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Argentina
Panamá presentó a su candidato para presidir la CAF
El ministro de Economía y Finanzas (MEF), Dulcidio De La Guardia, fue quien postuló a Aramburú Porras en la sesión especial convocada por el Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina (CAF), en Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Panama
Nace una nueva marca nacional: I Love Panama
Durante noviembre, mes de la patria, se hizo el lanzamiento de la marca I Love Panama, en el emblemático teatro Amador del Casco Antiguo. La idea, que surgió hace más de dos años, se fue desarrollando y viendo la oportunidad en el mercado de la moda panameña y del mundo. ...
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Giappone
JR West’s superluxury sleeper train to debut in June 2017
West Japan Railway Co.’s Twilight Express Mizukaze superluxury sleeper train will go into service on June 17, with tickets ranging from ¥270,000 to ¥1.25 million, the railway operator said Tuesday. Reservations will open on Dec. 5. The train will offer four one-way overnight trips and one three-day, two-night circular route. ...
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Giappone
Industrial output up for third straight month
Japan’s industrial output in October rose a seasonally adjusted 0.1 percent from the previous month, up for the third straight month, buoyed by upturns in both domestic and external demand, the government said Wednesday. Production is likely to remain on a recovery track, as the Japanese yen may extend losses ...
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Giappone
Sun setting on Japan’s solar energy boom
The sun is setting on Japan’s clean-energy boom, despite projects like a massive floating solar farm near Tokyo, as the government cuts subsidies and bets on nuclear and coal-fired power, critics say. Workers at the floating power station, one of the world’s biggest, have just finished laying about 50,000 interconnected ...
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Giappone
Nissan banks on after-sales ‘hyperpersonalization’ revenue
okohama Nissan will offer internet access, safety technology and myriad accessory options the Japanese automaker calls “hyperpersonalization,” not only in new models but also for vehicles people already own. That means more than access to the music or seat colors of your choice. Advances in 3-D printing, for instance, will ...
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Giappone
Coca-Cola embraces Japan’s quirky ways to capture market
Coca-Cola has been the No. 1 beverage maker in Japan for half a century, but it’s not thanks to the popularity of Coke. Instead, the American soft-drink brand has adapted to the quirky ways this society quenches its thirst. Coca-Cola’s nearly 1 million vending machines account for about half of ...
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Cina Giappone
Draft U.N. resolution, backed by China, targets North Korea coal and metals exports
North Korea faces a sharp cut in coal exports under a United Nations Security Council resolution that’s aimed at punishing Kim Jong Un’s regime for a September nuclear test by cutting off his government’s few sources of hard currency. The resolution, a copy of which was obtained by Bloomberg News, ...
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Giappone
Wall Street veteran Steven Mnunchin seen as Trump’s pick for Treasury secretary
President-elect Donald Trump is expected to name former Goldman Sachs partner and Hollywood financier Steven Mnuchin as his nominee for Treasury secretary, a source said on Tuesday, putting a Wall Street veteran in the top U.S. economic Cabinet post for the first time in eight years. Mnuchin, who was Trump’s ...
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USA Giappone
Fast-food, other service ranks wage ‘Fight for 15’ pay protests across U.S.
Workers from fast-food chains, airports and other service industries rallied in U.S. cities Tuesday as part of a nationwide day of disruption to demand union rights and a minimum wage of $15 an hour. In New York, a group of 500 that included airport and taxi workers joined a union-backed ...