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 Brazil puts off discussion of inflation targets at much-anticipated meeting

Brazil puts off discussion of inflation targets at much-anticipated...

February 17, 2023 08:46 AM AEDT | By Reuters

(Recasts with results of policy body's monthly meeting, adds details on interest rates, inflation, Lula and central bank) By Marcela Ayres BRASILIA, F...

 Brazil puts off discussion of inflation targets at much-anticipated meeting

Brazil puts off discussion of inflation targets at much-anticipated...

February 17, 2023 08:10 AM AEDT | By Reuters

BRASILIA, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Brazil's National Monetary Council (CMN), the country's top economic policy body, announced no new resolutions regarding...

 Stocks ease, dollar rises as data fuels inflation, rate hike

Stocks ease, dollar rises as data fuels inflation, rate hike

February 17, 2023 06:53 AM AEDT | By Reuters

By Sinéad Carew and Caroline Valetkevitch (Reuters) - U.S. stocks eased while the dollar hit a six-week peak and Treasury yields climbed on Thursday a...

 Norway central bank chief vows to bring down inflation

Norway central bank chief vows to bring down inflation

February 17, 2023 04:00 AM AEDT | By Reuters

* Annual speech by Norway's central bank governor * Says economy operating above potential * Core inflation stands at 6.4%, far above 2% target By Ter...

 Fitch Says Peru's Crisis Weakens Growth Prospects, Could Test Fiscal Resilience

Fitch Says Peru's Crisis Weakens Growth Prospects, Could Test Fiscal...

February 17, 2023 03:37 AM AEDT | By Reuters

Feb 16 (Reuters) - Fitch: * FITCH SAYS PERU'S CRISIS WEAKENS GROWTH PROSPECTS, COULD TEST FISCAL RESILIENCE * FITCH SAYS DEVELOPMENTS IN PERU IN 2023...

 Colombia gov't to boost 2023 budget by $4.7 billion, minister says

Colombia gov't to boost 2023 budget by $4.7 billion, minister says

February 17, 2023 02:46 AM AEDT | By Reuters

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's government is expected to hike its 2023 budget by some 23 trillion Colombian pesos ($4.71 billion) in a proposal to be s...

 Colombia gov't to boost 2023 budget by $4.7 bln, minister says

Colombia gov't to boost 2023 budget by $4.7 bln, minister says

February 17, 2023 02:43 AM AEDT | By Reuters

BOGOTA, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Colombia's government is expected to hike its 2023 budget by some 23 trillion Colombian pesos ($4.71 billion) in a proposal...

 Czech PM: restructuring of energy sector to be decided this year

Czech PM: restructuring of energy sector to be decided this year

February 17, 2023 01:48 AM AEDT | By Reuters

PRAGUE, Feb 16 (Reuters) - The Czech government will decide on a plan to take larger control over electricity production some time this year, Prime Mi...

 Brazil's minimum wage to rise from May, Lula says

Brazil's minimum wage to rise from May, Lula says

February 17, 2023 01:41 AM AEDT | By Reuters

(Adds details on how minimum wage will be increased, remarks on income tax exemption) RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Brazilian President Luiz Inac...

 Factbox-Who is new Moldovan Prime Minister Dorin Recean?

Factbox-Who is new Moldovan Prime Minister Dorin Recean?

February 17, 2023 01:32 AM AEDT | By Reuters

CHISINAU (Reuters) - Moldovan parliament approved pro-Western politician Dorin Recean on Thursday as the tiny former Soviet republic's prime minister....

 Turkish central bank bought 1.8 billion lira in bonds, sukuk

Turkish central bank bought 1.8 billion lira in bonds, sukuk

February 17, 2023 01:02 AM AEDT | By Reuters

ANKARA, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Turkey's central bank bought 1.8 billion lira ($95.51 million) worth of government bonds and sukuk via the quotation method...

 Boat carrying 69 Rohingya lands in Indonesia's Aceh

Boat carrying 69 Rohingya lands in Indonesia's Aceh

February 17, 2023 12:38 AM AEDT | By Reuters

LAMPANAH, Indonesia (Reuters) - A boat carrying 69 Rohingya Muslims landed in Indonesia's Aceh province on Thursday, the United Nations refugee agency...

 Romania sells 760.5 mln lei of Oct. 2034 bonds, 250.5 mln lei of 1-year treasury bills

Romania sells 760.5 mln lei of Oct. 2034 bonds, 250.5 mln lei of 1-y...

February 17, 2023 12:17 AM AEDT | By Reuters

Feb 16 (Reuters) - Romania sold a more than planned 760.5 million lei ($166.09 million) worth of October 2034 bonds and a less than planned 250.5 mill...

 Congested Dhaka navigates cleaner transport, jobs with first metro rail

Congested Dhaka navigates cleaner transport, jobs with first metro r...

February 16, 2023 10:39 PM AEDT | By Reuters

By Md. Tahmid Zami DHAKA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Wasif Mohammad Abdullah, a 34-year-old banker, was thrilled to take his first trip this month...

 Indonesia delays house vote on president's emergency decree

Indonesia delays house vote on president's emergency decree

February 16, 2023 10:34 PM AEDT | By Reuters

* Legality questioned as lawmakers defer plenary vote * Labour group to hold protest, seek judicial review * Government accused of trying to bypass co...

 Saudi Arabia aims for huge new downtown in Riyadh by 2030

Saudi Arabia aims for huge new downtown in Riyadh by 2030

February 16, 2023 10:31 PM AEDT | By Reuters

DUBAI, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Thursday launched a company to carry out a hugely ambitious development in downtow...

 Croatia to issue two-year domestic bond open to retail investors

Croatia to issue two-year domestic bond open to retail investors

February 16, 2023 10:21 PM AEDT | By Reuters

SARAJEVO, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Croatia will issue a government two-year bond next week that will open to retail investors for the first time, Finance Mi...

 Irish consumer prices post sharpest monthly fall since 2016

Irish consumer prices post sharpest monthly fall since 2016

February 16, 2023 10:17 PM AEDT | By Reuters

DUBLIN, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Consumer prices in Ireland fell 0.8% in January, their sharpest monthly decline since 2016, Central Statistics Office data...

 Rwanda raises key rate as inflation pressures seen remaining

Rwanda raises key rate as inflation pressures seen remaining

February 16, 2023 08:28 PM AEDT | By Reuters

(Adds detail, context in paragraphs 2-3) KIGALI, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Rwanda's central bank on Thursday raised its key interest rate to 7.0%, up from 6....

 Rwanda's central bank raises key interest rate to 7.0%

Rwanda's central bank raises key interest rate to 7.0%

February 16, 2023 08:14 PM AEDT | By Reuters

KIGALI, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Rwanda's central bank on Thursday raised its key interest rate to 7.0%, up from 6.5%. (Reporting by Philbert Girinema; writ...

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