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Giappone
Japan sees first uptick in inflation in nearly a year amid rise in energy prices
Japanese consumer prices picked up in January for the first time in almost a year, government data showed Friday, halting a long string of declines as Tokyo struggles to put deflation in the rear view mirror. A key inflation index, which excludes the volatile cost of fresh food, rose 0.1 ...
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USA Giappone
U.S. tourism organization sees chilling effect of Trump’s immigration policies
The U.S. Travel Association on Thursday said the Trump administration’s immigration policies are hurting tourism. The nonprofit industry organization said in a statement that there are “mounting signs” of “a broad chilling effect on demand for international travel to the United States.” White House spokeswoman Lindsay Walters disputed the contention, ...
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Russia Giappone
Senator asks Treasury to probe Trump foreign associates, Russia ties
A senior Senate Democrat is asking the U.S. Treasury Department to evaluate whether President Donald Trump and his family’s business associates and possible investors from Russia and other countries have violated U.S. laws against financing terrorism, money laundering and other illicit activities. Trump’s refusal to jettison or disclose investments that ...
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Nigeria
CBN: why Naira is appreciating
There is the Naira’s new strength coming from? The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said yesterday that the currency’s appreciation against others was the result of its market monitoring and intervention. Its spokesman Isaac Okorafor refuted the claim that illegal sale of foreign currencies at ridiculous rates was responsible for ...
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Nigeria
Reps decry high cost of law school fees
The House of Representatives, on Thursday expressed worry over the high cost of fees being collected from students by the Nigerian Law School. It, therefore, mandated its Committees on Justice; Tertiary Education and Services, and Finance to interface with the Director-General of Nigerian Law School and other stakeholders on the ...
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Nigeria
3m Nigerians Lose N18bn To MMM – NDIC
The Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) yesterday disclosed that social media estimate showed three million Nigerians had lost N18 billion in the Phonzi scheme, popularly called Mavrodi Mundial Movement (MMM). The managing director of the Corporation, Alhaji Umaru Ibrahim gave the hint, while speaking during the NDIC day at the ...
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Portogallo
Haitong reduz pessoal para fazer face à nova realidade
Plano prevê redução dos atuais 700 funcionários a nível global, para cerca de 500. Em Portugal, a redução poderá chegar a uma meia centena de postos de trabalho. O objetivo é adaptar o antigo BESI às novas circunstâncias da banca de investimento.
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USA
Snapchat maakt succesvol debuut op de beurs
Snap, het bedrijf achter de mobiele app Snapchat waarmee foto’s en video’s gedeeld kunnen worden, maakte vandaag een succesvol debuut op de beurs in New York. Na de openingsbel op Wall Street steeg de koers van het aandeel met ruim 46 procent.
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Brasile
UE cai e China vira maior destino de exportações do Brasil no bimestre
As vendas ao mercado chinês cresceram 78,9% no período, em relação aos dois primeiros meses de 2016
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Colombia
Comercio respalda derogación del ‘impuesto patriótico’
La derogación del ‘impuesto patriótico’ del 35% con el que se gravan las importaciones provenientes de Colombia, abre muchas oportunidades[...]