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Giappone
NTT board to discuss Perot bid this week
The board of Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. is planning this week to discuss a proposed takeover of Dell Inc.’s Perot Systems division, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. The board of Japan’s biggest phone company will discuss issues including a price range its NTT Data Corp. ...
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Giappone
BOJ’s newest board member Sakurai to cement Kuroda’s majority
The Diet approved Makoto Sakurai as a Bank of Japan board member Wednesday, a move expected to strengthen Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda’s support on the board. Sakurai is an international finance researcher with ties to reflationalists such as Koichi Hamada, an adviser to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. He was confirmed by ...
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Giappone
Nobel laureate Krugman calls for tax hike delay, stimulus measures
Nobel-winning U.S. economist Paul Krugman has urged Japan to hold off on a consumption tax increase planned for April next year and hammer out new stimulus measures to overcome deflation. “I would call for not hiking the consumption tax,” Krugman said Tuesday after a meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ...
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Giappone
France orders plain packaging for cigarettes; Japan Tobacco to appeal
France published a decree on Tuesday that requires cigarette manufacturers to introduce plain packaging by the end of the year. Japan Tobacco International immediately said it would challenge the measure. The publication of the decree was the culmination of government efforts launched in 2014 to require tobacco firms to sell ...
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Giappone
Japan’s Obayashi considers major offshore wind project
Obayashi Corp. is considering building a wind power project with as much as 455 megawatts of capacity off the coast of Akita Prefecture, amid a push by the local government to expand the use of clean energy. The Tokyo-based construction company plans to begin an environmental impact assessment as early ...
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Giappone
Japanese broadcasters boost content aimed at potential tourists
Japanese broadcasters whose programs are shown overseas are stepping up content aimed at potential tourists. Sky Perfect JSAT Corp. is slated to expand its overseas service area to 22 nations by fiscal 2020. It currently serves only four. NHK gave a 30 percent boost to its budget in fiscal 2015 ...
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Nigeria
10 frigoríficos locales podrán exportar carne vacuna a Egipto
Un total de 10 frigoríficos locales están habilitados para exportar carne bovina a Egipto. La información confirmó José Carlos Bogarín, director del Frigorífico Guaraní, una de las industrias beneficiadas. La expectativa es que este mercado adquiera mayor volumen, similar al del mercado ruso.
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Panama
Panama Viejo Business Center, en Expocomer
Panama Viejo Business Center estuvo participando en la feria Expocomer 2016 y dio a conocer los últimos avances del proyecto, oficinas corporativas y ofibodegas. Este proyecto está estratégicamente ubicado en Panamá Viejo, con fácil acceso a Costa del Este, corredor Sur, Coco del Mar y el centro de la ciudad.
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Svizzera
C Suisse and Palantir target rogue traders
Bank in joint venture with CIA-backed data company to spot insider dealing
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Russia
Toe in the water
RUSSIA last issued a dollar-denominated bond in 2013. Since then it has annexed part of Ukraine, launched a proxy war in another bit and destabilised the rest. That prompted Western financial sanctions on Russia’s banks and oil firms. Its government, though, can still tap foreign debt markets. On March 1st ...