Hacking back: Nomura

Article Abstract:

Nomura Company Ltd., a Japanese securities firm with a current workforce of 12,400, plans to reduce that workforce by 2,000 employees. Nomura has projected that this can be reached through not filling positions as they open up, but it seems layoffs may be necessary to meet this goal in five years.

Japan, Human resource management, Securities industry, Nomura and Company Ltd.

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Back to an unknown homeland

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Ukraine has offered to resettle up to 500,000 ethnic Germans who were relocated from Ukraine to Central Asia by Stalin. Facing discrimination at home and not welcomed in Germany, they will fill a demand for farm labor in Ukraine. The anticipated German assistance has not yet come through.

Emigration and immigration, Ukraine, Central Asia, Germans, Asia, Central

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Back in business: American buy-outs

Article Abstract:

Kohlberg, Kravis, Roberts and Co recently made $450 million on a junk bond issue that was used in a leveraged buyout of American Re-Insurance Co. Leveraged buyouts will become more common, since financing such as junk bonds with high returns are becoming available.

Reports, Investments, Holding companies, Leveraged buyouts, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.

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