Economy of Japan

Japanese general contractors Taisei and Obayashi will participate in the construction of a nuclear power plant project in Turkey led by the Japanese and Turkish governments, media group Nikkei reported on June 20. 

The euro fell on Friday as hopes for a Greek bailout deal took a hit after the International Monetary Fund pulled out of crunch talks between Athens and its creditors.

In Tokyo, the single currency was at $1.1229 and 138.63 yen, against $1.1260 and 139.00 yen in New York.

The dollar bought 123.47 yen against 123.45 yen.

Mitsubishi Corp., Japan?s largest trading house, said it will buy shares in and exchange personnel with a unit of Turkish conglomerate Çal?k Holding, as it seeks to win more energy and infrastructure orders in Central Asia and the Middle East.

The increase in olive oil exports and the decline in exports of fuel products were the main factors that affected the course of external trade in the first quarter of the year, according to official data. There was also a significant shift in the main exporting products as well as the markets they head to.

The motorcyclists' parade of Cluj, one of the biggest events of the kind in Romania, organised by Transilvania Bikers MC 1990, will take place this weekend.

The Japanese government on April 21 nominated Yukitoshi Funo, a senior adviser to Toyota Motor, to join the Bank of Japan's  policy board.

The 68-year-old is set to replace Yoshihisa Morimoto, whose five-year term on the central bank's nine-seat board will end on June 30.

Bulgarian exports had been on the increase for a third consecutive month in February of this year. Strong support for the sector has proven to be trade with EU member states.

Hacking attacks that destroy rather than steal data or that manipulate equipment are far more prevalent than widely believed, according to a survey of critical infrastructure organizations throughout North and South America.
   

BELGRADE - The government of Japan donated 150 eco-friendly cars worth around EUR 3.5 million in total to help boost the environmental protection and cost-cutting measures introduced by the Serbian government.

The keys to the cars were handed over to Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic on Monday by Japanese Ambassador to Serbia Masafumi Kuroki.

BELGRADE - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said on Monday that 1,537 official cars have been slated to go on sale.

The Serbian government decided last month to auction off 1,583 state-owned passenger vehicles.