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FRANKFURT – Commerzbank on Wednesday announced that board member Sabine Schmittroth would leave the German lender at the end of the year. Commerzbank, which is undergoing a major overhaul involving …

PARIS – The next French government will need to revise current budget deficit reduction plans after a presidential election in April to ensure France does not fall further behind other …

By Gwladys Fouche OSLO – Several investors in Telenor are seeking assurances from the Norwegian telecoms company that customer data will be protected following the sale of its operations in …

By Chen Lin SINGAPORE – China’s Shein is aggressively expanding its Singapore office after making a Singapore firm its de facto holding company, according to people with knowledge of the …

By Jose Torres TAPACHULA, Mexico -A dozen undocumented migrants on Mexico’s southern border sewed their mouths shut on Tuesday in a bid to convince the country’s immigration authority to grant …

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia has maintained its March export tax for crude palm oil at 8% and raised its reference price, a document on the Malaysian Palm Oil Board website …

(The August 15 story corrects job title in paragraph 9) By Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM – Apple and Google face a potential class action lawsuit in the Netherlands over app store …

(Refiles to correct 14th paragraph by adding missing word research to analyst job title) By Alun John HONG KONG – As the Bank of Japan asserts its standing as a …

OSLO -Norway’s mainland economy grew last year by 4.2%, its quickest pace since 2007 as the country rebounded from a pandemic-driven slump in activity, Statistics Norway (SSB) data showed on …

By Mike Dolan LONDON – Keen to downplay anxieties about war in Europe, global investors appear to fear a monetary policy miscalculation even more. Their problem is that two are …

ISTANBUL – The capital of Turkey’s Ziraat Bank will be raised to 34.9 billion lira ($2.57 billion) according to footnotes of the bank’s annual financial report, with the amount to …

By David Lawder and Dave Graham WASHINGTON/MEXICO CITY -U.S. imports of new Mexican avocado harvests will stay suspended for “as long as necessary” to ensure the safety of U.S. inspectors …

By Gayatri Suroyo and Fransiska Nangoy JAKARTA – Top Indonesian economic officials on Wednesday backed the expanded use of local currencies in trade and investment, instead of the U.S. dollar, …

By Chen Lin and Jamie Freed SINGAPORE – The global aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) sector faces fresh challenges from rising labour costs and a weak recovery in the …

BEIJING -China’s factory-gate inflation eased to its slowest pace in six months and consumer price growth also softened in January amid weakening property sector demand, new coronavirus curbs and government …

By Gayatri Suroyo and Fransiska Nangoy JAKARTA – Top Indonesian economic officials on Wednesday backed the expanded use of local currencies in trade and investment, instead of the U.S. dollar, …

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Anne “Nancy” Stewart, 95, of Monroe was killed in a crash that took place on Route 130 last Thursday. Now, the driver of the car that …

By Chen Lin and Jamie Freed SINGAPORE – Brazilian planemaker Embraer expects to decide late this year or early next year on whether to launch a new turboprop plane that …

HANOI – Vietnam’s apparel exports are expected to jump 7.4% this year to $43.5 billion as factories keep up production despite surging coronavirus infections, the country’s textile and garment association …

BEIJING -China will work with Asian countries to beef up use of local currencies in trade and investment, Yi Gang, the governor of the central bank, said on Wednesday, as …

HONG KONG – A Chinese court has ordered the freezing of 640.4 million yuan ($101 million) in assets held by a subsidiary of China Evergrande Group, according to a filing …

By Leika Kihara TOKYO -Japan must respond to any damage inflicted on the economy by recent rising prices, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Wednesday, a sign that the hit …

JAKARTA – Emerging markets will be able to weather global monetary tightening, including U.S. rate hikes, “much better” this year compared with previous periods of tightening, Indonesia’s central bank Governor …

NEW YORK, NY – New York City Police are searching for a suspect who was caught on camera after robbing a 38-year-old woman at the West 4th Street E-Train on …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – A Mays Landing man who was caught up in Operation Open House in 2018 and arrested again in 2020 while out of jail due to bail …