Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Nordic fund KLP divests from Adani Ports over links to Myanmar military
By Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) - Norwegian pension fund KLP is divesting from Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited on the grounds the company's links with the Myanmar military breach the fu...
Jun 22, 2021
EU to extend vaccine export control mechanism until end of September
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union governments have supported a plan to extend a mechanism to monitor and potentially limit the export of COVID-19 vaccines from the bloc, a European Commission spokes...
Jun 22, 2021
Germany’s Laschet sees no need to reverse China policy over human rights
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany must discuss its concerns about China's record on human rights with Beijing but that does not mean it needs to reverse its policy towards China, the leader of Chancellor Ang...
Jun 22, 2021
Soccer-UEFA turn down request for ‘rainbow lights’ in Munich
By Simon Evans MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -UEFA have turned down a request from the mayor of Munich for the city's stadium to be lit up in rainbow colours for Wednesday's Euro 2020 match between Ge...
Jun 22, 2021
EU antitrust regulators to investigate Google’s adtech business
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators opened on Tuesday an investigation into Alphabet unit Google's digital advertising business to examine whether the company favors its own business, putting...
Jun 22, 2021
Kremlin says people without vaccine or immunity in Russia will have limited work options
MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin said on Tuesday that people who were not vaccinated against COVID-19 or did not have immunity would be unable to work in all workplaces in Russia and that those people co...
Jun 22, 2021
Five emerging markets to benefit most from IMF’s SDR move – S&P
LONDON (Reuters) - A planned $650 billion increase in the International Monetary Fund's Special Drawing Rights will restore complete reserve adequacy in five emerging market economies, S&P Global said...
Jun 22, 2021
Row erupts as Kuwait parliament approves budget in tense session
By Ahmed Hagagy KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwait's parliament approved the 2021-22 state budget in a tense session that managed to temporarily break a deadlock with the government that has blocked reforms in...
Jun 22, 2021
Reality check for VW in China after sluggish start for electric car series
By Yilei Sun and Tony Munroe SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Volkswagen AG's ID series - the backbone of its electric vehicle ambitions - is off to what even company sources call a worryingly slow start in China...
Jun 22, 2021
Exclusive: ECB policymakers at odds on inflation strategy, hope for September deal – sources
By Francesco Canepa and Balazs Koranyi FRANKFURT (Reuters) - European Central Bank (ECB) policymakers are still some way apart on their new inflation strategy but hope to reach an agreement before deb...
Jun 22, 2021
