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Giappone
Abenomics brings salarymen no relief as wives limit allowances
Japan’s long-suffering salaried workers, famous for toiling long hours, have found no relief under the Abenomics reflation program, recording two of the three worst years when it comes to their monthly pocket money. Pocket money, set by wives who are often put in control of the family budget, stands at ...
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Giappone
Tohoku hopes for more visitors after Sendai Airport is privatized Friday
The first privatization of a state-owned airport takes place Friday, when Sendai Airport in Miyagi Prefecture moves into private ownership. Sendai International Airport Co. will have a 65-year contract to run the airport, which lies between the cities of Natori and Iwanuma. The company is a joint venture by six ...
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Giappone
Kishida urges Britain to ensure stable environment for Japanese firms
Japan and Britain have agreed to work closely following the latter’s vote to leave the European Union, including addressing worries among Japanese companies of problems they may face, Japan’s Foreign Ministry said. In talks by phone on Wednesday, Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida requested that British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond “give ...
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Giappone
Nations discuss corporate tax avoidance at OECD meeting in Kyoto
Representatives of more than 80 countries and jurisdictions met in Kyoto on Thursday for a two-day conference aimed at going after corporate tax avoidance in the first-ever effort of its kind to include developed and developing countries. The meeting of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s Committee on Fiscal ...
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Giappone
Dollar firms to ¥102.70 in Tokyo trade
The dollar was firmer around ¥102.70 in Tokyo trading late on Thursday after moving in a narrow range amid few trading factors. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥102.69-70, up from ¥102.43-43 at the same time Wednesday. The euro was at $1.1115-1115, up from $1.1072-1072, and at ¥114.15-16, up ...
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Giappone
Nikkei inches upward for fourth straight session
The Nikkei average advanced for the fourth straight session on Thursday, helped by buybacks after Friday’s tumble triggered by Britain’s surprise decision to leave the European Union. The Nikkei edged up 9.09 points, or 0.06 percent, to end at 15,575.92. On Wednesday, it gained 243.69 points. But the Topic index ...
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Senegal Burkina Faso
Les dépenses militaires de 5 pays dont le Sénégal jugées raisonnables
Dakar, 30 juin (APS) - Le montant des dépenses militaires du Burkina Faso, de la Côte d'Ivoire, du Mali, du Niger et du Sénégal reste ‘'raisonnable'' au regard ‘'de la hauteur (plutôt modeste) de leur PIB ou des montants alloués à l'éducation et à la santé'', estime Georges Berghezan, chercheur ...
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Senegal
La Loi de finances rectificative au menu des quotidiens
Dakar, 30 juin (APS) – Le vote de la première Loi de finances rectificative pour l'année 2016 est un des principaux sujets abordés par les quotidiens reçus jeudi à l'APS. Dakar, 30 juin (APS) – Le vote de la première Loi de finances rectificative pour l'année 2016 est un des principaux ...
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Portogallo
EasyJet anuncia novas rotas em Portugal
O diretor comercial da easyJet em Portugal anunciou, esta quinta-feira, a abertura de duas novas rotas, Lisboa-Zurique e Funchal-Basileia, e adiantou que até setembro prevê atingir os cinco milhões de passageiros em Portugal e os três milhões em Lisboa.
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Portogallo
Défice de 2016 será "claramente compatível" com regras europeias
O Governo reiterou, esta quinta-feira, "a vontade de implementar com rigor" o Orçamento do Estado para 2016, garantindo que Portugal terá "um défice claramente compatível com as regras europeias", saindo do Procedimento por Défices Excessivos (PDE).