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Giappone
Tokyo stocks climb on Wall Street’s rise, easier yen
Stocks advanced further on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Wednesday, backed by an overnight rise in U.S. equities and a weaker yen. The 225-issue Nikkei average climbed 136.15 points, or 0.74 percent, to finish at 18,496.69. On Tuesday, the key market gauge gained 85.55 points. The Topix index of all first-section ...
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Giappone
Trip to Tokyo? Ex-Goldman trader sells secret, top dining access
Are you a business traveler who wants to jump to the front of the waiting list for Tokyo’s most exclusive restaurants? Check out this former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. trader’s new venture. Takashi Yamada, who worked at the Wall Street firm for 15 years, started a company to help visitors ...
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Giappone Nuova Zelanda
Economy is about to grow by ¥19.8 trillion, at least on paper
Japan’s economy will grow by an amount equivalent to New Zealand’s economy in the blink of an eye on Thursday. That’s when the government announces the revision of gross domestic product data, using a new accounting standard. Nominal GDP was ¥500.6 trillion for fiscal year 2015, according to the most ...
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Kenya
Deciphering Gideon Moi and his party Kanu
As various political parties continue to align and realign themselves with diverse alliances and coalitions, Kanu’s body language is, to say the least, a bit confusing, politically speaking. The party’s top leadership has been sending mixed signals to the electorate. They have never really been consistent on who they intend ...
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Kenya
Varsities, NCIC clash over report on ethnicity
The report reveals that out of 31 universities, it’s only five that have complied with the law in ensuring that have the face of Kenya in terms of staff.
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Uruguay
Mercedes-Benz becomes first foreign brand to sell over 50,000
Premium carmaker Mercedes-Benz became the first foreign carmaker to sell more than 50,000 cars within a year in South Ko
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Pakistan
Pakistan - Investimenti e collaborazioni: governo e imprese in missione in Pakistan
Oltre 35 imprese, sei associazioni e più di 80 partecipanti. Questi i numeri della prima missione di Sistema in Pakistan, che è partita ieri e che, fino a domani, toccherà le tappe di Islamabad e Lahore con l'obiettivo di approfondire le opportunità di investimento e collaborazione tra i due paesi. La...
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Argentina
Cómo es Leonardo, la empresa italiana que busca venderle aviones militares a la Argentina
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Turchia
Erdoğan: Currency speculators trying to bring down Turkish economy
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has claimed Turkey’s struggling economy is under attack from foreign exchange speculators, while also praising citizens who have converted their foreign currencies into liras
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Turchia
EBRD offers new 400 mln-euro financing for small-scale sustainable energy projects in Turkey
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has said it is providing a new 400 million euro financing package for small-scale renewable energy and resource efficiency projects Turkey in a bid to support the country’s continuous drive towards a low-carbon economy, in a written statement on Dec. 7