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Cina Taiwan
Does democracy hurt or help growth in the tiger economies of Asia?
THE TAIWAN STRAIT is often described as a possible flashpoint. Across this narrow body of water, China points thousands of missiles at the country it regards as a rogue province. But for those working on Formosa 1, an offshore wind farm, the strait is something else. “It’s the best wind ...
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Cina USA Taiwan Singapore
It has become harder for the Asian tigers to prosper through exports
BONNIE TU IS laughing. She just discovered the crisp red “Make America Great Again” hat that a colleague left on her desk as a joke. The chairwoman of Giant, the world’s biggest bike manufacturer, is no fan of Donald Trump. His tariffs have messed with her supply chains and driven ...
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Cina USA Taiwan Singapore Hong Kong
After half a century of success, the Asian tigers must reinvent themselves
THE FOUR Asian tigers—Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan—once fascinated the economic world. From the early 1960s until the 1990s, they regularly achieved double-digit growth. A generation that had toiled as farmers and labourers watched their grandchildren become some of the most educated people on the planet. The tigers ...
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Francia
Le Rwanda sponsorise le club Paris Saint-Germain
Mercredi 4 décembre 2019, le club Paris Saint-Germain a annoncé un nouveau partenariat qui s’échelonnera sur une période de trois ans avec le Rwanda sans pour autant préciser le montant. Kigali avait signé, en 2018, un accord similaire avec le club Arsenal ; un accord estimé à quarante millions de ...
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Nigeria
Kebbi: Actionaid To Donate Cash, Relief Materials To 300 Households In 5 Communities
A non-governmental international organization , ActionAid Nigeria in partnership with Active Support for Rural Peoples Initiatives (ASURPI) in Kebbi are to disburse cash and relief materials to 300 households in 5 communities of Kebbi State. This was made known to newsmen by the Head of Programs of the NGO, Suwaiba ...
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Cina Giappone
Japan Plans to Spend $120 Billion to Stimulate Slowing Economy
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced the spending as the country’s economy has slowed because of reduced demand from China and tensions with South Korea.
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Brasile
Brazil’s Stock Market Index Closes Over 110,000 Points, Breaking Record
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Ibovespa, the main index of the São Paulo stock market, B3, rose 1.2 percent this Wednesday, December 4th, and, for the first time, closed above the 110,000-point benchmark, breaking a new record. The indicator ended the trading session at 110,301 points. The previous high ...
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Turchia Italia
Il Ministro Luigi Di Maio incontra il Ministro degli Esteri turco, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu
Il Ministro Luigi Di Maio ha incontrato il Ministro degli Esteri turco, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, a Roma per partecipare ai Rome MED – Mediterranean Dialogues 2019. È stata sottolineata l’importanza di un dialogo franco e costruttivo tra Roma e Ankara, partner fondamentale per affrontare sfide strategiche. Durante...
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Italia
La Vice Ministra Del Re apre la prima Conferenza annuale dell’Unione per il Mediterraneo su “water and finance”
La Vice Ministra Del Re nell’aprire la Conferenza ha dichiarato :" L'Italia ha adottato l'approccio dell'Unione per il Mediterraneo (Upm) volto a ottenere il massimo da un impegno piu' efficace nei progetti in materia idrica a favore dello sviluppo sostenibile urbano e dei programmi di reinsediamento...
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Giappone
Giappone: l’Abenomics ora punta su forti stimoli fiscali anti-recessione
L’economia è in rallentamento per fattori interni (rialzo dell’Iva) ed esterni (tensioni commerciali inetrnazionali che penalizzano l’export): così l’esecutivo vara il primo grande pacchetto di supporto all’economia dal 2016, allargando i cordoni della borsa. Con l’obiettivo di spingere il Pil di 1,4 punti percentuali al marzo 2022