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EU lending arm EIB to halt Belarus lending: source
LONDON (Reuters) - The European Union's lending arm, the European Investment Bank, is to stop funding new projects in Belarus as part of the bloc's response to the disputed re-election of President Al...
Sep 18, 2020
Proxy adviser Glass Lewis backs Noble Energy sale to Chevron: memo
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Glass Lewis has recommended that shareholders of Noble Energy Inc vote in favor of the energy producer's proposed $5 billion acquisition by Chevron Corp , the proxy advisory firm ...
Sep 18, 2020
Turkey’s Halkbank urges dismissal of Iran sanctions criminal case in U.S.
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Halkbank on Friday urged a judge to dismiss a U.S. indictment accusing the state-owned Turkish lender of helping Iran evade American sanctions, even as it seek...
Sep 18, 2020
Eye-watering problem: Indian optician’s claim threatens nation’s banks
By Aftab Ahmed and Nupur Anand AGRA, India (Reuters) - When business evaporated at Gajendra Sharma's eyeglass shop a couple of miles from the Taj Mahal during India's strict COVID-19 lockdown, he was ...
Sep 18, 2020
Bullard: Loose central banks, big deficits could produce inflation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The combination of loose credit encouraged by central banks, big government deficits, and supply bottlenecks sparked by the pandemic, could push inflation higher than many expec...
Sep 18, 2020
France moves to freeze plans for environmental tax on airlines
PARIS (Reuters) - France is preparing to put plans for new environmental taxes on the airline sector on hold, officials said on Friday, despite a government push to speed up moves towards a greener ec...
Sep 18, 2020
EU to introduce crypto-assets regime by 2024, EU documents say
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - The European Union will introduce new rules within four years to make cross-border payments quicker and cheaper through the use of blockchain and crypto assets like sta...
Sep 18, 2020
Turkish central bank to hold key rate, continue backdoor tightening: Reuters poll
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's central bank is seen keeping its policy rate on hold next week despite the lira hitting record lows, but is expected to drive funding costs higher with more back-door mea...
Sep 18, 2020
U.S. consumer sentiment improves in early September
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer sentiment improved in early September, according to a survey on Friday, which also showed the upcoming November presidential election was starting to have an impac...
Sep 18, 2020
India’s Modi defends new law as critics warn of risks to farmers
By Mayank Bhardwaj and Rajendra Jadhav NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi defended new laws aimed at lifting restrictions on farmers on Friday after protests by oppositio...
Sep 18, 2020
