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Putin throws lifeline to housing sector with subsidised mortgages extension
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday extended a preferential mortgage scheme by 18 months, providing a lifeline…
China mulls new measures to support real estate sector – vice premier
BEIJING (Reuters) – China is mulling new measures to support its real estate sector in order to improve the balance…
Germany missed gas savings goal last week – energy regulator
BERLIN (Reuters) – Gas consumption in Germany was 5.2% below the average consumption of the last four years last week…
Sri Lanka’s economy shrinks 11.8% in second-worst quarterly performance
By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka’s economy shrank 11.8% in the July-September quarter from a year ago, government data…
Nepal to end eight-month ban on imports of cars, phones as reserves rise
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Factbox-Big banks see global economy slowing more in 2023, with likely U.S. recession
(Reuters) – The world’s largest investment banks expect global economic growth to slow further in 2023 following a year roiled…
Marketmind: Still a ways to go?
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Russian rouble recovers from five-month low against dollar
(Reuters) – The Russian rouble pared losses after tumbling to its weakest against the U.S. dollar in more than five…
J.P.Morgan raises China’s 2023 growth forecast
(Reuters) -Analysts at J.P.Morgan on Thursday raised their 2023 growth forecast for China’s gross domestic product by 30 basis points…