By Selena Li HONG KONG – China’s proposed cybersecurity rules for financial firms could pose risks to operations of western companies by making their data vulnerable to hacking, among other…
BEIJING – China’s commerce ministry said on Thursday it will adopt necessary measures to protect the legitimate interests of Chinese companies after the U.S. said it was considering adding new…
By Leika Kihara TOKYO -Japan may see inflationary pressure build as more companies shift away from a business model that worked under a prolonged period of deflation, Bank of Japan…
By Manoj Kumar AGRA, India – In his small shoe factory in the Indian city of Agra, Rajesh Kumar, his two brothers and three workers have been sitting idle for…
(Reuters) – Russian oil companies led by Rosneft plan to re-open wells in June which they had shut due to Western sanctions, four sources said, as firms bank on a…
By Huw Jones LONDON – Britain set out sweeping reforms of big company audits on Tuesday after high-profile collapses at builder Carillion and retailer BHS in recent years hit thousands…
BEIJING -China’s central bank said on Thursday it would promote more credit for smaller firms and boost financial institutions’ confidence to lend funds, as policymakers struggle to get the COVID-stricken…
(Reuters) – The Russian rouble firmed past 56 against the dollar on Wednesday for the first time since 2018, and touched a seven-year high against the euro as export-focused companies…
LONDON – Goldman Sachs said on Friday it now expects around one third of high-yield China property firms to default in 2022, with stresses on bonds increasingly emerging through maturity…
By Krishna N. Das and Aftab Ahmed NEW DELHI – Surging inflation is forcing many poor Indians to rein in spending, threatening a slowdown for companies such as Godrej Appliances…
WASHINGTON – Lobbying groups representing Facebook, Twitter, Google and other tech companies filed an emergency request with the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday, seeking to block a Texas law that…
By Ross Kerber (Reuters) – Four top Wall Street firms and Ford Motor Co will start to disclose the race and gender of individual directors under deals reached with New…
(Reuters) – A Moscow law firm that has filed cases against Apple and Netflix over what it says are consumer rights violations is aiming to “punish” other Western companies that…
By Nichola Saminather TORONTO – For banks in Canada, one of the world’s largest oil producers, it’s not easy being green. In the past two years, Canadian banks have increased…
By Simon Jessop and Tommy Wilkes LONDON – Financial institutions face losses of at least $225 billion from risks related to water, with a third of them doing nothing to…
SAO PAULO – Brazil’s government will increase taxes on banks and financial institutions on Thursday, the official gazette showed, in a bid to fund a new debt renegotiation program for…
BEIJING – China’s Commerce Ministry said on Thursday that if Washington cut tariffs on Chinese goods, it would be in the interests of U.S. firms and consumers. Gao Feng, ministry…
By Hannah Lang (Reuters) – Cryptocurrency companies said they remain unsure of U.S. regulations governing products that allow customers to earn interest on holdings instead of trading them, months after…
PARIS – France will give food companies up to six months to change product labels to reflect recipe changes if they replace sunflower oil, supplies of which have been strained…
WARSAW -Poland is imposing sanctions on 50 Russian oligarchs and companies, the interior minister said on Tuesday, as it seeks to increase pressure on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine.Poland…
PARIS – French vaccines company Valneva, which is aiming to get European approval for its COVID-19 vaccine product, said it had secured new financing with U.S.-based healthcare investment firms Deerfield…
BOSTON – Proxy advisory firms Glass Lewis and Institutional Shareholders Services urged investors in healthcare real estate trust Ventas Inc to back management’s director candidates and reject activist investment firm…
(Reuters) – Russian lawmakers on Wednesday passed an amendment to the tax code that they said would make it easier for foreign companies to open accounts with Russian banks and…
BEIJING – China’s finance ministry and tax regulator on Wednesday said they will accelerate Value Added Tax (VAT) credit rebates for small firms. Medium-sized manufacturing firms are allowed to claim…
TAIPEI -Taiwan firms making chip and electronic components reported a mixed picture on Wednesday on work resumption in the eastern Chinese city of Kunshan after COVID-19 curbs, with some warning…