Banking stability worries go behind closed doors at IMF-World Bank meetings

By David Lawder and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Just a month after the biggest banking crisis in more than a decade, the world’s top economic and financial policymakers gathered in Washington and said surprisingly little about financial system stability – at least publicly. With financial markets calmed by strong policy actions to stem the…

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Turkish budget deficit widens in March after quakes

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s central government budget recorded a deficit of 47.22 billion lira ($2.46 billion) in March, the Finance Ministry said on Monday, while the cumulative deficit for 2023 so far widened to 250 billion lira, mainly due to devastating earthquakes. The primary balance, which excludes interest payments, logged a deficit of 2.15 billion…

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Volkswagen to partner on Indonesia EV battery ecosystem -minister

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Volkswagen will build an electric vehicle (EV) battery ecosystem in Indonesia and will partner with miner Vale, Ford and China’s battery minerals producer Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt, the Southeast Asian country’s investment minister said. Automakers are courting Indonesia for its raw materials used in producing EV batteries, which account for about 40% of…

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Netflix back up after outage during ‘Love is Blind’ livestream

(Reuters) -Streaming platform Netflix Inc’s services were restored after a brief outage late on Sunday during a live stream of the dating reality show, “Love is Blind”. The platform, which is looking to break into live television, apologized for the slip-up on Sunday after thousands complained on social media about issues watching the show. “We’re…

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Volkswagen To Partner On Indonesia EV Battery Ecosystem -minister

Volkswagen To Partner On Indonesia EV Battery Ecosystem -minister

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Volkswagen will build an electric vehicle (EV) battery ecosystem in Indonesia and will partner with miner Vale, Ford and China’s battery minerals producer Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt, the Southeast Asian country’s investment minister said. Automakers are courting Indonesia for its raw materials used in producing EV batteries, which account for about 40% of…

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Shareholder group ISS backs Barclays board over former CEO Staley

By Sinead Cruise LONDON (Reuters) -Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) has recommended Barclays investors re-elect all board members at next month’s annual meeting, sapping the momentum of protests against bosses for supporting former CEO Jes Staley who is being investigated over his links with sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. The influential proxy advisor said in a report…

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