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The global sell-off extended to the start of the week as concerns grew that the Federal Reserve has fallen behind on policy to support the slowing U.S. economy, sending investors to the safety of bonds. Japanese stocks plunged as traders counted on more domestic rate hikes.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Thursday announced Japanese investment of more than $22 billion into the UK, but accepted carmakers' concern about Brexit trade rules as he confirmed talks with the European Union.    

Croatia's Prime Minister started a three-day-long visit to Japan on Tuesday, where he will meet his Japan counterpart Shinzo Abe and Crown Prince Naruhito.

The first Croatian Prime Minister to visit Japan, he hopes to strengthen economic bilateral relations between the countries and lure Japanese investment to Croatia.

A total of 94.5 per cent of people who turned out to cast ballots in the referendum on Sunday expressed disapproval about the building of the power Plomin C plant near the town of Labin.

But the turnout at 36 per cent was not high enough to make the vote binding because it did not pass the 50 per cent legal threshold.

A group of Qatari state-linked investors and three Japanese power firms have signed an agreement to study the possibility of developing projects in Turkey?s Af?in Elbistan region, one of the Qatari firms said in a statement on Feb. 22.

Spanish firm OHL has slowed down the Marmaray 2 railway project due to a rise in costs, similar to the previous contractor in the project, according to sources familiar with the issue.

We are proceeding in a very warm agenda, such as Turkish diplomats and drivers being taken hostage, the spreading of clashes in Iraq and the nomination of Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu as the joint presidential candidate of Turkey’s two major opposition parties.