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FRANKFURT – European Central Bank policymaker Peter Kazimir on Friday joined a growing camp of rate-setters in favour of ending the ECB’s bond-buying programme, which were designed to boost inflation …

SINGAPORE – Singapore’s Finance Minister Lawrence Wong announced a S$500 million ($372 million) package to support jobs and businesses as part of his budget proposals on Friday. Singapore’s government has …

SHANGHAI – China’s banks face rising default risks as a result of higher climate-related costs in carbon-intensive sectors like thermal power, steel and cement, Liu Guiping, vice governor of the …

By Divya Chowdhury MUMBAI – Uncertainty over the pace of monetary policy will mean a volatile first half for risk assets followed by an upward path for equities in the …

DUBAI -The United Arab Emirates and India will sign a trade and investment agreement on Friday during a virtual summit attended by the countries’ two leaders, the UAE and Indian …

BEIJING -China’s state planner will take steps to stabilise the commodity market and hasten construction of new infrastructure, it said on Friday, in the effort to promote steady industrial growth. …

By Rajendra Jadhav MUMBAI – Indian traders have contracted to import a record 100,000 tonnes of soyoil from the United States because of limited supplies from drought-hit South America, at …

By Devjyot Ghoshal and Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO – Car spare parts dealers in Sri Lanka’s main city of Colombo are receiving a steady stream of customers looking for what is …

PARIS -Clotilde Delbos will step down as Renault’s chief finance officer, she told analysts on Friday, to focus on leading the group’s Mobilize unit. After six years as finance chief …

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia’s exports rose 23.5% from a year earlier in January, government data showed on Friday. Imports in January grew 26.5% year-on-year, while the trade surplus for the …

– Cineworld has reached an agreement to delay final payments to disgruntled former shareholders of its U.S. division Regal, the theatre chain said on Friday, as the debt-laden British company …

A look at the day ahead in markets from Saikat Chatterjee Markets breathed a sigh of relief after the U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken agreed to a meeting with …

BEIJING -China’s state planner on Friday issued rules to promote a faster recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic in the services sector, including providing tax incentives to the catering, retail, tourism …

By Leigh Thomas PARIS -France’s unemployment rate fell in the final quarter of last year to the lowest level since 2008, data showed on Friday, boosting Emmanuel Macron’s economic credentials …

By Gayatri Suroyo JAKARTA – Indonesia booked a current account surplus for the first time in a decade in 2021, data showed on Friday, but its balance of payments came …

By Byron Kaye SYDNEY -Australia’s New South Wales state ordered employers of freelance delivery drivers such as Amazon.com Inc to pay a minimum rate, a decision hailed by a union …

OSLO -Norwegian Air reported on Friday a full-year profit for 2021 in a turnaround from losses suffered the previous year, and said booking trends point to busier travel ahead for …

– South African insurer Discovery forecast on Friday a higher half-yearly profit, supported by new clients at its health insurance business and adequate provisions to cushion the impact of coronavirus-related …

TOKYO – Japan’s consumer inflation may exceed 1% but will remain distant from the central bank’s 2% target, a senior Bank of Japan official said on Friday. “Japan’s economy has …

BEIJING -A handful of Chinese cities are starting to relax down-payment rules for home purchases in a bid to re-ignite buyer interest and put a floor under local economies weakened …

SEOUL – Tesla Inc changed an advertisement about the driving range for its Model 3 in South Korea after an antitrust regulator found that the automaker exaggerated the specifications of …

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia’s Sime Darby Plantation Berhad reported a higher fourth-quarter net profit on Friday, fuelled by rising prices of palm oil, and said it expected production to pick …

JOHANNESBURG -South African retailer Massmart Holdings flagged on Friday a wider annual loss of up to 1.6 billion rand ($106 million), hurt by store damage and lower trading income due …