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China's Congress to focus on boosting slowing economy
Mar 03, 2022 (AFP)
The rubber-stamp parliament starting Saturday in Beijing gathers some 3,000 members of the National People's Congress (NPC) for highly choreographed meetings ov...
Equities rally as volatility eases for now
Mar 01, 2022 (AFP)
With no let-up in the assault on its neighbour, Russia has been pummelled by a series of widespread and debilitating sanctions that have sent the ruble crashing...
UK freezes assets of Belarusian defence chiefs
Mar 01, 2022 (AFP)
An assets freeze and travel ban was imposed on Victor Gulevich, Belarus' chief of the general staff and first deputy minister of defence. He was "responsible fo...
Asian equities rise, oil rally slows as volatility eases for now
Mar 01, 2022 (AFP)
With no let-up in the assault on its neighbour, Russia has been pummelled by a series of widespread and debilitating sanctions that have sent the ruble crashing...
China manufacturing activity picks up in February
Mar 01, 2022 (AFP)
The Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) -- a key gauge of manufacturing activity -- edged up in February to 50.2, defying expectations of a return to contraction t...
How a pensioner made Spanish banks rethink counter services
Feb 28, 2022 (AFP)
For Carlos San Juan, from the eastern port city of Valencia, the tipping point was an incident with an ATM in which the bank staff "flatly refused to come out a...
European stock markets sink at open
Feb 28, 2022 (AFP)
In early deals, London's FTSE 100 index of top companies shed 1.4 percent to 7,384,68 points. BP's share price slumped 6.0 percent after the British energy gian...
Russian ruble tanks almost 30% after latest sanctions
Feb 28, 2022 (AFP)
The ruble was indicated to be down 27 percent at 114.33 per dollar in offshore trading, according to Bloomberg News. Oil surges, equities mostly fall on growing...
EU escalates sanctions on Russia: closes airspace, bans media
Feb 27, 2022 (AFP)
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen, announcing the measures, also said the European Union was taking the unprecedented step of financing arms to Ukraine, and was hit...
Nepal passes contentious US grant amid protests
Feb 27, 2022 (AFP)
Nepal signed the US government's Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) pact in 2017 to fund infrastructure projects but its ratification had been in limbo beca...
Chinese banks limit financing for Russian purchases: Bloomberg
Feb 26, 2022 (AFP)
China and Russia have strengthened their ties considerably since Moscow's 2014 annexation of Crimea and subsequent Western sanctions. To power its growth, the A...
Serbia supports integrity of Ukraine, but won't impose sanctions to Russia
Feb 25, 2022 (AFP)
Russian president Vladimir Putin's decision to attack Ukraine has triggered worldwide condemnations, including throughout the Western Balkans. "Republic of Serb...
Asian markets track Wall St rally as traders weigh Russia sanctions
Feb 25, 2022 (AFP)
Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to send troops into Ukraine sent shockwaves through Asian and European markets and sent oil past $100 for the first ...
'Punish Russia': Sanctions imposed on Moscow over Ukraine invasion
Feb 25, 2022 (AFP)
As Russia's military closes in on Kyiv and Ukrainian refugees pour into neighboring countries, here are some of the sanctions heaped on Moscow so far. - United ...
Markets track Wall St rally as traders weigh Russia sanctions
Feb 25, 2022 (AFP)
Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to send troops into Ukraine sent shockwaves through Asian and European markets and pushed oil past $100 for the firs...
Oil breaks $100, havens rally, equities drop as Russia enters Ukraine
Feb 24, 2022 (AFP)
Markets have been hammered this week after the Kremlin recognised two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine and said it would provide "peacekeepers" to the regio...
Most Asian markets rise after Russia sanctions but nerves on edge
Feb 23, 2022 (AFP)
However, trading floors remain on edge after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his forces into Ukraine to secure the self-declared Donetsk and Lugansk re...
Hong Kong unveils $22 bn budget for virus plagued economy
Feb 23, 2022 (AFP)
While rival finance centres emerging from pandemic isolation and reopening to the world, Hong Kong has found itself overwhelmed by the highly infectious Omicron...
EU wants human rights, climate checks on supply chains
Feb 23, 2022 (AFP)
Those that fail to comply would face fines imposed by the EU member country they have business in. EU justice commissioner Didier Reynders said that while compa...
Markets rise, oil flat after Russia sanctions but traders on edge
Feb 23, 2022 (AFP)
However, trading floors remain on edge after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his forces into Ukraine to secure the self-declared Donetsk and Lugansk re...
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