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MANILA (Reuters) – Philippines central bank governor Felipe Medalla repeated on Friday he will vote to raise interest rates by 75 points at the monetary authority’s Nov. 17 meeting. Medalla, …

By Chayut Setboonsarng BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thai Airways International PCL expects to name a new permanent CEO as early as January 2023 as it proceeds with a pandemic-driven restructuring plan, the …

KYIV (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund said it was starting “policy discussions” with Ukraine on Friday, building on meetings held in Vienna last month as Kyiv grapples with the …

BERLIN (Reuters) – The rising cost of borrowing and high inflation mean Germany’s federal government faces some 10 billion euros ($10.25 billion) more in interest payments than previously expected in …

By Victoria Waldersee BERLIN (Reuters) -Daimler Truck reported a 27% jump in third-quarter unit sales to nearly 135,000 on Friday as the chip shortage eased, but warned underinvestment in other …

By Kevin Yao BEIJING (Reuters) – An unexpectedly weak run of Chinese economic data this month has raised the heat on policymakers to deliver more stimulus measures, but it also …

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) – Saudi Aramco chief Amin Nasser said on Friday he was concerned there was not enough investment in the oil and gas sector to meet global …

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The euro zone economy will grow more than previously expected in 2022, the European Commission forecast on Friday, and decelerate more than previously thought in 2023, but …

LONDON (Reuters) – Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said on Friday that efforts to bring inflation under control were likely to take between 18 months and two years, adding …

NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya is in talks with the World Bank for a budget support loan, sources said on Friday, as the new government of President William Ruto moves to …

PRAGUE (Reuters) – The Czech National Bank has not been present in currency markets to defend the crown since its last policy meeting on Nov. 3, but stands ready to …

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Berkshire Hathaway, the investment company owned by Warren Buffett, has sold 5.78 million Hong Kong-listed shares of electric vehicle maker BYD for HK$1.14 billion ($145.38 million), …

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s economy contracted 4.5% in the third quarter from a year earlier, advance government data showed on Friday, weighed down by rising global interest rates …

By Rozanna Latiff and Mei Mei Chu KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Malaysia’s economy expanded at its fastest pace in over a year in the third quarter, outrunning the growth rate in …

By Sudarshan Varadhan and Yimou Lee NEW DELHI/TAIPEI (Reuters) – Apple supplier Foxconn plans to quadruple the workforce at its iPhone factory in India over two years, two government officials …

(Reuters) – TuSimple Holdings Inc’s former chief executive Cheng Lu is returning to the role, days after the self-driving trucking company fired his predecessor following an internal probe that showed …

By Leika Kihara and Yoshifumi Takemoto TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan (BOJ) must redefine its inflation target and phase out a radical yield-cap policy to mitigate mounting costs …

MUMBAI (Reuters) – Rating agency Moody’s cut India’s growth projections for the current and next calendar year due to higher inflation, high interest rates and slowing global growth that, it …

(Reuters) – The rouble firmed to a five-week high of near 60 versus the dollar in early trade on Friday, as oil prices jumped from a two-week low and the …

By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) -Toshiba Corp on Friday cut its full-year operating profit outlook after a 75% slump in second-quarter profit – dismal results that heighten the uncertainty surrounding …

HONG KONG (Reuters) – A land plot in Shenzhen for building China Evergrande Group headquarters is put up for auction at a starting price of 7.5 billion yuan ($1.06 billion), …

SEOUL (Reuters) – Chances are increasing for the Bank of Korea to scale back to a 25-basis-point rate hike in November, a Fitch Ratings official said on Friday, although the …

By Kantaro Komiya and Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) – A beloved Japanese candy eaten by generations, so iconic it even appeared in a hit anime film, has come to the …

BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s consumer prices, harmonised to compare with other European countries, were 11.6% higher year-on-year in October, the Federal Statistical Office said on Friday, confirming preliminary figures. On …

By Anshuman Daga and Scott Murdoch SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Credit Suisse has cut eight jobs in its Southeast Asia investment banking and capital markets team, two sources familiar with the …