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Giappone
Japan’s wholesale prices drop 2.7% in October, down for 19th month
Japan’s wholesale prices dropped 2.7 percent in October from a year earlier for the 19th straight monthly fall, weighed by lower oil and other commodity prices as well as a stronger yen, Bank of Japan data showed Friday. The data is a fresh sign that the central bank is facing ...
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Giappone
Toshiba profit triples on asset sales
Toshiba Corp. said Friday its half-year profit tripled, owing to cost reductions and the sale of its home appliances business, providing a boost to the firm as it tries to turn the page on an embarrassing accounting scandal. The vast conglomerate posted an April-September net profit of ¥115.3 billion, well ...
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Giappone Spagna Regno Unito
‘End of global austerity’ seen if Trump loosens purse strings, starts reflation campaign
From construction companies in Spain to copper traders in London’s financial district, Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election is being felt around the world as investors bet on a lasting rise in global inflation. If Trump delivers on his pledge to give the U.S. economy a growth and ...
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USA Panama Malta
PN warns on correspondent bank relationships, urges government to take concrete action
The Nationalist Party has urged the government to take concrete measures to ensure that Maltese banks retain their relationships with foreign banks. The statement comes after reports that a number of American banks had cut off corresponding banking relationships with Maltese banks. Correspondent Banks are necessary for commercial transactions with ...
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Australia Panama Malta
iSurvey: Majority believe government is corrupt
Nearly half of respondents, 47 %, believe that the government is corrupt, according to the November edition of the iSurvey commissioned by The Malta Independent.Respondents were asked a straightforward question: Do you think the government is corrupt? Overall, 47.02% believe so, 37.83% reject this notion, 13.45% are undecided while 1.64% ...
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USA Malta
INDEPTH: 'We are not the socialists of the Mintoff times' - Minister George Vella
Foreign Minister George Vella said that he is uncomfortable with high-rise buildings, saying that we are experiencing "over-development".Interviewed by Pierre Portelli, The Malta Independent's business and content director, in this week's edition of INDEPTH, Dr Vella said he is not against development but he would like to see a better ...
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USA
Editorial: Clean-up appeal
Predictably the appeal made by Silvio Schembri MP in Parliament on Tuesday night did not even register with the Maltese public. The hour was late, the papers closed, and most probably many people will have switched off their Parliament viewing at the end of a drowsy sitting.But Mr Schembri’s appeal ...
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Brasile Paraguay
Acuerdo automotriz: Brasil pide dejar de importar usados
Dos principales requerimientos tiene Brasil hacia Paraguay en las negociaciones en busca de un acuerdo automotriz, según publicaron ayer medios del país vecino, que se hicieron eco de expresiones vertidas por el ministro brasileño de Desarrollo, Industria y Comercio, Marcos Pereira.
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Paraguay
La economía ya creció 4,2% en lo que va del presente año
La actividad económica paraguaya sigue mostrando un buen ritmo de expansión, según las cifras que dio a conocer ayer el Banco Central del Paraguay (BCP) a través de su Indicador Mensual de la Actividad Económica (IMAEP).
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Paraguay
Ventas en industria, comercio y los servicios muestran buen dinamismo
El Estimador de Cifras de Negocios del Banco Central del Paraguay (BCP) indica que en el mes de setiembre hubo un crecimiento de 3,5% en las ventas, respecto al mismo mes del año anterior.