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Japan, Mongolia ink free trade agreement
Japan and Mongolia reached a basic accord on a free trade deal during a summit in Tokyo on Tuesday evening, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said. The trade pact features Ulan Bator abolishing its tariffs on most Japanese automobiles in 10 years. The amount of trade between Japan and Mongolia is ...
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Giappone: taglia stime Pil 2014 a +1,2%
Pesa effetto Iva, ma crescita sarebbe migliore ultimi 17 anni
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Japan to miss 2020 budget surplus goal regardless of sales tax hikes
Japan is unlikely to meet its international commitment to achieve a government budget surplus by fiscal 2020, even if it proceeds with another consumption tax increase, sources said Saturday. There is likely to be an ¥11 trillion deficit in the primary balance in fiscal 2020 even if the consumption tax ...
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Japan approves joint missile study, export to US
Japan has approved the export of a locally-made component for a missile defense system to the U.S. and is launching joint research with Britain on air-to-air missile technology for fighter jets.
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Japan, Israel may yield Ospreys first-export milestone after almost 25 years
Textron Inc.’s V-22 Osprey, the tilt-rotor craft that entered development almost 25 years ago, is poised to win its first export deals as Israel and Japan close in on purchases. “It’s possible that we could be under contract by the end of the year,” John Garrison, chief executive officer of ...
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Bank of Japan holds off fresh stimulus, says economy recovering
Policymakers lower the economic growth forecast for the current fiscal year
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Unhappy hour for Kirin as its beer sales tumble in Japan
FOCUS Kirin Holdings Co. is falling behind in the beer market with no clear fix in sight as it extends a multiyear sales slide and gives up market share to rivals more in touch with changing consumer tastes. Once the undisputed leader with more than half of Japan’s beer market, ...
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Economic data mixed after Japans sales tax hike
Economic indicators have been sending mixed signals since the consumption tax hike to 8 percent from 5 percent in April, with consumer confidence and employment faring well and household spending and capital investment slumping. Although the government and some private-sector economists remain confident the economy will overcome the trough in ...
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Japan says Pacific trade talks agree broadly on labour issues
Further talks required on intellectual property and the environment
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Disney resumes sales of new movies on iTunes in Japan
Walt Disney Co., the world’s largest entertainment company, resumed sales of new movies through Apple Inc.’s online store in Japan after halting them temporarily in a dispute over terms. Disney said in a statement Wednesday that the transactions had resumed after saying on its Japanese website Tuesday that sales through ...
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'Give Japan fair go' says Abbott as free trade deal signed
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has urged the international community to give Japan a "fair go" as it seeks to take on a broader military role and expand its economy.
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Japan-EU free trade talks enter sixth round
Tariff cuts and the opening of the Japanese railway sector are expected to be at the heart of the sixth round of free trade talks with the European Union that began Monday in Tokyo. The talks through Friday are the first since the EU decided last month to continue negotiating ...
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Japans Sharp to shake up Europe business
Move would see the vast company cut about 300 staff
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Logistica, Dogane e Supply Chain
La certificazione AEO is cool
L’Operatore Economico Autorizzato (AEO), pilastro del Nuovo Codice Doganale Comunitario, é una certificazione che prevede numerosi vantaggi per i suoi titolari. I destinatari sono gli operatori economici, in pratica tutti i soggetti la cui attività é connessa all’applicazione della legislazione doganale (art. 1, punto 12 delle Disposizioni di ...
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Japan Airlines prepares for credit rating to enable bond sales
Japan Airlines Co. is preparing to seek a credit rating that will enable it to sell corporate bonds for the first time since the nation’s second-largest carrier relisted, widening its financing options. “We’ve just started preparations,” Norikazu Saito, head of finance, said in an interview Thursday in Tokyo, declining to ...
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Canned cocktails quench Japans summer thirst as beer sales slide
Japanese brewers will release a record lineup of canned cocktails this summer as fizzy concoctions come to the fore in efforts to offset a decade of declining beer sales. Brewers such as Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd have long tried to retain drinkers by making cheaper beer-like beverages. But changing tastes ...
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Business confidence sags, says Bank of Japan
A 19-month rally in business confidence slowed sharply in the first quarter amid rising consumer prices spurred by the tax hike in April, the Bank of Japan said Tuesday. It was the first deterioration in six consecutive quarters. The Tankan survey for the April-June quarter showed confidence among large manufacturers ...
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Japan called out on terror finance woes
Japan has failed to address deficiencies in its measures to halt money laundering and terrorist financing, and should step up its efforts to do so, the Financial Action Task Force said. The measures should include “necessary legislation,” the FATF, which is sponsored by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, ...
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Japan-EU free trade talks in offing
Trade minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Friday he will seek to negotiate a free trade deal with the European Union at a ministerial level, as EU member countries have agreed to continue the negotiations after seeing progress in Tokyo’s efforts to reduce trade barriers. Motegi also told a news conference the ...
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Japan business mood defies economic headwinds, backs BOJ optimism
By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Leika Kihara
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Japan lawmakers begin debate on casino resort law
Japanese lawmakers have begun debate on a bill that would allow casino resorts in an attempt to attract more foreign tourists.