Japan’s GDP contracted less than forecast in last quarter; Posts record...
Japan’s GDP has contracted by nearly 0.7% annually in the last quarter of the previous year 2011, which was much lower than earlier estimation of 2.3%. Compared to third quarter its GDP was contracted...
View ArticleJapan posts trade surplus in February
Japan has posted a surprise trade surplus of USD 394 million (32.9 billion Yen) for the month of February as the exports shoot up in the same month. This trade surplus came just after record high...
View ArticleJapanese Industrial output dropped by 1.2% in February
Japan’s industrial output dropped by 1.2% in February compared to the previous month of January due to lower overseas demand for cars and electronic goods, as per the data published by the Trade...
View ArticleJapan posted record jump of 5.9% in exports
Japan pasted a record jumped in export as total exports were jumped by nearly 5.9% in March due to high rise in car exports. Car exports jumped by 33.6% in March compared to same month last year. Car...
View ArticleJapanese economy grew by annualized 4.1% in first quarter of 2012
World’s third largest and Asia’s second largest economy, Japan’s GDP grew by nearly 4.1% in the first quarter of 2012 compared to same quarter last year due to faster recovery from the deadly...
View ArticleJapanese trade deficit jumped to record high for first half year; growth...
Japanese trade deficit jumped to record high of USD 37 billion (2.9 trillion Yen) during the first half of the current financial year due to record jump in imports and lower growth in exports. Exports...
View ArticleJapanese export falls and trade deficit jumps; reflects global slowdown
Japan’s total exports fell be around 8.1% in July compared to same month last year reflecting weak demand from the western developed countries. The drop in exports has led to trade deficit of USD 6.5...
View ArticleCurrent Affairs Global – 2 September 2012
1. After losing its patent battle in US with Apple, Samsung has won the patent battle in Japan as the Japanese court has rejected Apple’s claim that Samsung has used its patent technologies in its...
View ArticleBank of Japan increases asset purchase program; Export and Imports dropped in...
The Bank of Japan has followed Federal Reserve and European Central Bank with some fresh monetary stimulus in order to boost the Japanese economy. The BoJ has announced to increase the size of is asset...
View ArticleJapanese economy contracts by 0.9% in third quarter
Japanese economy contracted by 0.9% in the third quarter of the current year 2012 compared to previous quarter due to global economic slowdown and lower export demand. The annualized rate of economic...
View ArticleCurrent Affairs Global – 14 November 2013
1. World Diabetes Day is observed today (14th November) across the world to raise awareness of diabetes-a chronic disease. This is an annual campaign, led by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF)...
View ArticleJapan posts trade surplus in February
Japan has posted a surprise trade surplus of USD 394 million (32.9 billion Yen) for the month of February as the exports shoot up in the same month. This trade surplus came just after record high...
View ArticleJapanese Industrial output dropped by 1.2% in February
Japan’s industrial output dropped by 1.2% in February compared to the previous month of January due to lower overseas demand for cars and electronic goods, as per the data published by the Trade...
View ArticleJapan posted record jump of 5.9% in exports
Japan pasted a record jumped in export as total exports were jumped by nearly 5.9% in March due to high rise in car exports. Car exports jumped by 33.6% in March compared to same month last year. Car...
View ArticleJapanese economy grew by annualized 4.1% in first quarter of 2012
World’s third largest and Asia’s second largest economy, Japan’s GDP grew by nearly 4.1% in the first quarter of 2012 compared to same quarter last year due to faster recovery from the deadly...
View ArticleJapanese trade deficit jumped to record high for first half year; growth...
Japanese trade deficit jumped to record high of USD 37 billion (2.9 trillion Yen) during the first half of the current financial year due to record jump in imports and lower growth in exports. Exports...
View ArticleCurrent Affairs Global – 30 April 2014
1. Switzerland and Norway are placed as the world’s most expensive economies as per the latest report published by the World Bank. They are followed by Bermuda, Australia and Denmark in the same list....
View ArticleCurrent Affairs Global – 13 August 2014
1. Indian-origin mathematician Manjul Bhargava has been awarded the prestigious Fields Medal at the International Mathematical Union’s (IMU) International Congress of Mathematicians in Seoul for...
View ArticleCurrent Affairs Global – 8 September 2014
1. Japan’s economy contracted by 1.8% in the April-to-June quarter which is much lower than expectations. This is the steepest contraction for the third largest economy in the world post the 2011...
View ArticleCurrent Affairs Global – 17 November 2014
1. The G20 summit for next year 2015 will be held in Turkey while G20 summit in the next year 2016 will be held in China, as per the announcement made by Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott during...
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