IMF: Ghana intends to agree debt rework MoU with official creditors before November
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Ghanaian authorities aim to agree a memorandum of understanding with official creditors before the first IMF programme…
Economy
Russia goes after remote workers with tighter income tax draft law
(Reuters) – Russia’s finance ministry on Thursday outlined proposals to tax people working remotely from abroad for Russian companies at…
Suriname clears way for debt restructuring with IMF staff deal
By David Lawder and Rodrigo Campos WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Suriname on Thursday cleared a hurdle on its way to restructure…
Nuveen mulls buying Galapagos bond, impact metrics are key
By Isla Binnie NEW YORK (Reuters) – Nuveen LLC is considering buying a big chunk of Ecuador’s new “blue bond”…
German industry urges government to reduce power tax
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s BDI industry association urged the government on Thursday to reduce the electricity tax to the European…
Russian-annexed Crimea’s return to Ukraine will ‘happen for certain’: Zelenskiy
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy set up a reintegration council on Thursday to advise on the restoration of…
Chile’s economy up for 2nd straight quarter but recovery still falters
SANTIAGO (Reuters) -Chile’s economy grew for the second quarter in a row in early 2023 but failed to impress market…
Exclusive-India, UK still far apart on free trade deal – sources
By Shivangi Acharya, Aditi Shah and Aftab Ahmed NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India and Britain are struggling to make progress…
U.S. existing home sales post second straight monthly decline
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. existing home sales fell for a second straight month in April, with prices rising in roughly…
At Japan’s G7 summit, the big elephants are China and Russia
By Trevor Hunnicutt and John Irish WASHINGTON/PARIS (Reuters) -The longest shadows at the Group of Seven (G7) leaders’ summit this…