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...While aluminium costs more than steel, “if you combine all of the elements, the cost structure should be flattish or slightly better, but in terms of performance the gigacasting is clearly better,” said...
...“Maybe this is really the catalyst for the structure of the Japanese economy to change for the first time in 30 years,” says a former Bank of Japan official....
...The atmosphere and structure can feel friendly to the point of cultish....
...Extracts from his discussion with Alix Steel and Guy Johnson: AS: Were you aware of this risk when using the platform?...
...PM: Do you have any reason to think Meta’s fee structure, or their rules, are going to be less onerous and more pro developer?...
...Having invested heavily in the new banking system, Mizuho may be reluctant to admit there could be underlying flaws with its structure....
...The current one, built out of concrete and steel, replaced a 19th-century stone-arched bridge, which in turn superseded a medieval structure, going all the way back to timber bridges built by the Romans....
...But a vertical structure has also helped Ukrainian poultry group MHP achieve higher margins than UK rival Boparan....
...Baillie Gifford, which has never done any M&A, prizes its ownership structure....
...A version of this article was first published by Nikkei Asia on May 12 2021. ©2021 Nikkei Inc. All rights reserved....
...A version of this article was first published by Nikkei Asia on August 25. ©2021 Nikkei Inc. All rights reserved. Related stories Beyond repair?...
...But the demands also largely mirrored those made by international investors for years as they have struggled to unshackle Korea Inc from opaque corporate governance structures common among the chaebol....
...The reason: a complicated financial structure put in place by its private equity owners left the restaurant group — whose London Seven Dials branch is pictured below — on the wrong side of EU state aid rules...
...Once the capillaries of wireless networks, the steel structures have become surplus to requirements for debt-laden European telecoms companies looking to make some cash....
...Certain sectors, such as financial services, remain entrenched in the old ways of Japan Inc....
...The now ubiquitous style took root in the US just after the second world war, with the construction of entirely glass buildings with steel frames....
...The shock to the system was so significant that he is credited with driving the consolidation of Japan’s steel industry, with the merger of Kawasaki Steel and NKK in 2001....
...When Japanese businesses were targeted in the past by activist funds such as Steel Partners, the investors were criticised for seeking short-term returns rather acting in the interests of the company....
...Another target Mr Thohir has in his sights is the bloated structure of many SOEs....
...Mr Carter reportedly earns more than $1.2m per year to play for the Kobelco Steelers, a team run by Kobe Steel....
...showdown (FT) Wells Fargo CEO search drags on as two top candidates take a pass (WSJ) Citi finance chief warns of double digit drop in Q2 investment bank revenues (FT) Brussels blocks Thyssenkrupp and Tata Steel...
...Meanwhile, Sir Jonathan’s focus is already starting to look beyond the steel and glass borders of Apple Park, saying he wants to “solve some complicated problems”....
...A version of this article was first published by the Nikkei Asian Review on September 27, 2019. ©2019 Nikkei Inc. All rights reserved....
...The structure she recommends (“the gig economy writ large”) hearkens back to an economic structure that preceded robber-baron capitalism....
...The new law has triggered deals such as the $5.2bn buyout of Bhushan Steel by Bamnipal Steel earlier this year. Total domestic M&A has hit $45.6bn so far this year, up about 190 per cent year on year....
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