Japan
About 40 combines offered to Moldovan beneficiaries within Japanese project
June 24, 2011Prime Minister Vlad Filat participated in a ceremony of transmitting to beneficiaries a consignment of agricultural equipment purchased within the Moldovan-Japanese 2KR project, according to the government's communication and press relations department...
The IMF announced the dangers threatening the world economy
June 20, 2011Mariana Puzderi/ Chișinău / Moldova.ORG / -- Experts from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned of increasing risk level, threatening the global economy. Among the reasons for particular concern are indicated the ongoing debt crisis in Greece...
Japan beats deflation for the first time in two years
May 27, 2011Japan has beaten deflation for the first time in two years, as fuel imports surged following the earthquake and tsunami. Consumer prices rose by 0.6% in April, from a year earlier, according to the Statistics Bureau. However, credit ratings agency Fitch...
Tepco wants government help for compensation payments
May 10, 2011The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has asked the government for help compensating victims of the crisis. Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) said it had presented a formal written request to the Economy Minister, Banri...
Japan debt outlook cut to negative on rebuilding costs
April 27, 2011Japan's sovereign rating outlook has been cut to negative by Standard & Poor's (S&P) in the wake of the devastation caused by last month's earthquake and tsunami. The ratings agency said that reconstruction efforts are likely to further increase...
Japan government announces disaster relief budget
April 22, 2011The Japanese government has announced a 4 trillion yen ($48.9bn; £29.6bn) emergency budget for disaster relief, after March's earthquake and tsunami. The budget still needs approval from parliament later this month, and could be implemented in...
Japanese exports fall 2.2% in March due to tsunami
April 20, 2011Japanese exports fell more than expected in March, as damage from last month's earthquake and tsunami affected shipments. According to the finance ministry exports declined 2.2% from a year earlier, the first drop in 16 months. Shipments of cars tumbled...
Bank of Japan says the economy will grow from July
April 15, 2011The governor of the Bank of Japan has said the economy will expand between July and September this year as the country rebuilds itself following the earthquake and tsunami. "Most private economists believe that Japan's GDP growth rate will turn...
Japan's government downgrades its outlook for growth
April 13, 2011The Japanese government has downgraded its assessment of the economy in the wake of the devastation caused by last month's earthquake and tsunami. It said key areas of the economy would suffer, including industrial production and exports. The decision...
Armenia debates nuclear energy after Japan disaster
April 12, 2011The future of the nuclear power plant at Metsamor and Armenia’s continued reliance on atomic energy has come under pressure following the nuclear disaster in Japan. The Armenian government is facing renewed calls by local environmentalists to shut...