Author Archives: Syndicated Content
IMF’s Georgieva calls for transparency drive in central and eastern Europe
VIENNA (Reuters) - International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Monday she hoped for a renewed transparency drive among governments in central and eastern Europe in the w...
Aug 31, 2020
Portugal’s GDP sinks 13.9% in second quarter, final data show
(Reuters) - Portugal's economy contracted a record 13.9% in the second quarter of 2020 from the previous three-month period due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown, data from the Na...
Aug 31, 2020
EU calls for dialogue with Turkey, end to tensions in east Mediterranean
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's executive called on Monday for dialogue with Turkey and demanded that Ankara refrains from unilateral steps that stoke tensions in eastern Mediterranean. Shou...
Aug 31, 2020
Bulgarian regulator re-opens inquiry into CEZ’s Bulgarian assets sale
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's competition regulator has re-opened an in-depth inquiry into Czech utility CEZ's planned 335 million euro ($399 million) sale of its Bulgarian assets to insurance and fina...
Aug 31, 2020
Norway fund excludes firms over human rights violation risk
OSLO (Reuters) - Norway's $1 trillion wealth fund said it has excluded Taiwan's Formosa Chemicals and Fibre , Formosa Taffeta and India's Page Industries from its portfolio, saying they posed an "unac...
Aug 31, 2020
EU offers 400 million euros in guarantees to WHO-led COVID-19 vaccine initiative
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Monday it would contribute 400 million euros ($476 million) in guarantees to an initiative led by the World Health Organisation to buy COVID-19 vac...
Aug 31, 2020
Slovenia second quarter GDP shrinks 13% as spending, exports fall
By Marja Novak LJUBLJANA (Reuters) - Slovenia's economy shrank by 13% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2020, the statistics office said on Monday, after the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic reduce...
Aug 31, 2020
Forty percent of Americans back Trump executive order on TikTok: Reuters/Ipsos poll
By Raphael Satter and Chris Kahn WASHINGTON/ NEW YORK (Reuters) - Forty percent of Americans back President Donald Trump's threat to ban videosharing app TikTok if it is not sold to a U.S. buyer, acco...
Aug 31, 2020
Danish Finance Ministry sees 4.5% contraction in economy this year
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark's Finance Ministry said on Monday it forecasts GDP to fall 4.5% this year, compared to its May forecast of a 5.3% contraction. The ministry also said it expected GDP to ...
Aug 31, 2020
How a $13 device is helping Delhi fight the coronavirus
By Devjyot Ghoshal NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Twice a day, New Delhi health worker Kamal Kumari receives a flurry of WhatsApp messages from coronavirus patients, containing either a two-digit reading from ...
Aug 31, 2020
