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Vai alla Scheda Paese »There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long range risks of comfortable inaction.
— John Fitzgerald Kennedy
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TPP Initiated by Obama May Be Scrapped under Trump
"Even though Hillary Clinton praised the Trans-Pacific Partnership as the best trade agreement ever signed by the United States, it is in truth one of the worst trade deals in history." Donald Trump, who declared a victory on the November 8 Presidential election, said this in the third televised debate ...
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Korea to Be Exposed to Vagaries of Change Triggered by Trump Win
Republican candidate Donald Trump has won the U.S. Presidential race in an upset victory against the heavily favored Democratic contender Hillary Clinton. It has been eight years since conservatives retook the White House after George W. Bush stepped down his Presidency in January 2009. With the maverick who promised an extreme ...
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Trump win heightens fears of protectionism
The election of Donald Trump as the next US president has plunged South Korea’s trade policymakers and exporters deep in
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What Trump's victory means for Korean businesses
A dramatic victory by US President-elect Donald J. Trump, a strong advocate of trade protectionism, on Wednesday sent sh
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Trump shocks the world
Shock swept through the world yesterday after the unexpected election of Republican Donald Trump as United States’ 45th President. Bolaji Akinyemi, a professor of political science, described Mr. Trump’s victory as a worrisome development and “a victory of the ugly side of the U.S.” Prof. Akinyemi, a former Minister of Foreign ...
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Nigerian equities slump further over US poll outcome
Nigerian equities lost N66 billion yesterday amidst global anxieties over possible dramatic changes in the global economy with the emergence of Republican Donald Trump as the President of the United States of America (USA). Against all the odds and the wagers of the bookmakers, billionaire real estate mogul Donald Trump ...
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Japan Inc. trying to assess ‘surprise’ Trump win, hoping protectionism isn’t next
Japanese business leaders on Wednesday sought to assess the economic impact of the victory of Republican Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential election. Sadayuki Sakakibara, chairman of Keidanren, said Trump’s victory came amid hopes of change among the people of the United States. Sakakibara expressed hope that Trump, an experienced ...
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Les importations de véhicules ont baissé de 63 % en 2016
Le contingent initial d'importation des véhicules avait été fixé à 152.000 unités pour l'année 2016 avant d'être réduit à 83.000 unités pour une valeur de moins d'un (1) milliard de dollars. Mais en répondant aux recours introduits par des opérateurs, la commission a avalisé l'augmentation du contingent de 15.374 unités ...
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Trump win ‘opens period of uncertainty’, says France’s Hollande
French President Francois Hollande, who once said Donald Trump made him want to retch, warned Wednesday that the Republican billionaire’s stunning victory in the US election “opens a period of uncertainty.” In a televised address, Hollande underlined that the United States was a key partner for business, for solving wars ...
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EU foreign ministers to meet Sunday after Trump election –Germany
EU foreign ministers will hold a special meeting Sunday following Donald Trump’s win in the US presidential election, a German diplomat said Wednesday. German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier “welcomes that an EU foreign ministers’ meeting will take place Sunday,” said a ministry source. The talks will be held in Brussels, ...
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Trump thanks US Secret Service, Law Enforcement after declaring US Election victory
Donald Trump has thanked US secret service staff and law enforcement for their help as he was speaking to his supporters after declaring victory in the US presidential elections. “They are fantastic people, so I want to thank the secret service… And law enforcement in New York City … these ...
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Trump win shakes confidence, no long-term impact on Thailand
US president-elect Donald Trump is sending funds flowing out of Thailand in the short-term but it will not affect the country's economic outlook, a senior Finance Ministry official said on Wednesday.
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Trump election elicits fears, some cheers around the globe
The world faces a starkly different America led by a President Donald Trump.While the billionaire businessman's election was welcomed in some countries, others saw it as a big shock as governments will now have to deal with a man who has cozied up to Vladimir Putin, told NATO allies they ...
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Maltese language taught in universities in Germany and China - Minister Evarist Bartolo
Education and Employment Minister Evarist Bartolo said that a university in Bremen, Germany and a prestigious foreign languages university in Beijing, China are both teaching Maltese as a foreign language.He said this tonight in parliament during a discussion to amend the laws surrounding the Maltese language and the way it ...
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Updated: Trump gains rattle world markets, as shares, dollar tumble
The rising prospect of a Trump presidency jolted markets around the world Wednesday, sending Dow futures and Asian stock prices sharply lower as investors panicked over uncertainties on trade, immigration and geopolitical tensions.At one point, Dow futures plunged more than 4 percent and Japan's major index nosedived more than 6.1 percent, its ...
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Trump presidency unnerves companies, economists
The prospect of a Donald Trump presidency unnerves businesspeople and economists who see him as a reckless novice who might disrupt trade and imperil the struggling global economy.Financial markets tumbled Wednesday as Trump claimed victory after a campaign marked by fiery anti-foreign rhetoric and promises to tear up trade deals, ...
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It's Trump! Stunning outsider victory for 45th president
Donald Trump claimed his place Wednesday as America's 45th president, an astonishing victory for the celebrity businessman and political novice who capitalized on voters' economic anxieties, took advantage of racial tensions and overcame a string of sexual assault allegations on his way to the White House.Trump's triumph over Hillary Clinton, ...
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Republicans win two more years of House control, Democrat gains minimal
Republicans retained their lock on the House for two more years early Wednesday as GOP candidates triumphed in a checkerboard of districts in Florida, Virginia and elsewhere that Democrats had hoped Donald Trump's divisive comments about women and Hispanics would make their own.Democrats who'd envisioned big gains in suburban and ...
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Editorial: The Bogdanovic tale - Straight from Don Camillo-land
This Bogdanovic tale from Gozo has all the ingredient of a tale from Giovanni Guarreschi. Or from a Peppino skit on Mafia-land. Or more macabre tales from Latin America.On Friday Daniel Bogdanovic was arrested following a spot of domestic disagreement.But on Sunday there was a match between Xewkija Tigers, for ...
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Come sono andati i referendum sulla cannabis
Come sono andati i referendum sulla cannabis California, Massachusetts e Nevada hanno legalizzato la cannabis a scopo ricreativo che era già consentito in quattro stati: Alaska, Colorado, Oregon e Washington. Dopo queste elezioni, più del venti per cento degli americani vive in stati dove l’uso di marijuana è legale. ...
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California, Nevada e Massachussets legalizzano la cannabis per uso ricreativo.
California, Nevada e Massachussets legalizzano la cannabis per uso ricreativo. In contemporanea con le elezioni per le presidenziali, in diversi stati si è votato per dei referendum di iniziativa popolare sull’uso della cannabis. In California, Nevada e Massachussets è stata approvata una proposta che rende legale la coltivazione e il ...