Japan loses crown as world’s third-biggest economy — RT Business News

Japan loses crown as world’s third-biggest economy — RT Business News

Source link Japan is no longer the world’s third largest economy after unexpectedly slipping into recession at the end of last year, according to official figures released on Thursday. Germany has now moved into third place in terms of nominal GDP. GDP shrank by an annualized 0.4% in the fourth quarter of last year, following […]

Miss Japan’s Ukraine-born winner gives up crown over affair — RT World News

Miss Japan’s Ukraine-born winner gives up crown over affair — RT World News

Source link Karolina Shiino, whose win caused controversy over her heritage, apologized after her relationship with a married man was revealed Karolina Shiino, a Ukrainian-born model with Japanese citizenship who won the 2024 Miss Japan beauty pageant in January, has had to relinquish her title after her relationship with a married man was made public. […]

Czechs don’t want to ditch crown for euro – poll — RT Business News

Czechs don’t want to ditch crown for euro – poll — RT Business News

Source link Participants in a survey believe that adopting the single currency would risk price increases A majority of Czechs are skeptical about transitioning to the euro, believing that adopting the single currency would carry inflationary risks and would not benefit the country, the media outlet iRozhlas reported this week, citing the latest poll. Some […]