ADB warns China it risks wasting money on state-led growth
By Joe Cash BEIJING (Reuters) – China needs to level the playing field between private and state owned firms, the…
May 18, 2023
EBRD pledges more support for Ukraine with capital boost
SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan (Reuters) -At a meeting in Russia’s former Central Asian backyard, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development on…
Oil Prices Broadly Stable As All Eyes On US Debt Talks
By Shadia Nasralla LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices were broadly stable on Thursday as traders warily watched for signs of progress…
Biden calls Papua leader Marape after cancelling meeting
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden telephoned his Papua New Guinea counterpart James Marape on Thursday…
Erdogan rival pledges to repatriate all refugees before Turkey runoff
ANKARA (Reuters) – Tayyip Erdogan’s challenger in Turkey’s presidential race has sharpened his tone on migrants on Thursday, vowing to…
Bank of Israel to raise rates 25 bps next week, may be last in cycle – Reuters poll
By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s central bank is expected to raise short-term interest rates by another quarter-point to…
Bath & Body Works beats quarterly profit estimates on higher prices
(Reuters) – Bath & Body Works Inc beat first-quarter profit expectations on Thursday, as higher product prices outweighed cost pressures…
Apparel makers in cyclone-hit Bangladesh consider rare, expensive airlifts for exports
By Ruma Paul and Sudarshan Varadhan DHAKA (Reuters) – Apparel makers in Bangladesh are considering rare bulk exports by air…
Traitor next door? Fear stalks Kherson after Russian occupation ends
By Elizabeth Piper KHERSON, Ukraine (Reuters) – Valentyna Haras says she isn’t a traitor. Nonetheless, her garden walls in the…
BT to cut up to 55,000 jobs by 2030 as fibre and AI arrive
By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) -BT Group, Britain’s biggest broadband and mobile provider, will cut up to 55,000 jobs including…