Toshiba scandal: A blow to Japan Inc’s reputation
2 billion accounting scandal blamed on management’s overzealous pursuit of profit, in an embarrassing blow to one of Japan Inc’s most-recognised companies...
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ArchiveEurope exit dulls Britain's appeal to Asia Inc
HONG KONG: Britain no longer looks like a sunny safe haven for Asian corporations...
Companies from Japan to India have historically been drawn to the United Kingdom (UK) for its stable market, its openness to foreign investment, and access to the European Union -
ArchiveNOTES FROM THE OVERGROUND: HARVEY WEINSTEINS, INC
In an Oscar-worthy script, Pharoah Harvey Weinstein, a Hollywood deity famed for his ability to sniff out a brilliant script amidst the dross, has been toppled from his pedestal...
Weinstein preyed on upcoming actresses and employees because he had the clout -
PakistanFashion brand Inc. launches in Lahore
Fashion brand Inc...
Though, the retail market is saturated with many a prêt-a-porter options with just the right amount of imagination and business acumen INC...
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BlogsEducation Inc. — Fake it to make it?
We've all faked it...
Whether once or twice or a few dozen times — be it through forced smiles or forged signatures, replicated art pieces or plagiarised papers, fake IDs or fake orgasms — we have all faked our way through social occasions, conversations, professional ladders and — if one can bring an honest admission of ribaldry here — sexual situations, where faking it is a lot more helpful than making it -
ArchiveJapan Inc — Spend, spend, spend
The result has been a collective lunge by Japan Inc for businesses ranging from banks and niche cigarette brands to logistics companies and the Financial Times...
But if Japan Inc has overpaid in the past 12 months the motivation for doing so seems clear: business survival...
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ArchiveBehind FT deal, a long history of money-losers for Japan Inc
NEW YORK: Nikkei Inc’s purchase of Pearson’s FT Group raises once more the question of whether Japanese companies pay too much for overseas acquisitions...
• Japanese brokerage Nomura Holdings Inc acquired Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc’s European and Asian businesses in 2008, in the depth of the global financial crisis...
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ArchiveGuru Inc — India’s holy men enter the world of big business
Some call it Guru Inc — the rise of businesses run by gurus and holy men...
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ArchiveIn China, Macron urges openness, pitches France Inc.
BEIJING: President Emmanuel Macron offered on Tuesday to open up the French economy to Chinese investment in exchange for greater access to China’s booming markets, warning in talks in Beijing that existing trade imbalances would lead to protectionism...
On the first state visit of his eight-month-old presidency, Macron is hoping greater openness from China, coupled with lobbying from the 50-strong business delegation travelling with... -
WorldAnbang mess tightens state grip on China Inc: analysts
Beijing's unprecedented takeover of private insurer Anbang confirms that toxic risks lurk in the world's second-largest economy while signalling the state's tightening grip on China Inc...
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ArchiveChina Inc tightens reins on debt, raises spectre of slowdown
SHANGHAI: Debt growth for Chinese companies has slowed to the lowest rate in more than a decade, according to Reuters analysis, which could provide relief for policymakers worried about the fallout from years of loose lending practices across the economy...
But this growing caution about taking on new debt, along with tighter profit margins and slowing revenue growth, could point to rising risks facing the world’s second largest economy... -
ArchiveIndia Inc grows impatient as economy dips and Modi is distracted
“India Inc is worried that the slowdown may deepen further...
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ArchivePakistan needs its ‘Sputnik’ moment and the model for that is not Dubai Inc.
But the model for that is not Dubai Inc...
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BusinessAdani turmoil a key test for Modi’s India Inc
Properly investigating the claims of fraud that triggered the sell-off in Adani’s companies will be a key test for “India Inc” as the country seeks to attract foreign investment and rival China economically in the 21st century, analysts say...
“As of now, I wouldn’t paint India Inc with the same brush, because the report was basically on the Adani Group,” Baliga told AFP...
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WorldFacebook launches 'Workplace', a business version of Facebook
NEW YORK: You probably already use Facebook at work...
Now, Facebook is creating a separate version aimed at helping you do actual work instead of catching up on baby photos and campaign chatter...
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