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Explainer: China’s national emissions trading scheme (ETS)
BEIJING (Reuters) - China expects trading to commence on its long awaited national carbon emissions trading scheme (ETS) this month, and sources aware of the plans expect a launch ceremony to be held ...
Jul 14, 2021
German retail sales seen up 1.5% in 2021 – HDE
BERLIN (Reuters) - German retailers are expected to increase their revenues by 1.5% year-on-year in 2021, assuming no further coronavirus lockdowns hitting consumers' appetite and shutting shops, indu...
Jul 14, 2021
ESG fever: share of sustainable fund trading soaring in 2021
By Saikat Chatterjee LONDON (Reuters) - The rush to invest in exchange-traded funds focusing on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues jumped in the first half of 2021, with monthly turnove...
Jul 14, 2021
Tennis-Two Wimbledon matches probed for ‘possible irregular betting patterns’
(Reuters) - The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) said it is investigating two matches from this month's Wimbledon Grand Slam after bookmakers flagged "possible irregular betting patterns"....
Jul 14, 2021
China’s bank regulator warns of rising bad loans due to uneven recovery
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese banks are facing the threat of rising bad loans in the future as the current economic recovery is unbalanced and lacks a solid foundation, the country's top banking and ins...
Jul 14, 2021
Russia reports record daily COVID-19 death toll of 786
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia reported 786 coronavirus-related deaths on Wednesday, the most confirmed in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic, and 23,827 new cases nationwide. Russia faces a ...
Jul 14, 2021
Tourism not contributing to surge of COVID-19 infections in Greece
ATHENS (Reuters) - Tourism is not to blame for a surge of COVID-19 infections in Greece, the tourism minister said on Wednesday after the government reintroduced restrictions aimed at saving the summe...
Jul 14, 2021
Concern grows over Indonesia’s regions as Delta variant ravages Java
By Stanley Widianto and Agustinus Beo Da Costa JAKARTA (Reuters) - Concerns are mounting in Indonesia over the ability of its regions to cope with a spike in coronavirus cases, according to its health...
Jul 14, 2021
Japan’s SMFG to buy 5% of Jefferies for $380 million -sources
TOKYO (Reuters) -Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc plans to buy 5% of Jefferies Financial Group Inc shares for about $380 million, seeking to strengthen its securities business in the United States,...
Jul 14, 2021
Column: The instability in stablecoins unnerving regulators
By Mike Dolan LONDON (Reuters) - Regulators are getting anxious about how mushrooming 'stablecoins' - mostly dollar-pegged crypto tokens - could sow instability in wider financial markets more directl...
Jul 14, 2021
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