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Giappone
‘Dramatic slowing’ seen in global trade, as rhetoric rises
The World Trade Organization dramatically slashed its forecast for trade growth this year by about a third to its lowest rate since 2009, when the global economy was mired in recession in the wake of the financial crisis. In an update to its forecasts Tuesday, the world’s leading trade body ...
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Giappone
Japan kicks off meeting to discuss infrastructure investment in Africa
The infrastructure ministry met with about 120 companies and organizations to discuss how to facilitate investment in Africa as Japan steps up efforts to build infrastructure in the resource-rich continent. The meeting Tuesday was the first of several to be held each year with construction companies, trading houses, manufacturers, and ...
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Giappone
New 3,500-meter runway proposed for Narita International Airport
A public-private council is proposing that a 3,500-meter-long runway be added at Narita International Airport. The new runway was part of plans adopted at a meeting of the council Tuesday in the city of Chiba that brought together officials from the central government, Narita International Airport Corp., the Chiba Prefectural ...
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Giappone
Dollar climbs against yen on Clinton’s performance in TV debate
The dollar rose on anticipation that Democratic Party candidate Hillary Clinton will become the next U.S. president, in Tokyo trading on Tuesday, but it then lost steam after approaching ¥101. At 5 p.m., it stood at ¥100.53-54, down from ¥100.65-69 at the same time Monday. The euro was at $1.1248-1248, ...
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Russia USA Giappone
MRJ touches down in Kamchatka on its way to U.S.
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp.’s new passenger jet arrived in Russia’s Far East on Tuesday morning, en route to the United States for certification testing, the company said. The Mitsubishi Regional Jet, Japan’s first home-grown commercial passenger jet, landed at an airport on the Kamchatka Peninsula. It earlier touched down on Monday ...
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Giappone
MetLife to offer staff buyouts amid investment squeeze
MetLife Inc. said its Japanese business will offer early retirement packages to some staff as the insurer consolidates operations in Tokyo to help counter pressure from low bond yields. Nonsales employees who are 45 or older and have been with the insurer for at least three years will get as ...
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Giappone
Tokyo stocks rebound on dividend-driven buying
Stocks bounced back on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Tuesday, aided by buying aimed at securing rights to midterm dividends amid a halt to the yen’s strengthening versus the dollar. The Nikkei average rose 139.37 points, or 0.84 percent, to end at 16,683.93. On Monday, it dropped 209.46 points. The ...
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Cina India Giappone
ADB upbeat on developing economies in Asia
Developing economies in Asia are holding steady and will grow at the earlier forecast rate of 5.7 percent this year and next, buoyed by resilience in the region’s two largest economies, China and India, the Asian Development Bank said Tuesday. The region’s developing economies grew 5.9 percent in 2015, and ...
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USA
US indicts Chinese executives, firm linked to North Korea nuclear program
U.S. authorities have slapped charges and economic sanctions on a Chinese businesswoman, several of her business associates, and her trading company over claims that they had helped a blacklisted North Korean firm evade sanctions over its alleged role in Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons program. The post US indicts Chinese executives, firm linked ...
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Brasile
Banco Central projeta inflação de 7,3% este ano e recuo para 4,4% em 2017
Para o BC, inflação fecha o ano em 7,3% e cai para 4,4% em 2017 Marcello Casal/Agencia Brasil O Banco Central (BC) aumentou a projeção para a inflação este ano. Na estimativa, a inflação, medida pelo Índice Nacional de Preços ao Consumidor Amplo (IPCA), deve ficar em 7,3% em 2016, ...