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Subaru to maintain focus on production in Japan

  Tokyo / Bloomberg Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., the carmaker most reliant on exports from Japan, said it’ll stick to a strategy of producing the bulk of the company’s Subaru vehicles at home as the yen strengthens. The owner of Subaru brand, long known for all-wheel-drive vehicles, doesn’t want to focus narrowly on the impact of foreign exchange, Chief Executive ...

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Apple chief meets Indian premier

  New Delhi / AFP Apple chief executive Tim Cook met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Saturday, launching a new version of the Indian leader’s eponymous app on a visit aimed at pushing the technology giant’s expansion plans. Cook, shown in a video using the premier’s gold-coloured iPhone, launched an update to the Narendra Modi Mobile App to ...

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Pakistan cuts key rate to boost growth

  Islamabad / Bloomberg Pakistan’s central bank unexpectedly lowered its benchmark interest rate for the first time since September to boost economic growth before the government presents its budget for the new financial year. The State Bank of Pakistan cut the target policy rate to 5.75 percent from 6 percent, it said Saturday in an e-mailed statement in Karachi. All ...

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