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India
Exceedingly high oil prices can create problem: Jaitley
New Delhi, Apr 7 () Even if oil prices move a little higher, they will not be negative for India but "exceedingly high" rates create problems for the country, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said today.
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India
Govt expands CNG sales network to lure motorists, curb pollution
Oil minister said by mid-May another 60 retail stations would be up and running in Delhi and nearby towns, easing long queues seen outside gas stations
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India
Exceedingly high oil prices can create problem: Arun Jaitley
On GDP growth, Jaitley said, global conditions are not supporting India's growth now but once it turn favourable it will push up further
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Giappone
Uniqlo operator logs first-half net profit slump
Fast Retailing Co., the operator of Uniqlo clothing stores, said Thursday that its group net profit in September-February plunged 55.1 percent from a year before to ¥47.04 billion, the first drop in five years on a first-half basis. The drop chiefly reflected sluggish performances in Japan and abroad of Uniqlo ...
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Giappone
Japan is fast approaching the limits of quantitative easing
The Bank of Japan is running out of government bonds to buy. Its would-be counterparts have become increasingly unwilling to sell the debt that monetary policymakers have pledged to buy, and the most recently issued 30-year Japanese bond did not record a single trade during a session last week as ...
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Giappone
Yen hits 17-month high as Japan’s options for intervention seen as limited
The dollar plumbed 17-month lows in Tokyo trade on Thursday as analysts said authorities may find it difficult to intervene and sell the yen. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥108.56-57, down from ¥110.40-41 at the same time Wednesday. The euro was at $1.1405-1406, up from $1.1357-1357, and at ...
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Giappone
BOJ retains view on regional recoveries, but says Tohoku struggling
The Bank of Japan maintained its assessment Thursday on eight of nine regional economies from January, but cut its view on the Tohoku region, where production was dampened by a slowdown in emerging economies. The BOJ kept intact its view that all regional economies are either recovering moderately or are ...
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Giappone
Nikkei inches up 35 points after seven-session losing streak
The Nikkei average snapped its seven-session losing streak on Thursday, with the market aided by buybacks and buying on dips It climbed 34.48 points, or 0.22 percent, to end at 15,749.84. On Wednesday, the average lost 17.46 points. The Topix index was up 4.89 points, or 0.39 percent, at 1,272.64, ...
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Argentina
Gobierno oficializa subida del 100 % en tarifas de transporte en Buenos Aires
Las resoluciones, emitidas por el ministerio de Transporte argentino, establecen que la tarifa mínima para viajar en autobús en la capital argentina y el conurbano será de seis pesos (unos 40 centavos de dólar) frente a los tres que costaba antes, mientras que la máxima -para trayectos superiores a 27 ...
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Belgio
L'Organisation mondiale du commerce ne se reconnaît aucune concurrence
Plutôt que de rivaliser avec l'entité basée à Genève, la multiplication des accords régionaux améliorerait la maturité institutionnelle de l'OMC, en permettant de tester de nouvelles pistes de libéralisation, estime une experte