Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Factbox: Key economic policy stances of Japan’s next PM candidates
(Reuters) - Candidates to become Japan's next prime minister officially launched their campaigns on Friday, with popular vaccine minister Taro Kono expected to be the top contender to replace Yoshihid...
Sep 17, 2021
Take Five: Bring out the central bank heavies
1/CENTRALLY FOCUSED Several central banking big-hitters meet in coming days, with the U.S. Federal Reserve's Sept. 21-22 meeting topping the must-watch list. The timing of the Fed's U.S. tapering plan...
Sep 17, 2021
China says trade pact application unrelated to new US, UK and Australia alliance
BEIJING (Reuters) - The Chinese foreign ministry said on Friday that China's application to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) is totally unrelated ...
Sep 17, 2021
Philippine cbank tempers outlook, cuts 2021 c/a surplus forecast
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippine central bank on Friday revised its current account surplus projection for this year to $3.5 billion, or 0.9% of the gross domestic product, down substantially from a ...
Sep 17, 2021
Japan’s Kishida: need to watch if China can meet Pacific trade pact requirements
TOKYO (Reuters) - Former Japanese foreign minister Fumio Kishida, a contender to become next premier, said on Friday it was necessary to watch carefully if China, which seeks to join a Pacific free tr...
Sep 17, 2021
Access to single market key to Hungary’s EU membership – PM
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary must remain a member of the European Union to ensure continued access to its single market, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday, adding the country would be among t...
Sep 17, 2021
Coronavirus compounds climate disasters but shows action can work – Red Cross
By Kanupriya Kapoor SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The coronavirus has made it harder for authorities to respond to disasters caused by extreme weather fuelled by climate change, with more severe storms, flood...
Sep 17, 2021
Albania votes in its first female dominated government
PRISTINA (Reuters) - Albania's parliament on Friday voted in the first cabinet to be dominated by women since the multi-party system was introduced 30 years ago. After a parliamentary session which la...
Sep 17, 2021
Ford wakes up badly burnt from its India dream
By Aditi Shah NEW DELHI (Reuters) -When Ford Motor Co built its first factory in India in the mid-1990s, U.S. carmakers believed they were buying into a boom - the next China. The economy had been lib...
Sep 17, 2021
Lebanon signs central bank audit contract with A&M
BEIRUT (Reuters) -Lebanon's finance minister Youssef Khalil on Friday signed a new contract with restructuring consultancy Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) to carry out a forensic audit at the country's central...
Sep 17, 2021
