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Giappone
Tokyo stocks advance for third day on yen’s easing
Stocks rose for the third consecutive session on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Wednesday, as investors took heart from the yen’s weakening. The 225-issue Nikkei average gained 83.59 points, or 0.50 percent, to close at 16,819.24. On Tuesday, the key market gauge advanced 136.98 points. The Topix index of all first-section ...
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Giappone
In land of negative rates, Kyushu Railway dangles dividend
In Japan, where bonds can yield less than zero percent, a bullet train operator planning a ¥392 billion ($3.8 billion) share sale is promising investors dividend returns that would beat most of the nation’s stocks. State-owned Kyushu Railway Co., also known as JR Kyushu, which is currently gauging investor appetite ...
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Giappone
Government proposes country of origin labeling for all processed food
The government on Wednesday proposed mandatory country of origin labeling for all food products processed in Japan, in a move to address safety concerns once a Pacific free trade pact takes effect. At a meeting, the Consumer Affairs Agency and the farm ministry put on the table a draft plan ...
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Giappone
Mexico debuts public transport gondola connection stretching over sprawl
Mexico’s first aerial gondola for public transportation will sweep riders from poor neighborhoods over suburban sprawl outside the country’s capital and connect them with other public transport. Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto attended the inauguration of the so-called “Mexicable” Tuesday in Mexico state’s Ecatapec. Ecatapec has more than 1.7 million ...
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Nigeria
Nigeria To Enhance Old Age Management With ICT
As the world celebrates 2016 International Day of Older Persons, the federal government has pledged to promote the economic situation for older persons through IT programme, among others. Speaking yesterday in Abuja at the one-day project partnership meeting organised by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Digital Bridge Institute, ...
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Nigeria
Customs Seizes 117, 034 Bags Of Rice At Borders
The Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (rtd) has disclosed that a total of 117, 034 (50kg) bags of rice have been seized at the nation’s land borders, at a duty paid value of N774, 282, by the Nigerian Customs Service within the first quarters of 2016. Speaking yesterday ...
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Kenya
The UN's blind spot for conflict prevention
Source: Inter Press Service Country: WorldTo change this, a group of diplomats and UN staff are seeking to bolster the UN Peacebuilding Fund, which operates with an annual budget of roughly 100 million dollars.By Jonathan Rozen UNITED NATIONS, Oct 3 2016 (IPS) - As the world struggles to respond to conflicts and the people fleeing ...
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Nigeria
Nigeria: Nigeria Rising Global Business Hub, Says French Investor
[Vanguard] Dr Pascal Lorot, founder of France-based Insitut Choisuel, a socio-economic organisation, said Nigeria was one of the promising business hubs in the world.
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Nuova Zelanda
Attention all pirates: head to Wellington for a chance to find your pieces of eight
They could have been held in the grimy palms of the real pirates of the Carribean, and now a Kapiti-based business is selling coins to thrill Blackbeard himself.
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Paraguay
FMI eleva a 3,5% el pronóstico de crecimiento de Paraguay para 2016
De un 2,9% inicial subió a 3,5% la estimación de expansión del PIB para este año y hasta un 3,6% para el 2017. Nos ubica como la segunda economía de mayor estimación de crecimiento en la región.