protestano contro l’annuncio di circa duemila esuberi e il taglio delle retribuzioni del 20 ed il 30 per cento; e chiedono “nessun licenziamento e nessun taglio salariale”. ...
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Belgio Italia
Manovra più leggera per il 2018: trattativa in corso con Bruxelles
ROMA La rivelazione l'ha fatta il ministro dell'Economia Pier Carlo Padoan durante l'incontro di ieri con i deputati del Partito democratico rispondendo ad una domanda del presidente...
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Giappone
More retailers in Japan accept virtual currency
With the use of virtual currency spreading, especially overseas, more retailers in Japan are opening up to payments from tourists via the blockchain technology. The post More retailers in Japan accept virtual currency appeared first on The Japan Times.
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Cina Giappone
Trump officials alarmed China may bid for Toshiba’s Westinghouse unit
The Trump administration is so alarmed that Chinese investors may try to purchase Westinghouse Electric Co.’s nuclear business that U.S. officials are trying to find an American or allied buyer for the company instead, two people familiar with the matter said. Cabinet members including Energy Secretary Rick Perry and Treasury ...
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Giappone
Dollar moves slightly higher to ¥110.60 in Tokyo
The dollar gained ground slightly to move to around ¥110.60 in late Tokyo trading Wednesday, aided by higher stock prices in Japan and abroad and a rise in U.S. long-term interest rates. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥110.60-60, up from ¥110.47-47 at the same time Tuesday. The euro ...
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Giappone
Mega-bank groups to trim new grad hiring in 2018
The nation’s three mega-bank groups, including Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, plan to hire fewer new graduates in spring 2018, bucking an upward trend seen in other business sectors. The core unit of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. expects to employ some 1,100 new graduates next spring, down from about 1,200 ...
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India Giappone
YouTube unveils India mobile app for spotty internet signals
Alphabet Inc.’s Google said Tuesday it would roll out a mobile YouTube application designed for India, boosting the search company’s presence in a burgeoning market with spotty internet access. Since the fall, Google has been conducting extensive tests in India of YouTube Go, which allows users to save videos to ...
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Cina Giappone Hong Kong
Pink diamond fetches record $71.2 million at Hong Kong auction
A stunning 59.6 carat diamond known as the “Pink Star” sold for $71.2 million at a Sotheby’s auction Tuesday in Hong Kong, setting a new world record for any diamond or jewel, according to the auction house. The oval mixed-cut diamond smashed the $60 million pre-sale estimate set by Sotheby’s ...
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Giappone
Top two Niigata banks strike up integration plan
Daishi Bank and Hokuetsu Bank, both regional institutions in Niigata Prefecture, said Wednesday that they have reached a basic agreement to integrate their operations by setting up a joint holding company in April 2018. The banks will operate under the holding company while they consider the option of merging into ...