Argentina's shock peso devaluation weighs on sportswear brand Puma
German sports retailer Puma on Wednesday said Argentina's major devaluation of its currency in December hit its financial results.
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Thailand walks back claim of large lithium discovery
BANGKOK -- A Thai official announced on Thursday the discovery of large lithium deposits in southern Thailand that she said represented the world's third-largest reserves after Bolivia and Argentina of the key battery-making material for electric vehicles.
Japan eyes Latin America for mega-FTA to secure minerals, food security
TOKYO -- Japan is gearing up to enhance its economic ties with Central and South America in 2024 by pursuing an Economic Partnership Agreement deal with the Southern Common Market known as Mercosur, a trade bloc that encompasses Brazil, Argentina and other countries. A potential Japan-Mercosur EPA would likely be Japan's last mega-FTA.
China unearths million-tonne lithium deposit, heating up global resource race as Thailand also boasts big find
China says it has discovered a massive deposit of lithium, a key material in the country’s flourishing new-energy sector that has emerged as a pillar of economic growth.
Davos 2024: Dimon discusses Zelenskyy meeting; Argentina’s leader urges elite to reject socialism
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‘The Western world is in danger’: Argentina’s Milei, a self-described ‘anarcho-capitalist,’ urges Davos elite to reject socialism
Argentina's president, Javier Milei, on Wednesday called on business and political leaders to reject socialism and instead embrace "free enterprise capitalism" to bring an end to world poverty.
European stocks close lower; FTSE 100 down 1.5% after UK inflation unexpectedly picks up
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