Author Archives: Syndicated Content
How the coronavirus is crushing credit ratings
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) - The crippling effects of the coronavirus crisis have crushed government and corporate finances and sent debt soaring. As the charts below show, it is also crunching th...
Jul 29, 2020
Philippines confirms 1,874 new coronavirus cases, 16 deaths
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippine health ministry on Wednesday reported 1,874 new coronavirus infections and 16 additional COVID-19 deaths. In a bulletin, the ministry said total deaths have increased...
Jul 29, 2020
UK mortgage approvals bounce back in June, Bank of England says
LONDON (Reuters) - British mortgage lending recovered strongly from May's record low last month and households slowed the pace at which they repaid debt, as the economy began to open up from the coron...
Jul 29, 2020
Explainer: How the next WTO chief will be chosen and the task ahead
GENEVA/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Eight candidates from Mexico to Moldova are bidding to become the next director-general of the World Trade Organization to replace Robert Azevedo, who steps down at the end...
Jul 29, 2020
Hong Kong reports 118 new coronavirus cases as local transmissions stay high
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong reported 118 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, including 113 that were locally transmitted, as strict new measures including a restriction of gatherings to two people...
Jul 29, 2020
Malaysia’s Axiata to raise up to $1 billion via Islamic bonds, will lend to units
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Axiata Group Bhd , Malaysia's third-biggest telecom operator by number of subscribers, is looking to raise up to $1 billion through the sale of Islamic bonds, it said on Wedne...
Jul 29, 2020
Indonesia reports 2,381 new coronavirus infections, 74 new deaths
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia reported 2,381 new coronavirus infections on Wednesday, taking the total to 104,432, data from the country's COVID-19 task force showed. The Southeast Asian nation also r...
Jul 29, 2020
UK says first round of New Zealand trade talk were ‘positive and productive’
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's first round of trade talks with New Zealand were positive and productive, trade minister Liz Truss said on Wednesday. "We are a step closer to reaching a comprehensive tra...
Jul 29, 2020
Jordan’s King Abdullah issues decree to hold parliamentary elections, state media
AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordan's King Abdullah issued a royal decree to hold parliamentary elections, with the date to be set within the next 10 days by an independent election commission, state media said....
Jul 29, 2020
Colombia was deadliest country for land rights activists in 2019
By Oliver Griffin BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia was the deadliest country for land rights activists in 2019, as killings of environmental defenders soared in the Andean country, according to a report pu...
Jul 29, 2020
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