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HK bourse says working with regulators on southbound leg of China Bond Connect
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) is "working closely" with regulators on a southbound leg of the Bond Connect programme to expand Chinese investors' access to global bond m...
Jul 02, 2021
Japan May household spending growth seen slowing amid pandemic: Reuters poll
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's household spending likely slowed in May, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, as a new wave of coronavirus infections and a slow vaccination rollout weigh on...
Jul 02, 2021
Hungary plans export curbs on construction materials -PM
BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Hungary plans to impose export restrictions on construction materials from October to help rein in inflation in the sector, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday. Orban said o...
Jul 02, 2021
Big Tech’s push into India’s financial sector raises concerns, says central bank
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Plans by Big Tech to foray further into India's financial sector pose risks for traditional banks as the tech firms have the potential to become dominant players in financial servic...
Jul 02, 2021
Forced labour main human trafficking crime in Malaysia, U.S. says
By Mei Mei Chu and Chayut Setboonsarng KUALA LUMPUR/BANGKOK (Reuters) - Malaysia's predominant human trafficking crime is forced labour, the U.S State Department said on Friday, after downgrading the ...
Jul 02, 2021
S.African scientist: data show J&J vaccine works well against Delta variant
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Data from laboratory studies show Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine works well against the Delta variant that now dominates new infections in South Africa, the head of the ...
Jul 02, 2021
Analysis: Latam central banks look past COVID as inflation phantoms loom
By Abraham Gonzalez and Rodrigo Campos MEXICO CITY/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Latin America's central banks have become more hawkish as the region's inflationary ghosts rattle their chains, with a recent pi...
Jul 02, 2021
Fortress Australia’s COVID-19 breaches expose economic shortcomings
By Swati Pandey SYDNEY (Reuters) - Fresh COVID-19 outbreaks in Australia and a snail-paced vaccination rollout are starting to take the shine off the country's stunning economic recovery, souring the ...
Jul 02, 2021
Factbox-Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus
(Reuters) - India reached the grim milestone of 400,000 deaths from the coronavirus on Friday, half of them during a second wave in the past few months that overwhelmed the healthcare system and crema...
Jul 02, 2021
U.S. vacates main airbase in Afghanistan – officials
KABUL (Reuters) - American troops on Friday vacated one of the biggest military bases in Afghanistan, said a senior U.S. defence official as part of the peace agreement with the Taliban. "All American...
Jul 02, 2021
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