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Giappone
Line’s two-year wait for IPO may have cost it $4 billion in valuation
Japan’s leading mobile messaging service finally pulls the trigger on its IPO after a two-year hiatus, the proceeds of which will go to spearhead its global expansion. The post Line’s two-year wait for IPO may have cost it $4 billion in valuation appeared first on The Japan Times.
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Giappone
Japan to toughen measures against mileage manipulation
The transport ministry’s working group on Friday released a set of measures to prevent any new manipulation of data on vehicles’ fuel economy, including the introduction of punishment. The move came after Mitsubishi Motors Corp. admitted manipulating fuel economy data and Suzuki Motor Corp. admitted using unauthorized data-gathering methods. The ...
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Giappone
Japan mulling cut in minimum interest on ‘zaito’ fiscal loans
The Finance Ministry is considering cutting the minimum interest rate on its lending for infrastructure and other major projects under the zaito fiscal investment and loan program, according to officials. The move comes amid falling interest rates following the Bank of Japan’s introduction of a negative interest policy earlier this ...
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Giappone
Japanese firms operating in Britain concerned about Brexit
Japanese companies operating in Britain are increasingly concerned about the country’s possible exit from the European Union, a move that, if it happens, is expected to push up their costs. Concern is growing ahead of a national referendum on June 23 on Britain’s continued EU membership. A British exit, or ...
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Giappone
Fuel-efficiency scandal could end up hitting car buyers in the pocket
The entire auto industry has had its image damaged in the mileage scandal, which means the transport ministry will likely require all carmakers to carry out stricter testing that will cost much more money. The post Fuel-efficiency scandal could end up hitting car buyers in the pocket appeared first on The ...
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Giappone
Online publishing pioneer Gawker Media files for bankruptcy after losing Hulk Hogan sex tape lawsuit
Gawker Media LLC, an online publishing pioneer, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and put itself up for sale on Friday after a $140 million court judgment against it in a lawsuit brought by former professional wrestler Hulk Hogan over a sex tape. The move followed revelations that Hogan’s lawsuit, along ...
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UAE gov't says Q1 e-Dirham revenues exceed $544m
Ministry of Finance figures show 4.2% rise in revenues while transactions reach more than 10 million
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Ghana
Fix inflation, interest rates will come down- CEO of ETI
The Group Chief Executive of Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) Ade Ayeyemi has stated that the high interest rates in the country are just a symptom of the real challenges in the economy. Currently, Ghana’s interest rate which is over 25percent is among the highest on the continent. This has affected ...
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Ghana
Ghana’s economy needs re-engineering – Bawumia
Ghana’s economy has been described by running mate of the New Patriotic Party; Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has one that needs re-engineering. This he said is because the economy has contracted following close to eight years of mismanagement by the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) led by President John Dramani Mahama. ...
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USA
Trump is already hurting us
THE billionaire’s nomination for the most powerful job in the world has already messed with the Australian economy, in a big way.