Economy of Japan

SENTA - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic put into operation the new super slim cigarette making machine at the Japan Tobacco International (JTI) plant in Senta on Wednesday, and stressed that Serbia will continue to fight against illegal tobacco trade.

BELGRADE - Acting President of the Serbian Chamber of Commerce (PKS) Milivoje Miletic called on Japanese companies on Wednesday to help restructure government companies in Serbia as strategic partners.

BELGRADE - Representatives of the Japan Business Federation KEIDANREN, who are staying on a visit to Belgrade in order to consider possibilities for investing in Serbia, were acquainted on Wednesday with reform processes which are aimed at improving the business climate, Jadranka Joksimovic, minister without portfolio in charge of the EU integration, stated on Wednesday.

Foreign trade indicators from the first seven months show us that the 2014 growth target of 4 percent will be difficult to achieve. 

Greece’s trade deficit increased by 9.6 percent during the first half of the year due to a rise in imports and a drop in exports, the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) said on Monday.

If oil products are excluded from the calculations, the rise in the trade deficit, which reached 10.6 billion euros, soars to 25.3 percent.

US-based company Westinghouse and the outgoing Bulgarian cabinet have sealed a shareholders' agreement on the expansion of nuclear capacities at the Kozloduy NPP.

Greece’s trade deficit recorded a 9.5 percent increase in the January-May period this year compared with the first five months of 2013, data compiled by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) revealed on Friday. Imports posted a small decline, but this was dwarfed by the drop in exports, which upset the trade balance.

Litex Motors, the Bulgarian company assembling the Great Wall automobiles in its factory near Lovech, will sell them in Serbia, starting from August, said the company. 

Distributor for Serbia will be GWS Auto Group, which has been an official importer of Toyota for Serbia and Montenegro and of Honda for Serbia. 

Japan and Greece face a high-stakes World Cup shoot-out here on Thursday after opening match defeats which have left their participation in the tournament hanging by a thread.

With Japan outmuscled by Ivory Coast 2-1 and Greece thumped 3-0 by Colombia on Saturday, defeat for either side in their Group C collision in Natal could well be terminal.

A cooing, gesturing humanoid on wheels that can decipher emotions has been unveiled in Japan by billionaire Masayoshi Son who says robots should be tender and make people smile.