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Giappone
Top four breweries log first-half growth in operating profit
Japan’s top four breweries enjoyed growth in operating profit in the first half as brisk domestic operations more than offset overseas declines caused by the yen’s appreciation, their financial statements show. Suntory Holdings Ltd. posted a record group operating profit for January-June for the fourth consecutive year, while Asahi Group ...
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Giappone
Digital health care services just around corner
Businesses small and large are looking to cash in on the potential for smartphones and wearable devices as health care trends toward the digital age. They are especially interested in preventive medicine, an area that could ultimately help rapidly graying Japan slash its ballooning medical costs, which topped ¥40 trillion ...
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Japan, ASEAN agree to cooperate on support for new industries
Economic ministers from Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have agreed on a 10-year economic cooperation plan centered on cooperation between Japan and the 10-member grouping to support the creation of new industries by private enterprise in the ASEAN region. The ASEAN Economic Community, which aims at integrating ...
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Giappone
Ukraine sees solar power as Chernobyl’s future
Imagine one of the largest solar farms ever at the site of the world’s worst man-made nuclear disaster, which struck Chernobyl in Ukraine and sowed panic across Europe. That is the grand vision of Ukrainian Environment Minister Ostap Semerak, backed up by big-time investors such as the European Bank for ...
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Iran
Islamic finance assets forecast to be worth $3.2trn by 2020
New report says Saudi Arabia, Iran and Malaysia lead Islamic banking by holding almost 65% of global assets
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UAE business confidence rebounds from 4-year low in Q2
New survey says improvement in business confidence was underpinned by the higher oil prices in Q2
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Brasile
Na Bahia, água de coco com 'DNA' holandês
Com investimento de R$ 580 milhões, Obrigado quer competir no mercado global
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Thailandia
What's the rush?
While sales rates for condominium developments in Bangkok vary greatly from location to location, and from project to project, the general consensus is that condominium sales across the capital have slowed down. With a wider choice of supply to pick and choose from, buyers are spending more time researching all ...
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Ghana
Goldman Sachs Global Strategist to speak in Ghana
Lisa Opoku, one of the top black women in global finance and Chief Operating Officer of the Technology Division and Global Strategist for Goldman Sachs will be speaking at 18th MTN Business World Executive Breakfast Meeting. It is scheduled to take place in Accra on the 11th of August, 2016. The theme ...
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Colombia
Aplicación colombiana gestiona compras, cumple deseos y lleva efectivo a casa
Rappi, identificada con un mostacho naranja que recuerda a los antiguos tenderos de barrio, ha logrado en sus doce meses de funcionamiento abrir operaciones en Bogotá y Barranquilla, así como en Ciudad de México, su primer destino internacional.