Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Analysis-Ukraine war won’t deter Fed and Co. from March rate hikes
By Dhara Ranasinghe, Sujata Rao and Saikat Chatterjee LONDON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve and some of its major central banking peers will press ahead with lifting interest rates this month, m...
Mar 01, 2022
Tennis-Players cannot compete under name or flag of Russia or Belarus
(Reuters) - Russian and Belarusian tennis players can continue to compete in international events and the Grand Slams but they cannot do so under the name or flag of Russia or Belarus until further no...
Mar 01, 2022
Analysis-Getting rid of Russian assets a big problem for U.S. fund managers
By John McCrank and Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. investors holding Russian assets are finding themselves in an increasingly difficult position on working out how to ditch them. The Unite...
Mar 01, 2022
Vilnius mayor paints ‘Putin the Hague is waiting for you’ opposite embassy
By Andrius Sytas, Stephane Nitschke and Petra Wischgoll VILNIUS/LDENSCHEID, Germany (Reuters) - Kneeling down with a can of white spray paint in his hand the mayor of the Lithuanian capitol Vilnius sp...
Mar 01, 2022
BMW halts export of cars to Russia, expects production interruptions
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The German carmaker BMW said on Tuesday it had halted the export of cars to Russia and would stop production on the ground there. The company also said it expected production wou...
Mar 01, 2022
Exclusive-World Bank pushes for $350 million Ukraine loan approval within days -sources
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank is pushing for "fast-track" approval of an additional $350 million loan for Ukraine within days, to provide emergency cash for its efforts to defe...
Mar 01, 2022
Turkey says Ukraine-Russia talks unlikely on Wednesday, Russian demands ‘unrealistic’
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said on Tuesday that Ukrainian and Russian delegations were unlikely to meet for planned talks on Wednesday, adding Moscow's demands to ...
Mar 01, 2022
USDOT recognizes states role in highway spending decisions -Buttigieg
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will tell a U.S Senate committee on Wednesday the Biden administration recognizes the role of states in deciding how to prioritize u...
Mar 01, 2022
Afghans with correct legal documents may travel abroad -Taliban spokesman
KABUL (Reuters) - The Taliban's spokesman on Tuesday said that Afghans with legal documents could travel abroad, after the United States and United Kingdom raised concerns over previous comments that ...
Mar 01, 2022
Nigerian Senate rejects diaspora vote, special seats for women
LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria's Senate on Tuesday voted to reject changes to the constitution to allow citizens living abroad to vote in national elections, while a provision to allocate special seats for...
Mar 01, 2022
