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Singapore
More Singapore firms offer ad-hoc flexible work arrangements
More companies in Singapore are providing ad-hoc flexible work arrangements and leave benefits that are not required under the law such as study leave so that employees can cope with personal and family commitments, according to a 2016 survey by the Manpower Ministry.
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USA
Life without TPP
When Donald Trump enters the Oval Office in January, it is very likely that the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) will be among the first casualties in the new US Congress controlled by his Republican Party. Modern-day Republicans think free-trade agreements have hurt the US manufacturing sector and caused Americans to lose ...
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Thailandia
SET opens up 5.38 to 1,479.24
Thai stocks opened up 0.36% at the start of trade this morning.
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Giappone Perù
Abe champions free trade as Trump-wary leaders wrap up Lima APEC confab with vow to fight protectionism
Pacific Rim leaders pledged Sunday to advance free trade and regional economic integration in the face of rising protectionism with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump opposed to a major regional free trade deal. The leaders of the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum vowed to “resist all forms of protectionism” and reaffirmed ...
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Giappone
No-frills clothier Shimamura finds favor in sluggish Japan, tops Uniqlo in income growth
No-frills fashion. Cheap and cheerful. Call it what you will, Shimamura Co. has a money-making formula for selling clothes in Japan’s moribund economy. Growth in operating income at the country’s second-largest clothing chain has outpaced bigger rival Uniqlo-owner, Fast Retailing Co., for the past five quarters. The reason may come ...
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Giappone
Abe tells APEC Tokyo will continue pushing free trade for sake of global growth
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday told the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit that free trade is a source of global economic growth and Tokyo intends to keep promoting the policy, a Japanese government spokesman said. The comment comes after Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election this month ...
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Giappone
Philly hopes for windfall by turning abandoned elevated railway into green park
After more than 10 years of planning, Philadelphia is taking the first steps in transforming an abandoned, overgrown rail line that cuts through the heart of the city into a lush and lively public park. Officials broke ground last month on the first phase of the Rail Park, the City ...
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USA Israele
The Ticker: Strauss-PepsiCo joint venture Sabra recalls hummus in U.S.
Los Angeles-based Saidoff brothers make offer for Africa Israel Investments; Cellcom pushed to remove Michael Golan from talks to sell Golan Telecom; Tech and telco stocks send Tel Aviv higher.
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Paraguay
Los importadores de usados no cederán a acuerdo automotor
La Cámara de Importadores de Autos y Maquinarias Usados comunicará mañana al ministro de Industria y Comercio, Gustavo Leite, que para ellos es categóricamente innegociable dejar el rubro, tal como reclama el Brasil, a fin de firmar un acuerdo automotor con Paraguay.
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Argentina
Vicepresidenta de Panamá va a Argentina y Chile en busca inversión y alianzas
Entre los temas a tratar, apuntó, "destaca la promoción del turismo, el incremento de inversiones argentinas en Panamá y viceversa, intercambio de experiencias en materia de educación dual, así como el incremento de la cooperación en seguridad".