By Julia Payne, Pratima Desai and Peter Hobson LONDON (Reuters) – Hedge funds have stepped up financing of trade in commodities such as oil, gas, cocoa and copper as banks…
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish Economy Minister Nadia Calvino on Monday said “everything points out” that the country’s gross domestic product in 2022 will grow above the 4.4% rate predicted in…
ACCRA (Reuters) -Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has sacked Charles Adu Boahen, the minister of state for finance, the presidency said on Monday after allegations of impropriety were circulated by a…
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippine government will help ensure inflation will be on target-consistent path over the medium term by addressing supply shocks and bottlenecks, Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno said…
By Johan Ahlander and Anna Ringstrom STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -The Swedish economy is heading into a recession next year, driven by rampant inflation and the war in Ukraine, the country’s new…
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s economic activity indicators in the third quarter point to economic growth in line with forecasts of 2.4% annual growth in 2022, the country’s finance ministry…
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s finance ministry has significantly cut expectations of taxable oil production for 2023, according to the draft budget for the next three years, in the expectation Western…
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombian Finance Minister Jose Antonio Ocampo has asked the country’s central bank to discuss liquidity in futures markets in its monthly meeting this Friday, he said on…
(Reuters) – Electric vehicle startup Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc on Wednesday named Yun Han as its interim finance chief and accounting head, replacing Becky Roof who resigned earlier this…
LONDON (Reuters) – British finance minister Jeremy Hunt met Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey on Tuesday and reaffirmed his commitment to the central bank’s independence and its inflation target,…
LONDON (Reuters) – British finance minister Jeremy Hunt said on Monday it was time for “honesty” about the economic challenges facing the country as he congratulated Rishi Sunak on becoming…
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LONDON (Reuters) – British finance minister Jeremy Hunt reiterated on Friday that the government will do “whatever is necessary to get drive down debt in the medium term,” responding to…
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Thursday the government will continue to take appropriate steps against excessive currency market volatility. “We absolutely cannot tolerate excessively volatile…
NASHVILLE – A Nashville, Tennessee man pleaded guilty today to violating campaign finance laws to benefit Tennessee State Senator Brian Kelsey’s 2016 campaign for U.S. Congress. According to court documents,…
(Reuters) – Canada Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Wednesday the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act impacts Canada and that Ottawa was working on new measures to respond to the legislation.…
By Orathai Sriring and Chayut Setboonsarng BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand should see economic growth of 3.0%-3.5% this year, driven by its key export and tourism sectors, a recovery that is…
LONDON (Reuters) – British finance minister Jeremy Hunt said on Wednesday that the government will prioritise help for the most vulnerable as latest data showed that the annual rate of…
(Reuters) – Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce said on Tuesday the country’s former finance minister, Bill Morneau, will join its board of directors effective Nov 1. Morneau served as Canada’s…
LONDON (Reuters) – British finance minister Jeremy Hunt on Monday tore up almost all parts of Prime Minister Liz Truss’s proposed tax cuts, saying the measures would help the government…
(Reuters) -Egypt has finalised a staff-level agreement with the international monetary fund (IMF) on the components of its programme, and will issue an announcement “very soon,” the country’s finance minister…
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Liz Truss is in charge of the government, her newly appointed finance minister Jeremy Hunt said, rejecting the idea that the party should replace…
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s new finance minister Jeremy Hunt said the government had gone “too far, too fast” in its drive for growth after Prime Minister Liz Truss was forced…
By Jorgelina do Rosario and Rachel Savage WASHINGTON/JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Zambia’s finance minister said on Saturday it is still unclear who will be leading talks for renegotiating its nearly $6…
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Zimbabwe is engaging with the World Bank and International Monetary Fund on how to clear its debts with international financial institutions, finance minister Mthuli Ncube said at…