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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…

© 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: A worker walks inside the construction site of a project developed by China Evergrande Group in Beijing, China September 22, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins By Scott Murdoch and Tom Westbrook HONG KONG (Reuters) – As uncertainty looms over cash-strapped China Evergrande Group, seizing up China’s junk bond market, pressure is building…

2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium May 5, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman 2/2 By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) -The European Union proposed changing the bloc’s capital rules for insurers on Wednesday to release 120 billion euros ($141 billion) for repairing an economy hit by COVID…

CONWAY, Ark., Sept. 21, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Home BancShares, Inc. (NASDAQ-GS: HOMB), parent company of Centennial Bank, today announced it expects to release Third Quarter 2021 earnings before the market opens on October 21, 2021. Following this release, management will conduct a conference call to review these earnings at 1:00 p.m. CT (2:00 p.m.…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The sun rises behind U.S. Capitol ahead of a weekend “Justice for J6” rally in Washington, U.S., September 13, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday was scheduled to debate and vote on legislation to fund the federal government through Dec. 3…

MADRID (Reuters) – The governor of the Bank of Spain hinted that there is some scope to improve the forecast for gross domestic product this year from the current figure of 6.2%, in an interview published on Sunday. The Bank of Spain is expected to update its economic growth forecasts next week. Pablo Hernandez de…

2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: High-rise towers in Dubai, United Arab Emirates June 18, 2019.REUTERS/Christopher Pike/File Photo 2/2 DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates central bank sees increased risks of illicit financial flows emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic, including money-laundering and terrorism financing, it said in a report published on Sunday. The use of…

© Reuters. A Japanese flag flutters atop the Bank of Japan building in Tokyo, Japan June 16, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/Files (Reuters) -Japan will find out who is replacing Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Sept. 29, when the ruling party chooses a new leader, with vaccine minister Taro Kono reckoned to be the frontrunner in the…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva talks to Chinese Premier Li Keqiang before a news conference following the “1+6” Roundtable meeting at the Diaoyutai state guesthouse in Beijing, China November 21, 2019. By Andrea Shalal and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva on Friday denied…