MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish insurer Mapfre will pay a one-time 400 euro ($417.32) bonus at Christmas to its approximately 10,000…
Philippines to cut tariffs on electric vehicles, parts
MANILA (Reuters) – A Philippine inter-agency panel chaired by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Thursday approved removing tariffs on electric…
Analysis-Italy’s Meloni and the technocrats – a difficult power balance
By Giuseppe Fonte and Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) – Having spent much of her career railing against bureaucrats and financial…
Bankers pour cold water on red hot coal
By Sarah McFarlane and Clara Denina LONDON (Reuters) – It’s the best of times, it’s the worst of times. At…
Atlantia set to be delisted as buyout bid reaches 90% threshold
MILAN (Reuters) -A buyout offer launched by the Benetton family and U.S. investment fund Blackstone for Italy’s Atlantia has reached…
Japan’s Mitsubishi UFJ to buy two Asia units of Home Credit for $620 million
By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc said on Thursday it would buy the Philippines…
Indonesian household spending seen stable, investment to rise in Q4 – Finance Minister
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian household spending will likely remain stable in the fourth quarter, while investment will probably rise, Finance…
Billionaire investor Ackman bets Hong Kong dollar peg can break
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Billionaire investor Bill Ackman said he’s betting the Hong Kong dollar will fall and…
Global regulators to target crypto platforms after FTX crash
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – The crash of FTX exchange has injected greater urgency into regulating the crypto sector…