Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Zambian President Hichilema appoints new finance minister
LUSAKA (Reuters) -Zambia's newly-elected President Hakainde Hichilema named experienced economist Situmbeko Musokotwane as his new finance minister on Friday, as the southern African country grapples ...
Syndicated Content Aug 27, 2021
Geely’s EV brand Zeekr raises $500 million in first external funding
BEIJING (Reuters) - Zeekr, the premium electric vehicle brand by Geely, said on Friday it raised $500 million in its first external funding from investors including Intel, battery maker CATL and onlin...
Syndicated Content Aug 27, 2021
Montenegro seizes over a tonne of cocaine in bananas shipment
BELGRADE (Reuters) - Montenegro police said on Friday they had seized more than a tonne of cocaine, their biggest ever drug bust, concealed in a shipment of bananas and that two people were arrested. ...
Syndicated Content Aug 27, 2021
Italy’s former prime minister Berlusconi admitted to hospital -source
ROME (Reuters) -Italy's former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was admitted to Milan's San Raffaele Hospital on Thursday evening, a source from his Forza Italia party told Reuters on Friday. "He had ...
Syndicated Content Aug 27, 2021
Barclays buys $3.8 billion Gap credit card portfolio in the U.S
By Lawrence White LONDON (Reuters) -Barclays said on Friday its United States arm will buy a $3.8 billion credit card portfolio co-branded with clothing retailer The Gap Inc, as the British bank conti...
Syndicated Content Aug 27, 2021
China sovereign fund CIC posts 14.07% overseas investment return in 2020
BEIJING (Reuters) - Sovereign fund China Investment Corp (CIC) said on Friday it had booked a 14.07% net return on overseas investment in 2020. Its annualised accumulative investment return for 2010 t...
Syndicated Content Aug 27, 2021
China’s Bank of Communications posts 15% rise in H1 profit
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Bank of Communications Co Ltd, the country's sixth-largest lender by assets, reported on Friday a 15.1% increase in first-half net profit as the economy recovered from the ...
Syndicated Content Aug 27, 2021
Olympics-Polish Paralympic cyclist Polak suspended after positive EPO test
PARIS (Reuters) - Polish track cyclist Marcin Polak, who won a bronze medal at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo, has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for the banned blood booster EPO (...
Syndicated Content Aug 27, 2021
China regulator issues guidelines on medical aesthetics advertising
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's market regulator issued draft guidelines on regulation of the medical aesthetics sector's advertising on Friday, and said it will crack down on ads that create anxiety over...
Syndicated Content Aug 27, 2021
UK banking app Revolut seeks Australian licence
By Paulina Duran SYDNEY (Reuters) - British-based digital banking app Revolut is seeking a banking licence in Australia and is engaged in talks with the country's regulators to be allowed to take cust...
Syndicated Content Aug 27, 2021

