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Giappone
British town tries offshore tax tricks to rattle government
Small shops in the town of Crickhowell in southeast Wales are drawing up plans to minimize their tax bills that mimic the avoidance tactics of the biggest multinational corporations. Several small businesses, including a baker, a bookseller and an optician, are attempting to publicly exploit tax loopholes in an effort ...
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Cina Giappone
Chinese firm to acquire ski resort in Hokkaido
Commercial facility management company Shanghai Yuyuan Tourist Mart Co. is to buy a major ski resort in Hokkaido for ¥18.3 billion. China-based Shanghai Yuyuan Tourist Mart said it will acquire all outstanding shares in Hoshino Resorts Tomamu, a ski resort in the village of Shimukappu, Hokkaido, from Hoshino Resorts Inc. ...
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Cina Giappone
U.N. urges more investment in cutting-edge technologies to drive growth
Japan, the United States and increasingly China are among the few nations driving global innovations like 3-D printing, a United Nations agency said Wednesday. It urged more investments in such fields as they may drive future economic growth. In a report on the role vanguard innovation plays in economic growth, ...
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Cina Giappone
What slump? China spends billions on world-record online ‘Singles Day’ shopping spree
Chinese Internet users spent billions of dollars in the planet’s biggest online shopping splurge Wednesday, as “Singles Day” hit new heights, despite slowing growth in the world’s second-largest economy. The cumulative national bill for the day-long commercial orgy dwarfed Americans’ online spending over the five-day frenzy from Thanksgiving to Cyber ...
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Colombia
Compra Modelo 2 cerveceras artesanales
Grupo Modelo, a través de una subsidiaria, adquirió las marcas de Cervecería Mexicana y Cervecería Tijuana, dos cerveceras artesanales ubicadas en Baja California.
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Australia
BHP in $288m royalties battle
BHP court action against Queensland will focus attention on the miner’s controversial Singapore marketing hub.
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Australia
Westfield lifted by speciality rent
Westfield has posted a lift in its average speciality store rent amid a “strong” Q3 operating performance.
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Australia
Aurizon defends buyback policy
Aurizon has defended its decision to carry out share buybacks rather than offering a special dividend.
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Australia
Jobless rate drops sharply
Australia’s unemployment rate sank to 5.9pc in October, well below expectations, as the number of new jobs soared.
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Australia
Mobiles drive Optus earnings
Optus has posted an 8.3pc hike in first-half profits as the telco continued to grow its dominant mobiles business.