(Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued an emergency air-quality waiver through June 6 to boost supplies of gasoline in East Texas after production was cut at a…
GUATEMALA CITY – Guatemala’s congress approved on Wednesday a $500 million loan from the World Bank that the government has said will be used to pay down debt, freeing up…
ROME – Italy on Monday approved a new stimulus package worth 14 billion euros ($14.71 billion) to shield firms and families from the economic impact of the war in Ukraine,…
NEW YORK – The International Monetary Fund on Friday approved a $9.8 billion Flexible Credit Line (FCL) for Colombia, which the South American country said will be treated as “precautionary,”…
(Reuters) – Brazil’s lower house approved on Wednesday a measure that makes permanent the 400 reais ($80.58) Auxilio Brasil monthly welfare program for families in poverty situations, months ahead of…
WASHINGTON – Generic drug maker Hikma Pharmaceuticals has won U.S. antitrust approval to buy Custopharm, Inc on condition that it divest an injectable steroid, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said…
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Export-Import Bank’s board on Thursday voted to approve a new tool aimed at boosting U.S. manufacturing, strengthening closing critical supply chain gaps, and supporting American jobs,…
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON -The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed President Joe Biden’s pick to be the Pentagon’s chief weapons buyer, a former official for defense acquisition in the administration…
(Reuters) – The European Commission on Thursday approved a French scheme to provide up to 155 billion euros ($169 billion) in liquidity support to companies hit by the economic impact…
WASHINGTON – A majority of the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday voted to approve a $55 billion COVID-19 aid bill aimed at helping restaurants and other businesses that continue…
ROME – Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi has signed a decree to allocate 650 million euros ($709 million) per year from 2022 through 2024 for incentives to buy electrified or…
By David Lawder WASHINGTON – The U.S. Export-Import Bank’s board of directors on Thursday voted to formalize the bank’s withdrawal from any further business in Russia and approved financing and…
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate on Thursday unanimously passed a bill to improve oversight of ocean shipping, a step supporters say will help ease export backlogs. The…
(Reuters) – Russia has authorised retailers to import products from abroad without the trademark owner’s permission, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said on Wednesday, after global brands halted sales or stopped…
KFAR SABA, Israel, March 30, 2022 — CartiHeal Ltd, developer of implants for the treatment of cartilage and osteochondral defects in arthritic and non-arthritic knee-joints, today announced that the U.S. Food…
BRUSSELS – The European Commission approved on Tuesday Sweden’s post-pandemic recovery plan that will allow the country to get 3.3 billion euros in grants from the European Union until 2026…
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON -The U.S. Senate on Monday again approved a bill to provide $52 billion in U.S. subsidies for semiconductor chips manufacturing in a bid to reach a…
By Jorgelina do Rosario NEW YORK/LONDON – The International Monetary Fund’s executive board on Friday approved a $45 billion program for Argentina after more than a year of negotiations, two…
By Vera Eckert and Markus Wacket BERLIN – The Bundestag lower house on Friday approved legislation requiring Germany’s privately-operated gas storage facilities to be full at the start of the…
BOGOTA – Colombia will receive two loans totalling $830 million from the World Bank to fund COVID-19 pandemic recovery and education efforts, the country’s government and the bank said on…
By Tom Polansek CHICAGO – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) allowed three pork plants to increase processing line speeds this month as part of a trial program, reviving a…
By Mayela Armas CARACAS – Venezuela’s oil output could rise by at least 400,000 barrels per day (bpd) if the United States authorizes requests by state-run PDVSA’s partners to trade…
WASHINGTON – Congress approved $13.6 billion in aid to Ukraine on Thursday as part of a $1.5 trillion spending bill that funds U.S. government operations through Sept. 30. President Joe…
BRASILIA – Brazil’s Senate approved on Thursday two bills aimed at curbing fuel price hikes with subsidies and tax exemptions, a positive move potentially for state-run oil company Petrobras, but…
MANILA – Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law a bill that raises the minimum age of sexual consent from 12 to 16, his office said on Monday, in…