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Indonesia
Mitsubishi Fuso see recovery in commercial vehicle market
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corp. saw its sales in Indonesia jump by nearly a quarter in the first five months of 2017, as the ...
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Giappone
Japan set to revise up economic assessment after cautious six months
The government is set to revise up its basic assessment of Japan’s economy for the first time in six months in an upcoming monthly report, ...
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Giappone
Japan eyes opening procurement bidding, lowering tariffs as EU trade pact bargaining chip
In negotiations with the European Union on an economic partnership agreement, Japan may be reviewing several compromises in areas including university and hospital projects, railway ...
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Malta
Knights of Malta lead from the front in fight against famine in South Sudan
The relief agency of the Knights of Malta is stepping up its assistance to the people of South Sudan, where millions risk starvation. The president of Malteser International Europe, Douglas Saurma-Jeltsch, has just returned from a fact-finding mission to the region, where he found that five million people are in need ...
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Malta
Simon Mamo Real Estate lands in Sliema
One of Malta's fastest-growing real estate companies has relocated its headquarters to new offices in the heart of Sliema. Simon Mamo Real Estate will now operate out of their Tower Road offices, with the new premises joining its seven offices around Malta and Gozo. The office will operate both sales and letting ...
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Regno Unito
Theresa May waters down manifesto pledges as Queen opens British parliament
British Prime Minister Theresa May promised today to listen more to businesses' concerns about Brexit as Queen Elizabeth formally opened parliament by announcing the government's programme for the next two years. Chastened by an election result which left her Conservative Party short of a majority in parliament, May also watered down ...
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Grecia Regno Unito Austria
As Brexit talks begin, Europe sees economic upswing over UK
When Britain voted to leave the European Union a year ago, proponents argued that the British economy was being held back by the slow-growing, dysfunctional bloc.A year on, and with the Brexit divorce talks finally starting, the situation is radically different.Britain's economy is growing more slowly than Greece's, its households ...
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USA Panama Malta
Opinion: Why Malta still needs a Christian Democratic force - Tonio Fenech
Further to last week’s article and interesting reactions received in the comments section of the online version, Facebook and other messages, I felt the need to clarify some issues and explain why a democratic society still needs a Christian Democratic force. I will ignore the uncivilized comments, made by people ...
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Regno Unito Malta
TMID Editorial: An anniversary that goes unnoticed
We have no less than five national days, each commemorating significant dates in the history of our people. However, there are other dates, also significant, which normally go unnoticed and uncommemorated. Like yesterday, for instance. (From the Facebook page of the National Library): Alfonso V (the Magnanimous) (13961458) succeeded to ...
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USA Francia Spagna Panama Regno Unito Malta Italia
Tax competition could ‘very realistically’ be put in jeopardy – Alfred Sant
PL MEP and former Prime Minister Alfred Sant believes that tax competition in the EU could very realistically be put in jeopardy.The former prime minister was speaking during an interview with The Malta Independent. “There are Commission papers on this. EU Finance Commissioner Pierre Moscovici is for regulating tax competition, ...