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USA
US Fed raises key rates for first time under Trump
The US Federal Reserve raised key interest rates Wednesday in a decision that reflects an economy getting healthier than
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USA
USTR nominee names Korea as example of country enjoying trade surplus
The US trade representative nominee has named South Korea as one of the leading countries enjoying trade surpluses with
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Thailandia
SET up 8.33 points at opening
Thai stocks opened up 0.54% at the start of trade this morning.
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Colombia
Gas Natural reclamará a Colombia $1,630 millones por Electricaribe
Gas Natural Fenosa ultima la presentación de una demanda ante el Centro Internacional de Arreglo de Diferencias relativas a Inversiones (Ciadi), que depende del Banco Mundial.
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Nigeria
Customs suspend import duty payment on old vehicles
Ifeanyi Onuba and Anna Okon The Nigeria Customs Service on Wednesday announced the suspension of the implementation of the payment of import duties on old vehicles. The suspension is in compliance with an earlier directive by the Senate that the policy, which has generated controversies, should be suspended. A statement ...
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Nigeria
Adeosun resolves PenCom, NAICOM rift over N140bn annuity fund
Ifeanyi Onuba, Abuja The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, has brokered a resolution of the dispute between the National Pension Commission and the National Insurance Commission over a circular issued by PenCom directing life insurance companies to transfer their annuity asset holdings to Pension Fund Custodians. The intervention of ...
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Giappone
Cascading effect: One attack led to another at Yahoo
Russian hackers working with Russian spies didn’t crack Yahoo security all at once. Instead, according to an account offered by U.S. officials, they methodically made their way deeper into Yahoo’s network over the space of months — maybe years. That allowed them to forge technological skeleton keys that would unlock ...
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Giappone
North Korean hacking group likely behind recent attacks on banks
A North Korean hacking group known as Lazarus was likely behind a recent campaign targeting organizations in 31 countries, following high-profile attacks on Bangladesh Bank, Sony and South Korea, cybersecurity firm Symantec Corp. said on Wednesday. Symantec said in a blog post that researchers have uncovered four pieces of digital ...
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Giappone
Toshiba offers new collateral in bid to get lenders to roll over loans till end of April
Toshiba Corp. on Wednesday offered to provide more collateral, including shares of its prized memory chip unit, to its creditor banks, asking them to roll over their loans until the end of April. Toshiba held a meeting with the lenders at its headquarters after the beleaguered technology conglomerate missed a ...
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Cina USA Giappone
11 partners affirm TPP’s significance as talks host Chile hints at China invite
Ministers of Japan and 10 other Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement members on Wednesday confirmed the significance of the deal, while expressing concern about rising protectionism around the world. It was the first ministerial meeting among TPP members since U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the TPP ...