Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Exclusive: Oil trader GP Global APAC seeks debt moratorium in Singapore
By Roslan Khasawneh SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil trader GP Global APAC Pte Ltd has applied to the Singapore High Court for a six-month debt moratorium as its parent company seeks to restructure more than...
Feb 18, 2021
Volvo says chip shortage halts Belgium truck output
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Truckmaker AB Volvo said on Thursday a shortage of semiconductors has hit production at its factory in Ghent, Belgium, and warned of further stoppages. "This week we have not had...
Feb 18, 2021
More than 11,000 Ebola vaccines expected in guinea this weekend: WHO
DAKAR (Reuters) - More than 11,000 Ebola vaccines are expected to arrive in Guinea this weekend and inoculation could start as soon as Monday, World Health Organization and a Guinea health ministry of...
Feb 18, 2021
Exclusive: BOJ may replace some ETF guidelines with pledge to step in during crisis – sources
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan may replace some numerical guidelines for its purchases of exchange-traded funds (ETF) with a pledge to ramp up buying when markets become volatile, three sources f...
Feb 18, 2021
Kremlin says European court’s call to free Navalny is unacceptable meddling
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Thursday that a call by the European Court of Human Rights for Russia to free jailed opposition politician Alexei Navalny amounted to meddling in its internal af...
Feb 18, 2021
Hungary mulls restriction waivers linked to COVID-19 vaccine certificates
By Gergely Szakacs BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary has raised the prospect that citizens who have already had the coronavirus or been vaccinated against it could receive waivers from certain restrictions...
Feb 18, 2021
Continuity vs. change as Niger votes in presidential run-off
By Boureima Balima NIAMEY (Reuters) - The ruling party's candidate in Niger, Mohamed Bazoum, will enter Sunday's presidential run-off vote as the heavy favourite to succeed outgoing Mahamadou Issoufou...
Feb 18, 2021
Automakers, medical device firms ask Biden for U.S. chip factory subsidies
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - More than a dozen business groups representing automakers, medical device makers and manufacturers sent a letter to President Joe Biden on Thursday calling on him to work...
Feb 18, 2021
Winter storm pulls away from Texas, but millions still without power
By Brad Brooks LUBBOCK, Texas (Reuters) - The winter storm that crippled the Texas electrical grid is moving out of the state, but freezing temperatures remain, hampering attempts to restore full powe...
Feb 18, 2021
Carlyle-backed software firm WingArc1st launches $172 million IPO
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's software company WingArc1st Inc, which is backed by U.S. buyout firm Carlyle Group Inc, on Thursday launched an initial public offering (IPO) worth up to 18.2 billion yen ($1...
Feb 18, 2021
