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Cuba
Desgravación arancelaria pone en aprietos a productores de arroz
Además del incumplimiento de convenio que enfrenta el sector agrícola, una nueva preocupación se suma a sus problemas, con la entrada en vigencia de la desgravación arancelaria que iniciará en 2016 como parte del Tratado de Libre Comercio con Estados Unidos (TLC o CAFTA), temen que se ponga en riesgo ...
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Ghana
Unilever launches ‘Pepsodent Triple Protection’ for better health
Unilever Ghana Limited has introduced a new toothpaste brand called the ‘Pepsodent Triple Protection’. The product aims at protecting the human teeth against bacteria and also gives fresh breath. Speaking at the launch, Marketing Director of Unilever Ghana, Clarence Nartey, said Pepsodent Triple Protection is a representation of Unilever’s continued ...
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Portogallo
I fatti previsti per oggi
Il parlamento di Londra, nel Regno Unito, si riunisce per dibattere sull’intervento militare contro i jihadisti in Siria. Il voto è atteso per le 23, ora italiana A Parigi, le delegazioni dei quasi 200 paesi che aderiscono alla convenzione dell’Onu sul clima continuano gli incontri per raggiungere, entro l’11 ...
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Australia
Australia's economy expands 0.9% in September quarter
SYDNEY - Australia's economy grew 0.9% in the third quarter for an annual rate of 2.5%, official data showed Wednesday, with Treasurer Scott Morrison hailing progress in shifting from the resources boom to broader-based growth.
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Giappone
Foreign investment up 13% to $16.63 bn in H1 FY16
India received most FDI of $6.7 bn from Singapore, followed by Mauritius ($3.6 bn), the Netherlands ($1.09 bn), and Japan ($815 mn)
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Giappone
Nikkei falls back below 20,000 on profit-taking
The benchmark Nikkei average slipped below 20,000 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Wednesday, hit by profit-taking the day after it closed above the psychologically important line for the first time in more than three months. The 225-issue Nikkei average lost 74.27 points, or 0.37 percent, to finish at 19,938.13. On ...
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Giappone
Sharp considers downsizing struggling LCD business
Electronics maker Sharp Corp. is considering shrinking its struggling liquid crystal display business to prepare for possible partnership with government- and private-sector funded Japan Display Inc., sources have said. Sharp is mulling downsizing production of 32-inch TV panels at its mainstay Kameyama plant and gradually transferring panel production at its ...
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Cina Giappone
Slowdown in emerging economies is biggest risk to Japan’s inflation goal: BOJ deputy chief
Bank of Japan Deputy Gov. Kikuo Iwata said Wednesday that a further slowdown in China and other emerging economies is the “most significant risk” to achieving the central bank’s 2 percent inflation target. “The bank will make adjustments without hesitation” if the slowdown has negative effects on the Japanese economy, ...
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Giappone
U.S. agency lowers safety rating of Thai aviation
The Federal Aviation Administration has downgraded the safety rating of Thailand’s aviation industry in a move that could hamper operations of Thai airlines worldwide. The U.S. agency’s announcement Tuesday comes after the International Civil Aviation Organization flagged significant concerns about Thailand’s aviation safety in March. The FAA says it lowered ...
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Giappone
Oil distributors JX, TonenGeneral to merge amid pressure for industry consolidation
JX Holdings Inc., the nation’s largest oil distributor, has agreed to merge with rival TonenGeneral Sekiyu K.K., sources said Wednesday, in a further push for refinery consolidation amid falling demand for oil products. The move comes after Idemitsu Kosan Co., the No. 2 player in the sector, agreed last month ...