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Giappone
Tepco eyes reorganization to free up funds for disaster aftermath
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. is aiming to integrate its nuclear and power transmission and distribution businesses with other utilities to free up funds to use in dealing with the aftermath of the Fukushima disaster. According to Tepco’s revised business turnaround plan announced Wednesday, the company will establish a ...
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USA Giappone
Dollar drops to ¥111.50 in Tokyo as stocks dive
The dollar lost ground sharply to around ¥111.50 in Tokyo trading on Wednesday, dragged down by stock price plunges in Japan and the United States. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥111.50-50, down from ¥112.82-83 the same time Tuesday. The euro was at $1.0801-0803, up from $1.0781-0781, and at ...
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Giappone
Ex-BOJ member says government must allay pension jitters before reflating economy
Former Bank of Japan Policy Board member Sayuri Shirai says the central bank has done about all it can do to end the nation’s deflationary mindset. More than four years ago it unleashed massive monetary easing, but taxpayers still doggedly save, fearing that public pensions won’t provide enough for their ...
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Giappone
Nikkei suffers biggest loss since Trump’s election
Stocks sank deeper into negative territory on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Wednesday, with investor sentiment hurt by an overnight sell-off on Wall Street and the yen’s sharp appreciation against the dollar. The 225-issue Nikkei average tumbled 414.50 points, or 2.13 percent, to end at 19,041.38. The key price indicator suffered ...
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Algeria
«L’Algérie et l’Ethiopie gagneront à travailler davantage sur le partenariat économique»
L’économie éthiopienne s’est considérablement transformée. Comment cette mutation s’est-elle opérée ? L’économie éthiopienne a évolué à grands pas ces dernières années pour se hisser aujourd’hui au rang des économies les plus compétitives du continent africain et du monde. Nous réalisons l’une des meilleures croissances économiques du continent. Plusieurs facteurs-clés sont la source ...
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Nigeria
Black market operators lose as naira trades at N400/dollar
Following the Central Bank of Nigeria’s intervention in foreign exchange, the Naira traded N400 to a dollar at the black market on Wednesday in Abuja. The Naira has also appreciated against the Pound Sterling and Euro rate as it traded at N510 and N415 respectively. One of the Bureau de ...
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Serbia Turchia USA Montenegro Macedonia
EU emergency assistance to help Peru cope with worst flooding in almost 30 years
Source: European Commission's Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations Country: PeruThe EU Civil Protection Mechanism has been activated and €250 000 has been mobilised for emergency relief to communities affected by floods and mudslides in Peru.The EU Civil Protection Mechanism has been activated and €250 000 has been ...
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USA
UNICEF says 600 million children at risk of water shortages by 2040
Source: UN Children's Fund Country: WorldOne in four children worldwide will be living in areas with extremely limited water resources by 2040, according to a UNICEF report released on World Water Day. Nearly 600 million children will live in areas with extremely limited water resources by 2040 – UNICEF Poorest children will be ...
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Brasile
Mais de 850 municípios brasileiros enfrentam problemas por falta de água
Em 2017, em todo o Brasil, já são 872 cidades com reconhecimento federal de situação de emergência causada por um longo período de estiagem. A região mais afetada é a do Nordeste e o estado da Paraíba é o que concentra maior número de municípios, com 198 que comunicaram o ...
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Brasile
Brasil carece de legislação para reuso de água, diz coordenador da ANA
No Dia Mundial da Água, lembrado nesta quarta-feira (22/3), a Organização das Nações Unidas para a Educação, a Ciência e a Cultura (Unesco) destaca a importância das águas residuais, aquelas já utilizadas em atividades humanas e que podem ser reaproveitadas.Diante de uma demanda crescente por recursos hídricos e da necessidade ...