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...The new boss, Mikio Okumura, will be based in New York, unlike his predecessor whose office was in Hamilton....
...“But we’re trying to create an environment in which a blaze won’t spread even if the fire engines don’t arrive, so the hurdle is very high.”...
...“In a normal democracy with such a strong majority, a leader does not need snap elections,” said Mikio Kumada, a Hong Kong-based strategist. “It is a waste of time and effort.”...
...Indeed, research suggests that improved border and customs measures could trigger a 60 to 80 per cent increase in cross-border SME sales in some economies....
...“For the time being we remain overweight [in Japan], but we’re challenging our own patience, so to speak,” says Mr Kumada of LGT. Additional reporting by Josh Noble in Hong Kong...
...In an interview with the Financial Times, President Ma, re-elected to a second term last year, says Taiwan cannot grow faster without a fundamental overhaul of its economic structure....
...“We’re welcoming the increase in renewables but their volatility is a major challenge,” said Matthias Kurthat Bundesnetzagentur, the federal grid operator....
...Mikio Katayama, the president of Sharp, announced a strategy shift, saying that in future “exports from Japan will not make sense even in the most advanced technological fields”....
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