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Giappone
Japan Post Bank to introduce 16-language ATMs
Japan Post Bank plans to introduce automated teller machines that can conduct transactions in 16 different languages starting in January to meet demand from international visitors ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, Jiji Press learned Saturday. ATMs that display instructions in such a large number of languages are ...
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Giappone
Japan and South Korea to resume currency swap deal
Japan and South Korea agreed Saturday to launch talks to resume a currency swap deal following its expiration in February last year, the two countries said Saturday, reflecting a possible improvement in bilateral ties. In talks between financial officials of the two countries, the South Korean government proposed to strengthen ...
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Giappone
Single mothers courted to plug Japan’s local labor gaps
While some employers are unsympathetic to the circumstances of single parents, others see them as a solution rather than a problem. The post Single mothers courted to plug Japan’s local labor gaps appeared first on The Japan Times.
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Giappone
Tokyo Metro to test parcel delivery services
Tokyo Metro Co. will test the feasibility of parcel delivery services using its subway system in cooperation with other rail and transportation firms, company sources said Saturday. Land transportation companies face a lack of truck drivers and also need to reduce carbon emissions and help relieve traffic congestion. Other firms ...
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Giappone
Yellen rejects radical overhaul of Fed’s policy tools
For all the talk of a radical shift in central banking policy, from the permanent use of negative rates to printing “helicopter money,” Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen appears to believe she can tackle any downturn using the tools currently at her disposal. Speaking in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, on Friday ...
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USA Giappone
The colonel’s secret recipe revealed? Not so fast, says KFC
Has Colonel Sanders’ nephew inadvertently revealed to the world the secret blend of 11 herbs and spices behind KFC’s fried chicken empire? The company says a recipe published in the Chicago Tribune is not authentic. But that hasn’t stopped rampant online speculation that one of the most legendary and closely ...
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USA
Automobile : chute de 68% de la valeur des importations
La facture d'importation des véhicules a reculé à 768 millions de dollars (usd) durant les sept premiers mois de 2016 contre 2,4 milliards (mds) usd durant la même période de 2015, soit une baisse de 1,63 mds usd (-68%), a appris l'APS auprès des Douanes. Quant aux quantités importées, elles ...
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Russia USA
UN teams bring aid to besieged Syrian people despite extreme challenges
Source: UN News Service Country: Syrian Arab RepublicInter-agency convoys have reached some 75,000 people in al-Waer with life-saving humanitarian assistance in the first full, completed, cross-line delivery via road in August.26 August 2016 – In the first full, completed, cross-line delivery via road in August, inter-agency convoys have reached some 75,000 ...
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Kenya
Kenya: Ruto calls for increased investments in Africa
Deputy President William Ruto has called for increased investment in infrastructure and energy development for global competitiveness in Africa.
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Kenya
Kenya: Eastleigh traders want hawkers gone
The Eastleigh business community has closed all major malls to protest against an influx of hawkers along the area's streets.