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Giappone
Japan’s 2015 trade deficit narrows as oil prices tumble
Japan logged a trade deficit in 2015 for the fifth straight year, but its value shrank 77.9 percent from 2014 to ¥2.83 trillion ($23.9 billion), due mainly to a sharp drop in imports amid lower crude oil prices, the government said Monday. The value of exports rose 3.5 percent to ...
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Giappone
BOJ-fueled Tokyo property boom pricing average earners out of housing market
Rich buyers taking advantage of record low borrowing costs have pushed prices in Tokyo beyond the reach of many ordinary buyers, taking the wind out of property sales. While the average sales price of an apartment in greater Tokyo rose 9.1 percent to a 24-year high of ¥55.2 million ($467,000) ...
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Giappone
Skymark looks to delay code-sharing deal with ANA as business picks up
Struggling Skymark Airlines Inc. will likely delay a code-sharing deal with All Nippon Airways Co. as a result of the carrier’s improved performance, sources have said. ANA had asked Skymark to employ ANA’s flight reservation system as a condition for launching the code-sharing operation, originally scheduled for late October, but ...
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Cina Giappone
China’s foreign condom frenzy gives low-libido Japan an economic boost
In Japan, sex-drives have plunged so low that young, libido-challenged men are sometimes referred to as soshokukei danshi, or herbivore men. Think that’s harsh, then consider local condom maker Sagami Rubber Industries Co., battling a shrinking, aging and now increasingly frigid Japanese clientele. It’s no wonder then that the company ...
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Cina Giappone
Taiyo Pacific sees investment shift to Japan shares as ‘sexy’ China cools
The China-led stock slump that’s taking Japanese equities down with it will ultimately prove a boon for investors in Japan, according to Taiyo Pacific Partners LP, which manages $2.2 billion, including money from the world’s biggest pension fund. Concerns about an economic slowdown in China and government meddling in its ...
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India
SpiceJet announces Republic Day sale
Low cost carrier SpiceJet on Monday announced its Republic Day sale on air tickets on domestic and international routes. Under the sale, the domestic sector one way base fare would start at Rs 826 (plus applicable taxes) and international sector one way base fare at Rs 3,026 (plus applicable taxes).
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India
India's growth in 2016 increasingly vulnerable to external risks: Moody’s poll
Market concerns over India’s economic exposure to external risks have risen over the past 7 months, a poll conducted by Moody’s Investor Service showed. The poll of respondents found that 32% thought sluggish reform momentum will be the largest threat to India's GDP growth, down from 47% in May 2015.
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Brasile
Ata do Copom sai quinta-feira e deve explicar manutenção da Selic em 14,25%
O presidente do Banco Central, Alexandre Tombini, e mais cinco diretores votaram pela manutenção da taxa básica de juros Arquivo/Agência Brasil A ata da última reunião do Comitê de Política Monetária (Copom), que será divulgada na próxima quinta-feira (28), será uma das mais aguardadas pelo mercado, depois da polêmica ...
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Italia
Sul Sole 24 Ore di lunedì 25 gennaio la mappa delle pensioni in Italia
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Italia
Decine di migliaia di persone in piazza per le unioni civili in Italia.
Decine di migliaia di persone in piazza per le unioni civili in Italia. Secondo le associazioni per i diritti gay, erano un milione i manifestanti che sabato pomeriggio in cento piazze italiane ed estere hanno chiesto l’approvazione del disegno di legge Cirinnà. Il testo sarà discusso in aula al senato dal ...