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Five emerging markets to benefit most from IMF’s SDR move – S&P
LONDON (Reuters) - A planned $650 billion increase in the International Monetary Fund's Special Drawing Rights will restore complete reserve adequacy in five emerging market economies, S&P Global said...
Jun 22, 2021
Row erupts as Kuwait parliament approves budget in tense session
By Ahmed Hagagy KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwait's parliament approved the 2021-22 state budget in a tense session that managed to temporarily break a deadlock with the government that has blocked reforms in...
Jun 22, 2021
Reality check for VW in China after sluggish start for electric car series
By Yilei Sun and Tony Munroe SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Volkswagen AG's ID series - the backbone of its electric vehicle ambitions - is off to what even company sources call a worryingly slow start in China...
Jun 22, 2021
Exclusive: ECB policymakers at odds on inflation strategy, hope for September deal – sources
By Francesco Canepa and Balazs Koranyi FRANKFURT (Reuters) - European Central Bank (ECB) policymakers are still some way apart on their new inflation strategy but hope to reach an agreement before deb...
Jun 22, 2021
Britain’s Monzo and NatWest rapped over competition rule breaches
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's competition watchdog has warned banks Monzo, NatWest, Virgin Money and Bank of Ireland over breaching rules requiring them to send banking transaction histories to former ...
Jun 22, 2021
Russians’ return boosts Turkish tourism prospects
By Ceyda Caglayan ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Thousands of Russian tourists began arriving in Turkey on Tuesday, boosting hopes for its tourism sector after a two-month suspension in flights imposed by Mosco...
Jun 22, 2021
Thailand to narrow gap for AstraZeneca shots in bid to curb Delta variant
BANGKOK (Reuters) - A Thai medical committee has agreed to narrow the gap between doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to eight weeks from 10-12 weeks previously in places where there has been ou...
Jun 22, 2021
Nissan adjusts production in July due to chip shortage – sources
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nissan Motor Co will adjust production at several factories next month due to the global chip shortage, three sources with direct knowledge of the plan told Reuters on Tuesda...
Jun 22, 2021
Belarus prosecutors seek 15-year jail term for Lukashenko opponent
MOSCOW (Reuters) - State prosecutors in Belarus asked a court on Tuesday to hand down a 15-year jail term to a former banker who was taken into custody last year after challenging President Alexander ...
Jun 22, 2021
Kazakhstan detects Delta variant as Central Asia braces for third COVID wave
ALMATY (Reuters) - Kazakhstan warned on Tuesday that the more infectious Delta variant of the coronavirus had reached its capital as other Central Asian countries saw fresh spikes in COVID-19 cases. ....
Jun 22, 2021
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