Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Moscow Exchange won’t charge 12% commission on FX buying by importers
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's largest bourse, Moscow Exchange, said on Friday Russian companies with direct access to trading will need to pay a 12% commission if they want to buy foreign currency, whil...
Mar 04, 2022
Russia restricts access to BBC and Voice of America – RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's state communications watchdog said on Friday it had blocked the BBC, Voice of America, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Deutsche Welle and other media outlets for spreading...
Mar 04, 2022
Scholz says was briefed overnight by Zelenskiy on fire at nuclear plant
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he was briefed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on the fire at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant during the night, and that immediate...
Mar 04, 2022
Rouble slips back towards record lows in volatile Moscow trade
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The rouble slipped back towards record lows against the dollar and euro in volatile Moscow trade on Friday, after Russia's credit rating was cut deeper into junk by S&P and as talks...
Mar 04, 2022
Dior rebuilds historic Paris address into sprawling flagship, museum
By Mimosa Spencer PARIS (Reuters) - Dior is reopening its sprawling flagship store and a museum at the label's historic Avenue Montaigne site this week after a two-year revamp, the latest in a series ...
Mar 04, 2022
No damage to reactors at Ukraine’s Zaporozhzhia nuclear plant -IAEA chief
VIENNA (Reuters) - No damage has been done to the reactors at Ukraine's Zaporozhzhia nuclear power plant after a projectile hit a nearby building on the site overnight, U.N. nuclear chief Rafael Gross...
Mar 04, 2022
Russian troops enter Ukrainian city of Mykolayiv – local authorities
LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Russian troops have entered the Ukrainian Black Sea port city of Mykolayiv for the first time, regional authorities said on Friday. In a video statement shared online, Govern...
Mar 04, 2022
Sri Lanka central bank hikes rates to tame inflation; urges govt to act
By Uditha Jayasinghe and Swati Bhat COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's central bank sharply raised interest rates on Friday to staunch growing inflationary pressures and urged the government to consider ...
Mar 04, 2022
Biden to boost made-in-America goods as Siemens adds factory jobs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday will announce requirements for the government to buy more made-in-America goods at a White House event where Germany's Siemens AG will commit ...
Mar 04, 2022
UK’s Truss says looking at speeding up Russia sanctions process
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said on Friday that she was looking at speeding up the process of imposing sanctions on Russian companies and individuals following Moscow's in...
Mar 04, 2022
