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Thai central bank weighs up consumer loans rate cut
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's central bank is debating a reduction in interest rates for some consumer loans amid fears that lenders will reject high-risk borrowers and drive them towards loan sharks...
Jul 21, 2021
U.S. private equity fund Lone Star lays off majority of Asia staff -sources
By Kane Wu and Chibuike Oguh HONG KONG/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Texas-based private equity firm Lone Star Funds has laid off most of its investment team in Asia outside Japan in a major retreat from the r...
Jul 21, 2021
Japan’s govt panel members call for aid to firms eyeing wage hikes
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan must boost aid to small firms which are seeking to raise wages as part of efforts to prop up spending on tourism, restaurants and other services hit by the COVI...
Jul 21, 2021
Japan sees faster progress in balancing budget despite pandemic
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan brought forward the expected timing for achieving a primary balance surplus by two years to fiscal 2027 due to a surprise rise in tax revenues, even as the coro...
Jul 21, 2021
Olympics-Soccer-Brazil’s Formiga makes record seventh appearance at Olympic Games
TOKYO (Reuters) - Brazil's 43-year-old Formiga wrote her name into the record books as the first women's football player to take part in seven Olympic Games when she took the field against China in We...
Jul 21, 2021
Nordea profit up on business boom despite rise in costs
By Colm Fulton STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Nordea Bank beat second-quarter profit expectations on Wednesday as a booming mortgage market and higher assets under management offset increased costs at the Nord...
Jul 21, 2021
CD Projekt studio releases The Witcher monster-hunting mobile game
(Reuters) - CD Projekt is stepping up its efforts in the mobile games market with its free-to-play "The Witcher: Monster Slayer", which premiered on Wednesday, as the Polish company seeks to tap into ...
Jul 21, 2021
Police in Nigeria secure release of 100 kidnapping victims
LAGOS (Reuters) - Police and government authorities have secured the release of 100 people, including women, children and nursing mothers, who were kidnapped from their village in northwestern Nigeria...
Jul 21, 2021
Auto retailer Lithia Motors profit boosted by strong demand, higher prices
(Reuters) - U.S. auto retailer Lithia Motors Inc reported a four-fold rise in its quarterly profit on Wednesday, boosted by higher vehicle prices and strong demand for personal transportation during t...
Jul 21, 2021
Olympics-Athletics-World record holder McLaughlin eyes thriller in Tokyo
By Amy Tennery TOKYO (Reuters) - American Sydney McLaughlin is taking a fighting spirit into the 400 metres hurdles in Tokyo. The 21-year-old broke the world record last month as she won the U.S. Olym...
Jul 21, 2021
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