ACCRA (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Thursday that Ghana’s economy is showing signs of stabilization, with softening inflation, an increase in international reserves and a less volatile exchange rate. The IMF statement was issued at the end of a week-long visit to the country as part of regular engagements under Ghana’s…
By Emilio Parodi MILAN (Reuters) – Italy’s cabinet on Thursday approved a justice reform aimed at strengthening the rights of defendants, measures long advocated by former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi who died this week after years of legal battles with prosecutors. The bill, which Giorgia Meloni’s rightist government dedicated to Berlusconi, curbs the use of…
By Andrew Gray BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday left open the prospect that his term may be extended as senior officials from alliance member countries openly endorsed the idea – including one of his potential successors. Stoltenberg’s term has already been prolonged three times and he is due to step down…
By Matt Spetalnick and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. sharpened its criticism of Russia’s record on human trafficking on Thursday, citing Moscow’s treatment of conscripts and Ukrainian children, in an annual report on countries that Washington says are failing to protect victims. The State Department’s 2023 Trafficking in Persons report kept Russia on…
By Antonio Bronic ZADAR, Croatia (Reuters) – Croatian tourism officials are anticipating a record year for the sector after the country joined Europe’s free-movement Schengen zone in January, which has boosted the number of visitors to its picturesque Adriatic coast. Tourism accounts for 20% of Croatia’s economy and following a slump during the COVID-19 pandemic,…
By Scott DiSavino NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices gained about 3% to a one-week high on Thursday on a weaker U.S. dollar and a jump in refinery runs in top crude importer China. Brent futures rose $2.47, or 3.4%, to settle at $75.67 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rose $2.35, or…
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) – Shares of U.S.-listed Chinese exchange traded funds edged higher on Thursday, tracking gains in the Chinese markets after the central bank cut borrowing costs to aid a shaky economic recovery and as investors pinned hopes on further stimulus. China’s stock markets rose on Thursday, with the benchmark…
By Ross Kerber (Reuters) – Top asset manager BlackRock on Thursday named outside executive John Kelly to a newly created role overseeing its public policy, philanthropy, communications and branding, at a time the firm needs to balance its message among competing constituencies. Kelly’s appointment as global head of corporate affairs, described in a memo provided…
(Reuters) -A new regulation will formalize a roughly 80% cut in project fees for wind and solar energy developments on federal lands under a proposal by the Biden administration on Thursday as part of a strategy to boost renewable energy to fight climate change. The Interior Department’s U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) last year…
By Jeffrey Dastin and Anna Tong SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc is cautioning employees about how they use chatbots, including its own Bard, at the same time as it markets the program around the world, four people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The Google parent has advised employees not to enter its confidential…
