Exclusive-Pakistan makes its first purchase of discounted Russian oil
By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan has placed its first order for discounted Russian crude oil under a deal…
Europe
Credit Suisse has ‘learnt nothing’ from 2008 crash, London court told
By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) – Credit Suisse was accused on Thursday of having “learnt nothing” from the 2008 financial…
Some ECB governors doubted ‘immaculate disinflation’ in March
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Some European Central Bank policymakers worried at their last meeting that the ECB’s new economic forecasts about wages,…
Russia expands war recruitment drive with video ad calling for ‘real’ men
By Andrew Osborn MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian military has launched a video campaign to lure more professional soldiers to…
German govt to slightly raise 2023 GDP forecast – sources
By Holger Hansen BERLIN (Reuters) -The German government is set to slightly raise its economic growth forecast for this year…
Ukraine appeals to NATO chief for membership and more arms
By Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told visiting NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday it was time…
Usiminas posts Q1 profit beat but sees lower steel sales ahead
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Usiminas expects its steel sales to slip in the second quarter from a year earlier, it…
Woodford investors offered up to $292 million over fund failure
By Kirstin Ridley LONDON (Reuters) -More than 300,000 investors in the failed equity income fund run by one-time star stock…
EU parliament backs world’s first comprehensive rules for cryptoassets
LONDON (Reuters) – The European Parliament on Thursday overwhelmingly backed the European Union’s first set of rules to regulate cryptoasset…
Learn by doing, German renewables companies bid to beat labour shortage
By Maria Martinez and Riham Alkousaa BERLIN (Reuters) – German wind power developer SL Naturenergie has been looking for a…