Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Abramovich sells 40% in Highland Gold to Russian businessman
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian businessman Roman Abramovich and his partners are selling a 40.06% stake in Russian mid-sized gold producer Highland Gold to a Russian businessman, who will make a cash offe...
Jul 31, 2020
Japan, UK begin talks with view to scrapping tariffs on Japanese cars around 2026: Jiji
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan and Britain began talks with a view to scrapping tariffs on Japanese cars around 2026, Jiji news agency reported on Friday. The two nations aim to reach a broad agreement for a...
Jul 31, 2020
Exclusive: Urged on by central bank, China weighs antitrust probe into Alipay, WeChat Pay – sources
By Keith Zhai and Julie Zhu SINGAPORE/HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's top antitrust agency is looking at whether to launch a probe into Alipay and WeChat Pay, prompted by the central bank which argues t...
Jul 31, 2020
China to encourage foreign investment in plant-based meat substitute
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's state planner said on Friday that it will encourage foreign investment in livestock and poultry breeding, as well as plant-based meats substitutes, in the new year. The mov...
Jul 31, 2020
China rejects accusations of hacking attempt on UK vaccine developer Moderna
BEIJING (Reuters) - China rejected on Friday charges that hackers linked to its government targeted biotech firm Moderna Inc, a leading U.S.-based coronavirus vaccine research developer, to steal data...
Jul 31, 2020
Russia’s coronavirus case tally nears 840,000
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia reported 5,482 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Friday, pushing its national tally to 839,981, the world's fourth largest caseload. Officials said 161 people had died in...
Jul 31, 2020
Spain enters steep recession, wiping out six years of growth
By Beln Carreo MADRID (Reuters) - Spain recorded a historic fall in GDP in the second quarter of the year, with the 18.5% drop wiping out all the post-financial crisis recovery of the last six years, ...
Jul 31, 2020
ECB has to maintain ‘safety net’ until June 2021, Lagarde says
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank has to maintain the "safety net" of its massive bond purchases at least until June 2021 to help underpin the economy, the ECB's President Christine Laga...
Jul 31, 2020
French economy can beat forecast 11% drop in 2020: Le Maire
PARIS (Reuters) - The French economy should perform better than the 11% contraction forecast for 2020, said French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire. Le Maire told C News TV on Friday that measures such...
Jul 31, 2020
French consumer spending shoots back above pre-lockdown level in June
PARIS (Reuters) - French consumer spending shot back above pre-lockdown levels in June, data showed on Friday, in a positive sign for the euro zone's second-largest economy after a massive plunge earl...
Jul 31, 2020
