© Reuters. A woman walks past closed shops at the Thanon Mitr Market, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Bangkok, Thailand, January 19, 2021. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa/Files BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s economy is forecast to grow 1% this year, down from the 2.2% projected in July, hit by a spike in COVID-19 cases…
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Labourers at a construction site in Shanghai, China. Picture taken July 12, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) -The East Asia and Pacific region’s recovery has been undermined by the spread of the COVID-19 Delta variant, which is likely slowing economic growth and increasing inequality in the region, the World…
3/3 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) questions Zalmay Khalilzad, special envoy for Afghanistan Reconciliation, during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., April 27, 2021. Susan Walsh/Pool via REUTERS 2/3 By David Lawder and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top Democrat and Republican on the…
2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: People wearing face masks are pictured at an Apple Store on the day the new Apple iPhone 13 series goes on sale, in Beijing, China, September 24, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins 2/2 (Reuters) -Several Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) Inc suppliers have suspended production at some Chinese factories for…
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda attends a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, January 21, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan would continue to focus on cushioning the economic blow from the coronavirus pandemic, given lingering uncertainty over the outlook and subdued inflation,…
© Bloomberg. Turbines at a wind farm near Golmud, Qinghai province, China, on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021. China is opening up its market for trading green energy, making it easier for multinationals from BMW AG to Airbus SE to buy wind and solar power and reach aggressive emissions goals. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — Economists…
(Reuters) – Belize has received tender orders on its Sept. 13 purchase offer equal to around 84.38% of the aggregate principal amount of its outstanding dollar bonds due 2034, and it will give bondholders more time to submit orders, the government said on Friday. “The government of Belize is delighted that the vast majority of…
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The front facade of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is seen in New York, U.S., February 16, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Dow and S&P 500 edged higher on Friday and ended a turbulent week with slight increases, helped by gains in Tesla…
© Reuters. Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso speaks during the annual gathering in New York City for the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, U.S., September 21, 2021. Spencer Platt/Pool via REUTERS By Alexandra Valencia BOGOTA (Reuters) – Ecuadorean president Guillermo Lasso on Friday proposed new labor regulations and a…
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva makes remarks during a closing news conference for the International Monetary Finance Committee, during the IMF and World Bank’s 2019 Annual Meetings of finance ministers By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva criticized as “false and spurious” the findings of…





