COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka raised electricity prices by 66% on Thursday, in a move the government hopes will persuade the…
Amazon grants 1.5 million euros to Dutch seaweed farm project
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Amazon.com has granted 1.5 million euros ($1.6 million) to a Dutch project testing the viability of commercially…
TPG in talks to buy $300 million Malaysian education assets from KV Asia -sources
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Most Asian bonds see foreign inflows in Jan on hopes of rate-hike pause
(Reuters) – Most Asian bonds witnessed foreign inflows in January, driven by hopes that the U.S. Federal Reserve would slow…
Australia’s NSW state orders coal miners to supply local plants
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australian coal miners including Glencore must set aside thousands of tonnes of coal for use by domestic…
Sticky inflation prompts EBRD to trim 2023 growth outlook for its region
By Jorgelina do Rosario LONDON (Reuters) – High gas prices and persistent inflation eroding real wages will limit growth in…
China says to craft policies to boost consumer spending, improve child care
By Joe Cash BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese authorities said on Thursday they will craft policies aimed at stimulating spending on housing…
Turkey earthquake could result in loss of up to 1% of country’s GDP in 2023
By Jorgelina do Rosario LONDON (Reuters) – The potential economic effects of the earthquake in Turkey could result in a…
Analysis-Germany’s oldest companies face fresh break-up calls
By Christoph Steitz and Ludwig Burger FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Activist investors are renewing their years-long efforts to break up some…
Marketmind: What landing?
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. Forget soft landing, equities seem to…