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The new initiative would focus on ‘systematically changing whole economies,’ a source tells Reuters. The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are planning to launch a platform to …
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China’s ByteDance has told an Indian court that a government freeze on its bank accounts in a probe of possible tax evasion amounts to harassment and was done illegally, according …
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UN says at least 70 people or so living in the Bedouin community, including 41 children, face displacement in Humsa Al-Baqaia district. The United Nations and European members of the …
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Women gained legal rights in nearly 30 countries last year despite disruption due to COVID-19, but governments must do more to ease the disproportionate burden shouldered by women during the …
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The bank — which is still headquartered in London even though it makes most of its money in Asia — told investors on Tuesday that it is planning to “step …
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Bank urges Israel, which has made the most progress globally on vaccination, to donate its urplus shots. The Palestinians’ COVID-19 vaccination plan faces a $30m-funding shortfall, even after factoring in …
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The Palestinian Authority (PA) has announced Sunday it will begin using its own postal codes, a move at easing the delivery of parcels in the occupied territories, as well as …
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An Israeli soldier has shot dead a Palestinian suspected of attempting an attack on troops in the West Bank, according to the Israeli army. The military said in a statement …
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BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s central bank unveiled on Thursday plans to build a prototype of a payment system for businesses using central bank digital currency (CBDC), or traditional money but …
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JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Construction is under way on a major new ring road for Jerusalem that Israeli officials say will benefit all of its residents, but critics of the project …
Read More ADEN (Reuters) – Southern separatists in Yemen seized a consignment of billions of riyals intended for the central bank in Aden on Saturday, in a further attempt to wrench control …
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FILE PHOTO: The logo of Deutsche Bank is pictured on a company’s office in London, Britain July 8, 2019. REUTERS/Simon Dawson/File Photo NEW YORK (Reuters) – Deutsche Bank could face …
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FILE PHOTO: People walk through the Canary Wharf financial district of London, Britain, December 7, 2018. REUTERS/Simon Dawson/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) – British business confidence fell to its lowest since …
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JERUSALEM (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday urged Israeli leaders to factor all parties into a proposed de facto annexation of the occupied West Bank so …
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FILE PHOTO: Equinor’s logo is seen at the company’s headquarters in Stavanger, Norway December 5, 2019. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins OSLO (Reuters) – Equinor and SSE Renewables, expect to take the final …
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LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England said Britain could be headed for its biggest economic slump in over 300 years due to the coronavirus lockdown and kept the door …
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FILE PHOTO: The logo of Deutsche Bank is in London, Britain July 8, 2019. REUTERS/Simon Dawson/File Photo FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Deutsche Bank has declined a request by prominent U.S. senators …
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FILE PHOTO A man looks out of the window under a Singtel signage at their head office in Singapore February 12, 2015. REUTERS/Edgar Su SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore Telecommunications’ (STEL.SI) …
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FILE PHOTO: A man stands near an IBM logo at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, February 25, 2019. REUTERS/Sergio Perez (Reuters) – International Business Machines Corp (IBM.N) on …
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LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England is expected to say on Thursday that it is ready to take further radical action to prop up the economy and Britain’s finance …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The World Bank’s executive board is expected to consider later this week the first fast-track funds to help Afghanistan and Ethiopia respond to the coronavirus pandemic, the …
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DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates said on Saturday it was shutting major tourism and cultural venues to contain the spread of coronavirus and announced a $27-billion plan to …
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Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak appears on BBC TV’s The Andrew Marr Show in London, Britain, March 8, 2020. Jeff Overs/BBC/Handout via REUTERS LONDON (Reuters) – Chancellor of …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – U.S. satellite broadband provider Hughes Network Systems may have to shut its Indian operations due to unpaid levies owed to the government, which could put thousands …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – U.S. satellite broadband provider Hughes Network Systems may have to shut its Indian operations due to unpaid levies owed to the government, which could put thousands …
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FILE PHOTO: People walk past the Central Bank headquarters in Moscow, Russia February 11, 2019. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s central bank last year recorded an increase in …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Fast-growing British digital bank Monzo plans to hire up to 500 people and forecasts it will get 5.5 million users this year, as it prepares to have …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Bank of England Governor Mark Carney spoke to Reuters about Brexit, the impact of December’s election on Britain’s economy, climate change and how technology might eventually help …
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A staff member points at a plastic heart with a message in the Love Bank, an exhibition dedicated to the world’s longest love poem “Marina” by Andrej Sladkovic, in Banska …
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JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A U.S. envoy warned Israel on Sunday not to declare sovereignty over West Bank land without Washington’s consent, pushing back against calls for immediate action by ultra-nationalists …
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