China foreign ministry welcomes Blinken’s visit to China as tensions simmer
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s foreign ministry on Thursday welcomed U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to China as tensions rise between the two countries over global trade, regional conflicts and the…
Russia’s economy shrinks 5% year-on-year in September -economy ministry
(This content was produced in Russia where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine.) MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s economy shrank by 5% on an annualised basis in September, the…
Japan has tools to smooth out yen moves, says ex-finance ministry exec
By Leika Kihara and Yoshifumi Takemoto TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese authorities cannot control yen levels with currency intervention but they have various tools to smooth out volatile moves driven by speculators, former…
Mexico’s Q3 economic activity points to 2.4% annual growth -finance ministry
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 said on…
Exclusive-Russia’s finance ministry cuts 2023 taxable oil expectations
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 sanctions will…
Iranian Foreign Ministry says Washington lacks political will to revive nuclear deal
(Reuters) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Monday that the United States lacked the political will for the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal. “We do not do talks for the…
Ukraine Oct grain exports almost return to pre-war levels – ministry
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian grain exports in the first 17 days of October were just 2.4% lower than in the same period of 2021 despite the closure of several seaports and the…
Indicators point to hard winter for Germany – economy ministry
BERLIN (Reuters) – The German economy is facing a difficult winter based on the current economic indicators, the Economy Ministry warned on Friday in its monthly report. It pointed to the government’s…
Russia’s defence ministry: All targets hit in massive missile strikes on Ukraine
LONDON (Reuters) – Russia’s defence ministry said it hit “all designated targets” in a massive missile attack on Ukrainian military, communications and energy infrastructure on Monday. Russia said the goals of the…
China urges U.S. to stop hurting its chip sector – commerce ministry
BEIJING (Reuters) – China firmly opposes U.S. export controls on semiconductor chips and urges the country to stop immediately, the commerce ministry said in a statement on Monday. The decision by the…
India’s IT ministry says Apple AirPods to be made in India – CNBC TV18
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Apple Inc’s wireless earphones AirPods will be manufactured in India, television channel CNBC TV18 reported on Monday, citing the country’s IT ministry. The iPhone 14 will be manufactured…
Russian troops in Ukraine can get all necessary supplies via land and sea – ministry
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Defence Ministry said on Saturday that Russian troops fighting in the Mykolaiv, Kryvyi Rih and Zaporizhzhia regions of southern Ukraine could receive all the supplies they needed via…
French wine output to rise 18% after early harvest – ministry
PARIS (Reuters) – Wine production in France this year should reach 44.6 million hectolitres, 18% above last year’s frost-ravaged output, the farm ministry said on Friday as harvesting that started early due…
China finance ministry to issue an extra 5.5 billion yuan of treasury bonds in Hong Kong
HONG KONG (Reuters) – China’s finance ministry said on Thursday that it will issue an additional 5.5 billion yuan ($773.18 million) worth of yuan-denominated sovereign bonds in Hong Kong on Oct. 12.…
Turkish energy, gold imports soar in September – ministry data
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish energy imports leapt 115% to $9.56 billion in September, the highest ever monthly level, Trade Ministry data showed on Tuesday. It also showed that gold imports soared 543%…
Prices of petrol and diesel fall in Sudan – ministry statement
DUBAI (Reuters) – Petrol prices in Sudan fell on Tuesday from 700 Sudanese pounds to 522 pounds ($0.9235) per litre, the country’s energy ministry said in a statement following its monthly pricing…
Russia’s digital ministry scrambles to help key workers avoid mobilisation
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s digital ministry is scrambling to help key tech workers avoid being called up by the army after President Vladimir Putin ordered a partial mobilisation to bolster Russian forces…
Ukraine military successes may widen winter sowing area- farm ministry
KYIV (Reuters) – The successes of the Ukrainian army, which has liberated a significant territory in the northeast and south of Ukraine, may improve the forecasts of the winter sowing area for…
Ukraine’s grain exports accelerate in Sept following grain deal -ministry
KYIV (Reuters) – The pace of grain exports from Ukraine has risen so far in September but volumes are still well below last season’s levels, agriculture ministry data showed on Wednesday. Ukraine’s…
ANTONI: Biden’s Economic Claims Would Make Orwell’s Ministry Of Truth Proud
ANTONI: Biden’s Economic Claims Would Make Orwell’s Ministry Of Truth Proud E.J. Antoni on September 12, 2022 While many presidential administrations play it fast and loose with the truth, none resemble more…
German economy could contract in H2 – economy ministry report
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s outlook has “dramatically worsened” and the economy could stagnate or contract in the second half of the year, an economy ministry report said on Tuesday. A rising number…
Exclusive-German economy ministry reviews measures to curb China business
By Andreas Rinke and Sarah Marsh BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s economy ministry is considering a raft of measures to make business with China less attractive as it seeks to reduce its dependency…
Argentina names second in command of key economy ministry
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s government on Sunday appointed a well-known economist and vocal critic of the policies of former President and current Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner to effectively be…
S.Korea finance ministry warns growth may slow, exports face growing downside risks
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s finance ministry on Friday warned economic growth could slow on increasing downside risks for exports. “It is concerning that economic growth may slow due to limited export…
Two more ships with grain depart from Ukraine -Turkey defence ministry
ANKARA -Two more ships carrying grain left from Ukraine’s Black Sea ports on Saturday, Turkey’s defence ministry said, bringing the total number of vessels to depart the country under a U.N.-brokered deal…
Sudan reports first confirmed Monkeypox case – ministry
(Reuters) – Sudan reported its first confirmed Monkeypox case, the country’s health ministry said late on Sunday. A 16-year-old student was confirmed sick with the disease in West Darfur state, the ministry…
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