Fresh thinking in economics
DECEMBER 11, 2019 16:59 JST Smoke covers forest during fires in Kapuas regency near Palangka Raya in Central Kalimantan province, Indonesia, Sept. 30. © Reuters JAKARTA (Reuters) — …
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People risk their lives to defend an environment they, and we can thrive in, but they are also changing our global economy. Nick Meynen writes. One June morning in 2008 …
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TOKYO (Reuters) — Japan’s exports tumbled at their quickest pace in three years in October, threatening to tip the trade-reliant economy into recession as weakening demand from United States and …
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Once well-functioning society now struggles with day-to-day living HONG KONG — Hong Kong this week witnessed the fiercest violence since the anti-government demonstrations began, as university campuses became flash …
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Microsoft’s Japanese division found that reducing its working week to four days throughout the month of August caused an increase in productivity and a decrease in costs. Sales per employee rose …
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HONG KONG — New data has confirmed that months of anti-government protests have tipped the economy of Hong Kong, already under pressure from China’s slowdown and its trade conflict with …
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Amid ultralow interest rates, corporations favor bonds to boost ROE Japanese corporate managers have learned to move away from stocks and embrace debt for fundraising. © Reuters TOKYO …
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Alessandra Mezzadri explains how productivity barely covers anything in fast fashion prices. In April this year, the UK multi-channel retail brand Missguided advertised the sale of a £1 bikini. It …
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Security and venue buildout push spending, despite cost-cutting efforts TOKYO — With a year to go until the opening ceremony, the budget for the Tokyo Summer Olympics and Paralympics has …
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To counter tariff blow, government eases restrictions and offers perks. TOKYO/SHANGHAI – China is racing to keep foreign enterprises in-country, dangling special benefits so that the advantages of staying outweigh …
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