Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Munich Re forecasts 2022 profit lift after pandemic rebound
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -German reinsurance group Munich Re on Wednesday forecast a 14% jump in profit this year as it reported a bounceback in 2021 from the coronavirus pandemic despite big claims from n...
Feb 23, 2022
Filmstar Leonardo DiCaprio invests in French champagne brand Telmont
PARIS (Reuters) -Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio has bought an equity stake in French champagne house Telmont, its majority owner Remy Cointreau said on Wednesday, as luxury brands strike partnershi...
Feb 23, 2022
Danone unveils stronger-than expected Q4 sales, to give guidance on March 8
PARIS (Reuters) - Danone delivered stronger-than-expected sales growth in the last quarter of 2021 amid a challenging environment marked by mounting inflation, and its new chief executive said much re...
Feb 23, 2022
First Abu Dhabi Bank takes orders for $500 million sukuk
DUBAI (Reuters) - First Abu Dhabi Bank, the United Arab Emirates' largest lender, is expected to sell $500 million in Islamic bonds on Wednesday and has begun taking orders, bank documents showed. Ini...
Feb 23, 2022
ECB could hike rates in summer before ending bond buys: Holzmann
ZURICH (Reuters) - The European Central Bank could begin increasing interest rates before ending its bond purchasing programme, ECB policymaker Robert Holzmann said in an interview with Swiss newspape...
Feb 23, 2022
IMF starts discussions in Ukraine for next tranche disbursement
KYIV (Reuters) - The mission of the International Monetary Fund is starting its work in Ukraine for the second review of the Fund-supported programme, the global lender said on Wednesday. Ukraine hope...
Feb 23, 2022
China vows to join fight against global plastic waste as UN talks loom
By Min Zhang and David Stanway BEIJING (Reuters) - China will participate in international efforts to combat plastic pollution and build on its existing policies to cut waste, the environment ministry...
Feb 23, 2022
As sanctions start, Russia’s trade flow shifting towards China
By David Lawder and Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is poised to unleash a wider array of sanctions against Russia if Moscow escalates the conflict in Ukraine, denying key Russian...
Feb 23, 2022
Extreme wildfires are here to stay – and multiply
By Gloria Dickie LONDON (Reuters) - Indonesia's peatlands, California's forests, and, now, vast swathes of Argentine wetland have all been ravaged by extreme wildfires, heralding a fiery future and th...
Feb 23, 2022
COVAX vaccine supply outstrips demand for the first time
By Francesco Guarascio and Jennifer Rigby BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) - The global project to share COVID-19 vaccines is struggling to place more than 300 million doses in the latest sign the problem wi...
Feb 23, 2022
