Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Payments company Wise suspends money transfer business in Russia
By Hannah Lang WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cross-border payments company Wise has suspended its money transfer service in Russia, following new sanctions over the weekend against the country in response to...
Feb 28, 2022
Bulgaria evacuates its embassy staff from Kyiv
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria said it is evacuating its embassy staff from the Ukraine capital Kyiv after evacuating the staff from its consular office in Odessa, Foreign Minister Teodora Ganchovska said...
Feb 28, 2022
Twitter will label, reduce visibility of tweets linking to Russian state media
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - Twitter is adding labels and reducing the visibility for tweets containing content from Russian state-affiliated media websites like RT and Sputnik, the social media...
Feb 28, 2022
JPMorgan set to remove Russia from ESG bond indexes - source
LONDON (Reuters) - JPMorgan is set to remove Russia from the environmental, social and governance (ESG) versions of its emerging market bond indexes, while it continues to review the country's ejectio...
Feb 28, 2022
Analysis-After sanctions barrage, Russia's emerging market allies explore workarounds
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - As western governments ratchet up sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, Moscow's emerging markets allies are exploring channels for trade and financing to continu...
Feb 28, 2022
Spain's PharmaMar 2021 net profit falls 32%
(Reuters) - Spanish pharmaceutical group PharmaMar posted a 32% drop in annual net profit on Monday after the company recorded its best ever results in 2020 thanks to unprecedented growth in its oncol...
Feb 28, 2022
Some Moscow residents brace for rough ride as sanctions bite
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Some Moscow residents said they were yet to feel the effects of sweeping Western sanctions against Russia for its invasion of neighbouring Ukraine, while others were bracing for a g...
Feb 28, 2022
Finland sends weapons and ammunition to Ukraine in policy shift
HELSINKI (Reuters) -Finland will send weapons and ammunition to Ukraine, Prime Minister Sanna Marin said on Monday, in a shift of policy. The shipment will include 2,500 assault rifles, 150,000 bullet...
Feb 28, 2022
UK mulls actions to stop anyone from profiting from Russian invasion
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is looking at secondary sanctions to target those who seek to profit from gaps left in trade resulting from sanctions that were imposed on Russia after it invaded Ukraine, B...
Feb 28, 2022
EU plans summit with China on April 1 to address tensions
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union will hold a summit with China on April 1 in an attempt to diffuse growing tensions between the two, European Commission Vice-President and EU trade chief Valdis...
Feb 28, 2022
