Pakistan changes FY2024 budget as dictated by IMF to clinch stalled funds
By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Pakistan has changed its budget for the financial year starting on July 1, Finance Minister…
Exclusive-Nissan investigates claims CEO put deputy under surveillance
By Daniel Leussink, Norihiko Shirouzu and Maki Shiraki TOKYO (Reuters) – Nissan has launched an investigation into claims by a…
Mutinous Russian mercenary chief says he and his men won’t turn themselves in
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Mutinous Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Saturday that he and his men would not turn…
US files first-ever charges against Chinese fentanyl manufacturers
By Sarah N. Lynch and Luc Cohen WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department on Friday filed criminal charges against…
Vietnam to extend VAT cut until year-end to prop up slowing economy
HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnamese lawmakers on Saturday approved a government plan to extend a reduction in value added tax (VAT)…
Aramco, TotalEnergies sign $11 billion contract to build petrochemicals complex in Saudi Arabia
(Reuters) – Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Aramco) and TotalEnergies have signed an $11 billion contract to start building a new…
Japan’s SBI Holdings raises stake in Shinsei Bank after tender offer
By Satoshi Sugiyama and Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese online financial conglomerate SBI Holdings Inc said on Saturday it has…
ECB’s Makhlouf undecided about rate rise beyond July
DUBLIN (Reuters) – European Central Bank governing council member Gabriel Makhlouf said on Saturday that while some colleagues already feel…
Putin says Wagner mutiny is ‘treason’ in televised address
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an emergency televised address on Saturday that an “armed mutiny” by…
Australia imposes sanctions on three men over downing of Flight MH17
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia has imposed financial sanctions and travel bans on three men involved in the downing of Malaysia…