Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee passes away
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee, who had tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this month, died on Monday after weeks in hospital, his son and the current president's off...
Aug 31, 2020
Brazil public sector debt rises to record 86.5% of GDP: central bank
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's national debt rose to a record 86.5% of gross domestic product in July and the public sector primary deficit in the 12 months to July widened to 7.5% of GDP, the central ...
Aug 31, 2020
Climate change bigger economic risk than pandemic, ECB’s Schnabel says
By Balazs Koranyi and Frank Siebelt FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The coronavirus pandemic demonstrates in the clearest terms why central banks must take a bigger role in fighting climate change even if the i...
Aug 31, 2020
ECB policy calibrated to deal with pandemic resurgence, says Schnabel
By Balazs Koranyi and Frank Siebelt FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank has no reason for now to add to its stimulus measures as disruptions related to the recent surge in coronavirus infe...
Aug 31, 2020
Russia to vaccinate high risk groups against COVID-19 towards end of year – agencies
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said on Monday that mass vaccination of high risk groups in the country against COVID-19 would begin in November-December this year, Russian...
Aug 31, 2020
COVID-19 can wipe out health care progress in short order: WHO
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - More than 90% of countries have seen ordinary health services disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, with major gains in medical care attained over decades vulnerable to ...
Aug 31, 2020
VAT cut pushes German inflation into negative territory
BERLIN (Reuters) - German annual consumer prices fell for the first time in more than four years in August due to a VAT cut as part of the government's stimulus push to help Europe's largest economy r...
Aug 31, 2020
India’s economy shrinks record 23.9% y/y in April-June quarter: government
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian economy contracted at its steepest pace on record of 23.9% year-on-year in the June quarter, official data showed on Friday, as the pandemic lockdown shattered consumer an...
Aug 31, 2020
Finland launches its own coronavirus tracing app
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland's health authorities on Monday launched the country's own and long-waited contact tracing smartphone app to combat the spread of COVID-19. "Everyone of us can start using ...
Aug 31, 2020
No reset, no bottom for GE yet: J.P. Morgan
(Reuters) - General Electric Co shares are now worth less than $5 each, analysts from J.P. Morgan said on Monday, valuing the U.S. conglomerate at less than $44 billion and predicting it is yet to rea...
Aug 31, 2020
