Russian officials seek to streamline budget spending, but disagree on tax hikes
By Darya Korsunskaya and Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) – Faced with a $42 billion budget hole so far this year,…
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Haiti made ‘significant progress’ on governance issues, says IMF
(Reuters) – Haiti has made “significant progress” on governance issues such as transparency, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on…
French growth seen fragile through 2023, inflation slowing – INSEE
PARIS (Reuters) – The French economy will grow 0.1% in the second quarter of the year, the INSEE statistics agency…
Clooney Foundation denounces Venezuelan security forces for alleged human rights abuses
By Nicolás Misculin BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – The Clooney Foundation for Justice has accused Venezuelan security forces of crimes against…
TikTok to invest billions of dollars in Southeast Asia to boost e-commerce business
By Stanley Widianto JAKARTA (Reuters) -Short video app TikTok, owned by China’s ByteDance, said on Thursday it would invest billions…
US targets North Korea’s missile development in fresh sanctions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States targeted North Korea’s missile development in fresh sanctions, issuing the punitive action after South…
Lagarde comments at ECB press conference
FRANKFURT, June 15 (Reuters) – The European Central Bank raised its key interest by 25 basis points on Thursday to…
Small funds eyeing big gains pile on Venezuela debt
By Mayela Armas, Corina Pons and Rodrigo Campos CARACAS/MADRID/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Small funds and investors outside the United States…
South Korea’s Yoon oversees major live-fire drills with U.S
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -Several thousand South Korean and U.S. troops took part in joint live-fire exercises on Thursday,…
World Bank’s new chief wants ‘better bank’ before pushing for bigger bank
By David Lawder MANDEVILLE, Jamaica (Reuters) -World Bank President Ajay Banga wants to focus on improving the development lender so…