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Big Tobacco wants to turn Japan's smokers into vapers
Business, Bloomberg News, Published on 30/08/2016
» Tokyo: Competition to sate Japanese nicotine addicts is heating up.
Asia shares rebound as Brexit risk ebbs
Bloomberg News, Published on 17/06/2016
» HONG KONG/SINGAPORE - Asian stocks rebounded from a three-week low, the pound strengthened and oil snapped a six-day losing streak after the murder of a UK lawmaker prompted speculation Britons will be less inclined to vote to leave the European Union. Sovereign bonds fell as demand for haven assets ebbed.
BSI shut by Singapore as Swiss start probe
Bloomberg News, Published on 24/05/2016
» SINGAPORE — The city state is closing Swiss private bank BSI SA’s unit in the city state as criminal proceedings were started against the firm amid global investigations into a troubled Malaysian state fund.
Ghosn eyes salvage task with $2.2bn Mitsubishi stake
Bloomberg News, Published on 13/05/2016
» TOKYO -- Carlos Ghosn, the man who helped pull Nissan Motor Co back from the brink 16 years ago, is taking on a new salvage job: Mitsubishi Motors Corp.
Indian telecom regulator blocks Facebook's Free Basics service
Business, Bloomberg News, Published on 10/02/2016
» Mumbai: Facebook Inc's plans for expansion in India have suffered a major setback.
BoJ keeps policy unchanged after recession
Bloomberg News, Published on 19/11/2015
» TOKYO — The Bank of Japan left its monetary stimulus unchanged on Thursday, indicating that the second recession since Prime Minister Shinzo Abe took office isn't enough to alter Governor Haruhiko Kuroda's view that the inflationary trend is improving.
Stocks, currencies jump as ECB stimulus bets spark rally
Bloomberg News, Published on 23/10/2015
» WELLINGTON/HONG KONG — Asian stocks and currencies jumped as the prospect of more stimulus from the European Central Bank combined with better-than-estimated technology earnings in the US and rising Chinese home prices.
Suzuki to go it alone after VW row ends
Business, Bloomberg News, Published on 01/09/2015
» Tokyo/Berlin: Suzuki Motor Corp, stung by its failed co-operation with Volkswagen AG, now plans to defend its hard-won independence.
Baht hits 6-year low as BoT eases foreign-investing rules
Bloomberg News, Published on 28/08/2015
» The baht sank to a six-year low Friday as a central bank move to allow domestic investors easier access to overseas markets sparked concern that outflows will increase.
Former IMF economist Veerathai nominated to head BoT
Bloomberg News, Published on 07/07/2015
» Veerathai Santiprabhob, a former economist at the International Monetary Fund, has been nominated as the next governor of the Bank of Thailand.