By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese government on Friday called for doubling a tax-free stock investment programme for households,…
Germany’s Scholz ‘surprised’ by companies’ China dependence
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said the number of German companies that have ignored the risks of depending…
Spain energy tax to raise 400 million euros less than expected, minister says
MADRID (Reuters) – The Spanish government will collect 400 million euros ($416 million) less than expected from the revised windfall…
Germany must step up competition to become green economy leader – EconMin
BERLIN (Reuters) – The world’s largest economic powers are going to compete over who will be able to create a…
Bank of China agrees to provide credit lines totaling more than 600 billion yuan to 10 property developers
BEIJING (Reuters) – Bank of China Ltd announced Friday that it had agreed to provide credit lines totaling more than…
ECB’s Lane plays down wage, core inflation fears
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Euro zone wage growth could keep pushing up inflation for years but this does not signal a permanent…
Australia house prices forecast to slump 16% from peak- Reuters poll
By Vivek Mishra BENGALURU (Reuters) – Australian housing prices that are on a steep decline will likely fall further next…
Spanish windfall tax on banks, energy firms clears first hurdle
MADRID (Reuters) – An amended windfall tax proposal for Spanish banks and large energy companies cleared its first hurdle in…
Ukraine’s finance minister says reconstruction costs are rising
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) -Ukraine’s Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko has said more Western support is needed to help it…
EDF could lose 5 billion euros from France’s windfall tax -Les Echos
PARIS (Reuters) – A planned French windfall tax on energy companies’ profits during Europe’s current energy crisis would likely cost…