Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Indonesia’s central bank seen standing pat on rates next week: Reuters poll
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's central bank is expected to keep its main policy rate unchanged next week after cutting it four times so far this year in a bid to mitigate the impact of the coronaviru...
Aug 14, 2020
Poland braces for influx from Belarus after crackdown
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland is bracing for an influx of people from neighbouring Belarus after a violent crackdown on post-election protests there but wants to maintain border security, deputy foreign m...
Aug 14, 2020
Indonesia’s Widodo proposes $186 billion 2021 budget, 5.5% of GDP deficit
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Friday proposed to parliament a 2,747.5 trillion rupiah ($186.08 billion) budget for 2021 and pledged to continue efforts to support the economy...
Aug 14, 2020
For China’s landlords, rent-to-riches dreams fade in red flag for fragile economy
By Ryan Woo and Liangping Gao BEIJING (Reuters) - Not yet 30, Beijing office worker Li thought she was already on her way up China's private property ladder with two apartments bought and rented out. ...
Aug 14, 2020
Belgian hospitals stock up on drugs, kits for possible second COVID wave
By Clement Rossignol and Christian Levaux BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgian hospitals are stockpiling drugs and protective kits and putting in place contingency plans amid a continuing spike in new COVID-1...
Aug 14, 2020
U.S. crackdown on Confucius Institutes demonises the program, says China
BEIJING (Reuters) - A U.S. crackdown on Confucius Institutes demonises and stigmatises the normal functioning of the program, China's foreign ministry said on Friday. The Institutes have been observin...
Aug 14, 2020
Russia reports more than 5,000 new coronavirus cases
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia reported 5,065 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Friday, bringing its nationwide tally to 912,823, the fourth highest caseload in the world. Russia's coronavirus crisis r...
Aug 14, 2020
Travel stocks drag Europe lower after fresh UK quarantine rule
(Reuters) - European shares fell on Friday as travel stocks took a hit after Britain added more European countries to its quarantine list, while disappointing retail sales data from China raised doubt...
Aug 14, 2020
U.S. envoy to Uzbekistan urges release of detained journalist
TASHKENT (Reuters) - The U.S. ambassador to Uzbekistan has urged the Central Asian nation and its neighbour Kyrgyzstan to set free an Uzbek journalist detained on suspicion of anonymously criticising ...
Aug 14, 2020
Thai second-quarter GDP to post record contraction, slow recovery seen: Reuters poll
By Orathai Sriring BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's economy likely shrank by a new record in April-June, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, as the coronavirus pandemic battered tourism and domestic spendi...
Aug 14, 2020
