Ukraine bars its national teams from events with Russians, Belarusians
By Max Hunder KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine barred its national sports teams from competing in Olympic, non-Olympic and Paralympic events which…
April 14, 2023
Blinken seeking to upgrade Vietnam ties as Hanoi treads narrow path
By Humeyra Pamuk, Francesco Guarascio and David Brunnstrom HANOI (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Vietnam…
European banks surge on strong Q1 results from U.S. peers
(Fixes typo in first paragraph) By Joice Alves LONDON (Reuters) – European banks surged on Friday, rising to a one-month…
Leak of classified information was deliberate criminal act -Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The leak of classified information was a “deliberate, criminal act,” the Pentagon said on Thursday. Pentagon spokesman…
Yellen Says IMF Has Adequate Resources, But Needs Quota Reform
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Friday that the International Monetary Fund has adequate resources to…
HSBC warns France sale in jeopardy over capital concerns
By Lawrence White LONDON (Reuters) -HSBC’s planned sale of its French retail banking business to Cerberus-backed My Money Group could…
Africa needs bilateral help to cope with major funding squeeze, IMF says
By Joe Bavier WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Africa is facing a severe financing squeeze that, on the back of a series of…
US business inventories rise moderately in February
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. business inventories rose moderately in February, suggesting that inventory investment could subtract from economic growth in…
Conglomerate Starboard buys Parler, to shut down social media app temporarily
(Reuters) -Digital media conglomerate Starboard said on Friday it has bought Parler for an undisclosed sum and will temporarily shut…
Angola’s next debt issuance to be ESG bond, but not in 2023
(This April 13 story has been corrected to fix the year of the last dollar bond issuance to 2022, not…