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G7 turns to ‘Global South’ to counterbalance Russia and China

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G7 turns to ‘Global South’ to counterbalance Russia and China
G7 nations are aiming to step up cooperation with emerging and developing countries to forge a united front on issues such as Beijing’s rising assertiveness …
Kabutocho, Japan’s Wall Street, evolves into new financial hub
While the flow of suit-wearing salarymen in the Tokyo district has been reduced to a trickle, the area has seen an increasing number of startups …
Pressure building ahead of deadline to avert catastrophic U.S. debt default
With key decision-makers together in Washington for only a week between now and the date the U.S. Treasury could run out of cash, the likelihood …
Japan sees ‘zombie’ firms rise 30% after zero-interest pandemic loan program
The number of corporate failures in fiscal 2020 dropped by nearly 20% from the previous year, and the number in fiscal 2021 hit the lowest …
What to watch as Fed readies to pause with one last hike
Fed watchers expect the U.S. central bank will deliver its final rate hike for a while on Wednesday.
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 2,187 new coronavirus cases
The seven-day average of new cases stood at 1,685, up 21.2% from a week earlier.
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