Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Ivory Coast tests new cocoa traceability system to fight deforestation
By Ange Aboa ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Ivory Coast will launch a pilot project in April to trace cocoa beans from farm to market, aiming to tackle issues such as deforestation and child labour, the head of ...
Mar 03, 2022
Global supply pressures eased in February, New York Fed says
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Global supply chain pressures eased in February as backlogs and delivery times improved in several key markets and a measure of ocean shipping costs declined...
Mar 03, 2022
Factbox-European and U.S. companies mobilise to help Ukrainians fleeing war
(Reuters) - Companies across Europe and North America have begun offering aid to Ukrainian authorities and people fleeing war following Russia's invasion, as over a million leave their homes and head ...
Mar 03, 2022
Iran's most-enriched uranium stock is approaching bomb yardstick - diplomat
VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran's stock of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade is roughly three-quarters of the amount needed, if enriched further, for a single nuclear weapon according to a widely used de...
Mar 03, 2022
Ferrari doesn't see impact on its supply chain from Ukraine crisis
MILAN, Mar 3 (Reuters) - Ferrari does not see any impact on its supply chain as a consequence of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a spokesman for the Italian luxury carmaker told Reuters on Thursday. "We...
Mar 03, 2022
Ukrainian parliament backs bill to seize Russia-owned assets in Ukraine
LVIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's parliament on Thursday approved a bill to allow the seizure of assets or property in Ukraine owned by Russia or Russian citizens due to the invasion of Ukraine. Under the la...
Mar 03, 2022
ECB policymakers saw rate hike drawing closer in February
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - European Central Bank policymakers meeting last month agreed that the first interest rate hike in more than a decade was drawing closer as inflation showed signs of taking hold, ...
Mar 03, 2022
Sweden sees clear drop in COVID cases despite scrapped curbs
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - COVID-19 cases in Sweden are falling sharply, the country's health agency said on Thursday, even as nearly all pandemic-related restrictions were lifted less than a month ago. Th...
Mar 03, 2022
Turkey, balancing Russia ties, says drones to Ukraine are sales not aid -Sabah
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's drone shipments to Ukraine are not military aid but rather private sales, a deputy Turkish foreign minister was quoted as saying on Thursday, underscoring Ankara's effort t...
Mar 03, 2022
Poland to ramp up defence spending, army as Ukraine war rages
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland will raise spending on its armed forces more than planned, the government said on Thursday, as a Russian invasion of neighbouring Ukraine focuses attention on Warsaw's defenc...
Mar 03, 2022
