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Xi’s planned revival of Chinese financial watchdog exerts more party control
By Joe Cash BEIJING (Reuters) - Plans by China's Communist Party to revive a high-level economic watchdog after two decades signal President Xi Jinping push to increase oversight of the financial sect...
Mar 01, 2023
Greek president cuts short Moldova trip after train collision
CHISINAU (Reuters) - Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou said on Wednesday she was cutting short a visit to Moldova to return to Greece following a train collision in which officials said at leas...
Mar 01, 2023
German unemployment rate remains stable at 5.5% in February
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's unemployment rate remained stable in February despite a challenging economic situation, Labour Office figures showed on Wednesday. The Federal Labour Office said the numbe...
Mar 01, 2023
Hungary’s president urges lawmakers to ratify Finland, Sweden NATO entry
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungarian President Katalin Novak urged lawmakers on Wednesday to ratify Finland and Sweden's NATO entry "as soon as possible" as deputies started debating the motions after month...
Mar 01, 2023
Swiss industry optimistic for 2023 after sales rise in 2022
ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland's mechanical and electrical engineering companies are cautiously optimistic about their prospects for 2023 after the sector reported higher sales, exports and orders las...
Mar 01, 2023
Euro zone factory output returned to growth in February -PMI
LONDON (Reuters) - Overall activity in the euro zone's manufacturing sector contracted again in February but output increased for the first time since May as supply chains continued to heal, a survey ...
Mar 01, 2023
Greta Thunberg detained by Norway police during demonstration
OSLO (Reuters) - Norwegian police on Wednesday briefly detained environmental campaigner Greta Thunberg during a demonstration in Oslo, a Reuters eyewitness said. Indigenous campaigners and other acti...
Mar 01, 2023
German manufacturing activity remains weak in Feb but some encouraging signs -PMI
BERLIN (Reuters) - German manufacturing activity continued to shrink overall in February but output rose for the first time in nine months as supply-chain bottlenecks showed signs of easing, a survey ...
Mar 01, 2023
France’s manufacturing sector shrinks in Feb as export demand weakens -PMI
PARIS (Reuters) - Activity in France's manufacturing sector declined in February, after stabilising the previous month, due in part to worsening export demand, a survey by S&P Global showed on Wednesd...
Mar 01, 2023
Thai opposition names property tycoon as adviser amid rumours of PM candidacy
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's biggest opposition party on Wednesday named a well-known local property tycoon as its new adviser ahead of an upcoming election, adding fuel to speculation he was being ...
Mar 01, 2023
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