Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Malaysia reports 1,304 new coronavirus cases with one new death
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian health authorities reported 1,304 new coronavirus cases on Friday, raising the total to 45,095 infections. The Southeast Asian country also recorded one new death, a...
Nov 13, 2020
Tanzania’s re-elected leader keeps finance minister Mpango in new government
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - Tanzania's re-elected President John Magufuli on Friday re-appointed Philip Mpango as finance minister, and promised continued reforms to the mining sector to help deliver th...
Nov 13, 2020
Euro zone third-quarter GDP quarter-on-quarter surge revised marginally down
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The euro zone economy jumped marginally less than previously reported in the third quarter against the previous three months, making the year-on-year contraction slightly larger, ...
Nov 13, 2020
Olympics: With organsisers on a high, Bach’s Tokyo visit is a reminder of long road ahead
By Jack Tarrant TOKYO (Reuters) - Organisers of the Tokyo Olympics will welcome Thomas Bach next week with a spring in their step, but the International Olympic Committee (IOC) president is sure to as...
Nov 13, 2020
Give me a W, V, and a K: describing the post-COVID economic outlook
By Dhara Ranasinghe, Ritvik Carvalho and Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) - What appeared to be a sharp V-shaped growth rebound from the first pandemic lockdown, now seems like a "W" -- these are a...
Nov 13, 2020
Morocco vows to clear Polisario blockade of Western Sahara road
RABAT (Reuters) - Morocco will clear the main road linking Western Sahara to Mauritania that has been blocked since Oct. 21 by supporters of the Polisario independence movement, it said on Friday. The...
Nov 13, 2020
Ghosn’s legal woes deepen as Nissan sues for $95 million in damages
TOKYO (Reuters) - Ousted Nissan Motor Co chairman Carlos Ghosn's legal woes deepened on Friday with the start of a civil trial in Yokohama, Japan, where his former employer is seeking 10 billion yen (...
Nov 13, 2020
Austria to close schools in bid to contain COVID-19 spread: OE24
(Reuters) - Austria will likely close schools and tighten contact restrictions to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, news website OE24 reported on Friday. The government is due to hold a new...
Nov 13, 2020
Top emerging-market companies’ dollar debt maturities in coming year
(Reuters) - Emerging-market non-financial companies have about $88.5 billion worth of dollar bonds maturing by the end of 2021, data from Refinitiv Eikon showed. The COVID-19 pandemic has severely aff...
Nov 13, 2020
TUI examining all options to boost pandemic defences, says CEO
BERLIN (Reuters) - Travel group TUI is considering additional state aid, raising new equity and potential disposals to ride out the COVID-19 pandemic, its chief executive said on Friday. Sources close...
Nov 13, 2020
