• Giappone

    Dollar immobile above ¥121 in Tokyo

    The dollar moved tightly above ¥121 in Tokyo trading on Tuesday, as currency players retreated to the sidelines amid the dearth of fresh trading incentives. At 5 p.m., the dollar was at ¥121.11-12, down from ¥121.28-29 at the same time Monday. The euro was at $1.0919-0920, up from $1.0869-0870, and ...

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    Japan adds Kobe beef, Yubari melons to list of protected brands

    The government added Kobe beef and Yubari melons on Tuesday to a list of food items accorded government protection as regional brands to enhance their marketing and sales. Under the government’s “geographical indication” system, special markings can be affixed to the packages of designated food items signaling their uniqueness and ...

  • Giappone

    Abe honors firms that promote women on heels of gender target cut

    Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday presided over a ceremony to celebrate companies that have made progress in promoting women, just weeks after the government scaled back ambitious targets for increasing the number of female managers. At the event for companies that “lead the way in letting women shine,” Abe ...

  • Giappone

    Keidanren to ask member firms to raise wages for third year

    A committee under the Japan Business Federation, better known as Keidanren, broadly agreed Tuesday on guidelines for shunto spring wage negotiations in 2016 that will ask member companies with higher earnings to raise employee wages at rates greater than this year. Keidanren will seek higher wages for the third straight ...

  • Dubai's Abraaj reduces stake in pharma business Unimed

    Private equity firm and its partner say they have sold 83% of their interest in Tunisian pharma firm

  • Focus: access to funding for innovation strategies

    Financing is one of the main barriers faced by local SMEs, a research paper by Beehive, the UAE’s first peer-to-peer online marketplace, has revealed

  • Dubai's Jebel Ali Free Zone repays $544m loan early

    Dubai's flagship business says it has repaid Islamic loan nearly four and a half years ahead of 2020 maturity

  • Brasile

    Debt reaches more than 60% of households

    About 78% of 18,000 interviewees pointed out the credit card as the main debt burden.Uncredited/Agência Brasil After two consecutive months of decline in the monthly comparison, the Brazilian debt levels increased again in December reaching 61.1% of households—0.1 percentage points higher than the 61% debt level recorded in November and ...

  • Brasile

    Governo pode avançar em reforma trabalhista no próximo ano, diz Barbosa

      O ministro Nelson Barbosa, da Fazenda, diz que reforma trabalhista pode avançar em 2016Antonio Cruz/Agência Brasil Além de encaminhar uma proposta de reforma da Previdência nos próximos seis meses, o governo pretende avançar na reforma trabalhista em 2016, disse hoje (22) o novo ministro da Fazenda, Nelson Barbosa. Em ...

  • Brasile

    Ministro projeta superávit de US$ 35 bilhões para balança comercial em 2016

    Armando  Monteiro  disse  que  espera  para  o  ano  que  vem  aumento das exportações de manufaturados com a expansão do setor automotivo em decorrência dos acordos comerciais firmados  Marcello Casal Jr/Agência Brasil O ministro do Desenvolvimento, Indústria e Comércio Exterior, Armando Monteiro, manteve hoje (22) a projeção de superávit de ...