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Giappone
Nintendo sticks to 2 million sales target for new Switch
Video game maker Nintendo Co. stuck to its original target of selling 2 million Switch consoles in the first month after its launch, despite some anticipation the number may be raised because of brisk preorders. Nintendo President Tatsumi Kimishima also told reporters Wednesday the company is committed to delivering more ...
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Giappone
Keidanren seeks higher pay on annual basis
Japanese companies should consider ways to raise employee pay on an annual basis in this year’s shunto spring labor-management wage talks, Yasumi Kudo, vice chairman of the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, said. “It’s natural for companies with strong earnings to conduct wage hikes, mainly in the form of monthly ...
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USA Giappone
Housewife who saved Toyoko hotel chain puts focus on female managers
Maiko Kuroda isn’t new to challenges. She was a housewife when her father’s hotel chain was embroiled in scandal, forcing her to return to the business almost a decade ago. Having boosted profit tenfold, she’s now eyeing markets in Europe and North America. Enter Donald Trump and other protectionist politicians ...
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Cina USA Kenya Nigeria
Amina and Juma power tussle as reality of AU job loss sinks in
Hundreds of diplomatic changes by Foreign Affairs CS Amina Mohamed have escalated into a vicious power tussle with her PS Monica Juma, throwing the critical ministry into disarray. The details emerged as Amina was facing a historic African Union vote, which she lost to Chad’s Moussa Mahamat, unceremoniously ending Kenya’s ...
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Kenya
I’m not Raila’s project, says Mudavadi
Opposition leader Musalia Mudavadi yesterday told off his critics and insisted he is no one's project, not even ODM leader Raila Odinga's. In a wide ranging interview with the Star, Mudavadi made it clear he will stick with NASA, even if he is not the presidential candidate or running mate. ...
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Kenya
Business: NSE opens up investment competition to public
Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) will for the first time involve non-students in its annual NSE Investment Challenge. Speaking during the launch of the competition's 2017 edition yesterday, NSE Chief Executive Geoffrey Odundo said involving the wider public would increase enlightment on the benefits of trading in stocks.
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Kenya
Business News: NSE opens up investment competition to public
Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) will for the first time involve non-students in its annual NSE Investment Challenge. Speaking during the launch of the competition's 2017 edition yesterday, NSE Chief Executive Geoffrey Odundo said involving the wider public would increase enlightment on the benefits of trading in stocks.
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Kenya
Sci & Tech: SMEs welcome Safaricom's high-speed Internet
Safaricom has launched its high-speed Internet in Kakamega town. Dubbed, Fibre for Business, it targets Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in the region.
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Kenya
Business: SMEs welcome Safaricom's high-speed Internet
Safaricom has launched its high-speed Internet in Kakamega town. Dubbed, Fibre for Business, it targets Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in the region.
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Kenya
Business: Kenyan slum seeks to turn sewage into gold with recycling plant
Abdullahi Ibrahim's dream to set up a fruit-juice business has so far been thwarted by water scarcity in Kenya's biggest slum, Kibera.