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 WTO panel rules against India in IT tariffs dispute with EU, others

WTO panel rules against India in IT tariffs dispute with EU, others

April 18, 2023 12:20 AM AEST | By Reuters

GENEVA (Reuters) - A World Trade Organization panel said on Monday that India had violated global trading rules in a dispute with the European Union,...

 Cuban President Diaz-Canel expected to win second term despite crises

Cuban President Diaz-Canel expected to win second term despite crise...

April 18, 2023 12:08 AM AEST | By Reuters

By Nelson Acosta HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel is widely expected to be chosen this week by assembly lawmakers to lead the coun...

 Indonesia posts $8.7 billion Q1 budget surplus, stronger rupiah seen cutting deficit outlook

Indonesia posts $8.7 billion Q1 budget surplus, stronger rupiah seen...

April 17, 2023 08:35 PM AEST | By Reuters

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia posted a 128.5 trillion rupiah ($8.69 billion) budget surplus in the first quarter on strong tax collection and the rece...

 Indonesia sets up task force to improve governance in its palm oil sector

Indonesia sets up task force to improve governance in its palm oil s...

April 17, 2023 08:02 PM AEST | By Reuters

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia has formed a new task force to improve governance in the palm oil plantation sector, aiming to ensure companies comply w...

 EU opens probe into Romanian state aid for airline Blue Air

EU opens probe into Romanian state aid for airline Blue Air

April 17, 2023 07:53 PM AEST | By Reuters

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Monday it had opened an in-depth investigation into the state aid given by Romania to ailing airl...

 Turkish budget deficit widens in March after quakes

Turkish budget deficit widens in March after quakes

April 17, 2023 07:48 PM AEST | By Reuters

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's central government budget recorded a deficit of 47.22 billion lira ($2.46 billion) in March, the Finance Ministry said o...

 South Korea and Japan's finance ministers to hold first bilateral talks in 7 years

South Korea and Japan's finance ministers to hold first bilateral ta...

April 17, 2023 12:51 PM AEST | By Reuters

SEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) - South Korea and Japan's finance ministers will hold a bilateral meeting early next month for the first time in seven years, he...

 Support for Japan PM Kishida jumps, but policies still a hard sell - survey

Support for Japan PM Kishida jumps, but policies still a hard sell -...

April 17, 2023 10:08 AM AEST | By Reuters

TOKYO (Reuters) - Support for the government of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida jumped in a survey taken at the weekend, but voters remained dub...

 House Republicans chart new strategy to pressure Biden, Democrats

House Republicans chart new strategy to pressure Biden, Democrats

April 17, 2023 06:45 AM AEST | By Reuters

By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Republicans will try to agree on a plan to lift the federal $31.4 trillion debt ceiling and cut gove...

 Thai PM Prayuth lags rivals in opinion polls ahead of May election

Thai PM Prayuth lags rivals in opinion polls ahead of May election

April 16, 2023 01:35 AM AEST | By Reuters

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha is still lagging behind the main opposition party, latest opinion polls showed, ahead of the...

 Sudan's Hemedti carved route to power by crushing Darfur revolt

Sudan's Hemedti carved route to power by crushing Darfur revolt

April 16, 2023 01:06 AM AEST | By Reuters

By Michael Georgy (Reuters) - Sudan's General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, rose from lowly beginnings to head a widely feared Arab militia...

 Nigeria inflation quickens to 22.04% in March

Nigeria inflation quickens to 22.04% in March

April 15, 2023 10:16 PM AEST | By Reuters

LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria's annual inflation accelerated to 22.04% in March from 21.91% in the previous month, its bureau of statistics said on Saturd...

 IMF seeks more funding assurances before pact on Pakistan aid - Bloomberg News

IMF seeks more funding assurances before pact on Pakistan aid - Bloo...

April 15, 2023 07:19 PM AEST | By Reuters

(Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund is seeking "necessary" financing assurances from Pakistan as soon as possible to conclude a bailout pact w...

 Syrian foreign minister to visit Algeria

Syrian foreign minister to visit Algeria

April 15, 2023 10:44 AM AEST | By Reuters

ALGIERS (Reuters) - Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad will arrive in Algeria on Saturday, Algerian state radio reported late on Friday, a visit th...

 IMF steering committee aims for 'considerable progress' on quota reforms

IMF steering committee aims for 'considerable progress' on quota ref...

April 15, 2023 03:24 AM AEST | By Reuters

By David Lawder and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund's steering committee on Friday said would accelerate its disc...

 JPMorgan sees Turkey lira diving towards 30 per dollar after elections

JPMorgan sees Turkey lira diving towards 30 per dollar after electio...

April 15, 2023 02:47 AM AEST | By Reuters

By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Turkey's lira is likely to drop sharply and could near 30 to the dollar following next month's elections, bankers at...

 China and Brazil reset ties with tech, environment accords, agree on Ukraine

China and Brazil reset ties with tech, environment accords, agree on...

April 15, 2023 02:42 AM AEST | By Reuters

By Ethan Wang, Ryan Woo and Lisandra Paraguassu BEIJING/BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil reset its diplomatic ties with China, its largest trading partner,...

 Brazil, China urge more climate change funding from developed countries

Brazil, China urge more climate change funding from developed countr...

April 15, 2023 01:49 AM AEST | By Reuters

By Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA (Reuters) - Developed countries should speed up agreed climate change mitigation investments and technology developmen...

 U.S. imposes sanctions on Chinese companies in action over fentanyl

U.S. imposes sanctions on Chinese companies in action over fentanyl

April 15, 2023 01:29 AM AEST | By Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington on Friday imposed sanctions on two entities based in China, accusing them supplying precursor chemicals to drug cart...

 Yellen says IMF has adequate resources, but needs quota reform

Yellen says IMF has adequate resources, but needs quota reform

April 15, 2023 12:47 AM AEST | By Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Friday that the International Monetary Fund has adequate resources to deal with gl...

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