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Business Matters: Foxconn Agrees to Buy Sharp

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31/03/2016 GMT

Foxconn Agrees to Buy Sharp

BBC World Service - Business Matters, Foxconn Agrees to Buy Sharp

Taiwan's Foxconn has agreed a deal to take over struggling electronics firm Sharp.

Taiwanese manufacturer Foxconn says it has agreed a deal to take over struggling Japanese electronics company Sharp.

The Taiwanese company, Foxconn, says it has agreed a deal to take over the struggling Japanese electronics giant, Sharp. Foxconn is buying two thirds of Sharp for about $3.5bn. It's the first foreign takeover of a major Japanese electronics firm. Ana Swanson writes for the Washington Post.

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(Picture: A woman walks in front of a Sharp logo. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)

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