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Hong Kong regulators tells banks, asset managers to get staff vaccinated
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's financial regulators on Tuesday told banks, brokers and asset managers to identify staff in key roles and encourage them to receive a COVID-19 vaccine as part of thei...
Jun 01, 2021
Brazil’s GDP rises 1.2% in first quarter, back to pre-pandemic level
By Jamie McGeever BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's economy expanded by 1.2% in the first quarter, data showed on Tuesday, the third quarter of growth and faster than economists had expected, taking Latin...
Jun 01, 2021
Chile’s economic activity jumps 14.1% y/y in April – central bank
SANTIAGO(Reuters) - Chile's economic activity soared a record 14.1% in April, the central bank said on Tuesday, boosted by a low basis for comparison versus the previous year and amid early signs of r...
Jun 01, 2021
Ireland extends main COVID-19 supports for firms, tapers others
By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland extended the main financial supports for firms hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic on Tuesday and announced the first phasing out of other emergency measures...
Jun 01, 2021
Blackstone, Starwood Capital raise offer for Extended Stay America to $20.50 per share
(Reuters) - Extended Stay America on Tuesday said Blackstone Group and Starwood Capital Group raised their buyout bid for the hotel operator to $20.50 per paired share in cash. Under the deal, a joint...
Jun 01, 2021
Tennis-Becker worried for Osaka’s career following French Open withdrawal
PARIS (Reuters) - Naomi Osaka's career could be in danger because of her mental health issues, according to six-time Grand Slam champion Boris Becker. The 23-year-old Osaka withdrew from the French Op...
Jun 01, 2021
Philippine court dismisses libel case vs journalist Ressa
MANILA (Reuters) - A Philippine court on Tuesday dismissed a cyber libel case against award-winning journalist Maria Ressa, which was one of several lawsuits against her and news site Rappler, which h...
Jun 01, 2021
Software group SAP adopts flexible working, by popular demand
BERLIN (Reuters) - Business software group SAP is adopting flexible working for its 100,000 employees around the world, after the experience of remote working during the COVID-19 pandemic drew overwhe...
Jun 01, 2021
Belarus opposition leader calls for more U.S. sanctions against government
VILNIUS (Reuters) - Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya said on Tuesday she had asked the United States for further sanctions on individuals and companies supporting the Belarus gove...
Jun 01, 2021
Russia raids home of detained Open Russia opposition group leader
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian authorities raided the apartment of opposition activist Andrei Pivovarov on Tuesday after he was hauled off a plane and taken into custody as part of a broader crackdown on ...
Jun 01, 2021
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