Jazz: Given last year’s reports of substantial financial backing, it goes without saying that ... but it was held the same month as KSB in Osaka, an annual large-scale event that takes place during Golden Week, a week-long national holiday in Japan. ( read original story ...)
AfDB and African Ambassadors host 2nd Japan-Africa Business Forum in Tokyo
They attended series of encounters organized by the Japanese ministries of Finance, Foreign Affairs ... The first Forum was held in June 2014, one year after the Fifth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD V) with the goal of ... ( read original story ...)
Will Aramco sale save the kingdom?
In the West, the record-breaking initial public offering (IPO) of Saudi Aramco is viewed as a fees-fest ... of unprecedented scale that has got stock exchanges from New York to Tokyo salivating at the prospect of the biggest prize in flotation history. ( read original story ...)
Amsterdam shines as financial groups seek EU access
MarketAxess and Tradeweb, two of the world’s largest fixed income trading venues, have been joined by MUFG, the Japanese bank, and possibly Royal Bank of Scotland’s NatWest Markets division. They may not be the last. Senior executives are going public ... ( read original story ...)
US unveils tougher new UN sanctions on North Korea
The proposed resolution would add North Korea's Foreign Trade Bank, which manages foreign exchange ... The US and its European allies, as well as Japan and South Korea, have argued that tougher sanctions are needed to force North Korea to come to the ... ( read original story ...)
US restaurants and bars drive job creation
The central bank is planning to announce a start to the unwinding of ... The US currency gained 0.6 per cent against the euro, 0.7 per cent against the Japanese yen and 0.6 per cent against the British pound. Job gains occurred across a range of service ... ( read original story ...)
US judge sets $30,000 bail for UK hacker who stopped ‘WannaCry’
A US judge in Las Vegas set a $30,000 bail on Friday for a well-known British cyber security researcher accused of advertising and selling malicious code used to pilfer banking and credit card information. Marcus Hutchins, 23, gained celebrity status ... ( read original story ...)
Good ideas, big plans – all they need is money
Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Bank Corp. is the lead bank providing loans, Beicker said. "We have enjoyed a positive reception from both sides of the pipe and are currently negotiating long-term producer and industrial partner contracts," Beicker added. ( read original story ...)
Global Markets Ends On A Positive Note
Barring Singapore, India and Japan, all the indices were gainers in the week gone ... The share market in china closed higher by 0.3% compared to last week. The Bank of England (BoE) left interest rates unchanged at its monetary policy meet with only ... ( read original story ...)
Who might end up leaving SummerSlam with the WWE Championship
For weeks, The Lone Wolf has been embroiled in a rivalry with the Japanese superstar, and it’s thought that ... after the latter stopped Mr. Money in the Bank from further attacking from behind earlier this week on SmackDown LIVE. It wouldn’t be ... ( read original story ...)
US pushes for new UN sanctions to slash North Korean export revenue
Finally, the North's Foreign Trade Bank, the country's main clearing house ... The US, along with its European allies, as well as Japan and South Korea, maintain that increased sanctions are needed to force Pyongyang to halt its weapons program. ( read original story ...)
Miyazaki Bank Ltd (8393) Jumped 0.54% on Aug 5
When the Global Financial Crisis of 2008 broke out; the Japanese equity market is one of those that had taken a great hit. In October 2008, the Nikkei 225 had sunk below the 7,000 mark, down by about 80% from its all-time high. Miyazaki Bank Ltd is a stock ... ( read original story ...)
Turning point
And every month, the ECB and the Bank of Japan add tens of billions of dollars more in assets to their balance sheets. A sudden move to sell those assets by Ms. Yellen or Mr. Draghi would send long-term interest higher and shock waves through financial ... ( read original story ...)
Nothing cold about sub-zero rates, IMF researchers find
Japan, Sweden and Switzerland. Cutting rates below zero has been a factor in some central banks' struggle to help their economies recover from the financial crisis and its accompanying trend towards deflation. The European Central Bank, for example ... ( read original story ...)
Japan hopes to hold economic talks with U.S. in October: finance minister
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan hopes to hold economic talks with Washington in October, Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Thursday. "I'm hoping to conduct rough preparations with Vice President (Mike) Pence in September and hold a formal talk in October," Aso ... ( read original story ...)
Our Migrant World
Along with Sunju’s move from her village to Osaka, characters also journey between city and ... their strength of character challenged by the added burdens of responsibility (emotional, financial, and otherwise) that they suffer as daughters, wives ... ( read original story ...)