Pressure mounts on Sri Lanka leader to quit as crisis grows
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Thousands of Sri Lankans rallied in the country’s main business district and Christian clergy marched…
S&P downgrade indicates Russia headed for historic default
BOSTON (AP) — The credit ratings agency Standard & Poor’s has downgraded its assessment of Russia’s ability to repay foreign…
Russia Calls For Integrating BRICS Payment Systems
(Reuters) – Russia, hit by Western sanctions, has called on the BRICS group of emerging economies to extend the use…
Exclusive-Sri Lanka To Seek $3 Billion To Stave Off Crisis -finance Minister
By Devjyot Ghoshal and Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka will need about $3 billion in external assistance in the…
Saxo Bank Terminates Russian, Belarussian Clients Following Sanctions
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Danish investment bank Saxo Bank said on Saturday it had terminated clients from Russia and Belarus in…
Explainer-Clock Ticks Down Towards A Russian Default
LONDON (Reuters) – Russia faces its first sovereign external default in over a century after it made arrangements to make…
YouTube Blocks Russian Parliament Channel, Drawing Ire From Officials
(Reuters) -YouTube has blocked Duma TV which broadcasts from Russia’s lower house of parliament, drawing an angry response from officials…
Generali Shareholders Urged To Back CEO Reappointment – Documents
MILAN (Reuters) -Leading investor advisers have recommended shareholders at Generali back the proposal by the Italian insurer’s outgoing board to…
Vietnam’s VinFast Seeks US Government Loans For Expansion
(Reuters) -The chairman of Vietnam’s Vingroup conglomerate said on Saturday that the company’s auto unit, VinFast, would seek financing from…
Exclusive-Sri Lanka Seeking $3 Billion In Months To Stave Off Crisis – Finance Minister
By Devjyot Ghoshal and Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka will need about $3 billion in external assistance within…