Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Payments firm Melio names ex-Meta, PayPal exec as COO
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Melio, an Israeli startup that offers payment tools for small businesses, said on Monday it named former Meta and PayPal senior executive Tomer Barel as its new Chief Operating O...
Feb 28, 2022
E-grocer Weee! raises $425 million in funding round led by SoftBank
(Reuters) - E-grocer Weee! has raised $425 million in a late-stage funding round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, riding on investor interest in a sector that has been one of the biggest winners of the ...
Feb 28, 2022
Factbox-EU breaks "taboo" to jointly finance Ukraine weapons deliveries
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union has broken a "taboo" by agreeing for the first time to jointly finance weapons deliveries to a third country to help Ukraine fend off the Russian invasion, EU F...
Feb 28, 2022
Turkish opposition parties promise to slash presidential powers
By Ali Kucukgocmen ANKARA (Reuters) - Six Turkish opposition parties set out a joint plan on Monday to slash presidential powers and strengthen the role of parliament if they win the next election. Th...
Feb 28, 2022
'Ukraine is part of the house of Europe' - German foreign minister
BERLIN (Reuters) - Joining the European Union is not something that can be done in a couple of months but Ukraine is part of the "house of Europe" in which it is welcome, German Foreign Minister Annal...
Feb 28, 2022
On China's tightly controlled internet, Russia's attack stokes debate
By Brenda Goh SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Russia's invasion of Ukraine has been greeted with a mix of support and criticism on Chinese social media, with some users framing it as a battle with the West that ...
Feb 28, 2022
Russia has internal replacement for SWIFT, cenbank says
(Reuters) - Russia has a system that can replace the SWIFT international payments system internally, Central Bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina said on Monday, stressing the need to support clients of ba...
Feb 28, 2022
Ukrainian presidential adviser demands Russian forces leave - media
(Reuters) - A Ukrainian presidential adviser on Monday called for the retreat of all Russian forces from Ukrainian territory, including from the Crimea and Donbass regions, Ukraine news media reported...
Feb 28, 2022
Chelsea owner Abramovich helping Ukraine negotiate for peace -spokeswoman
By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) - Russian billionaire businessman Roman Abramovich, who owns Premier League soccer club Chelsea, has accepted a Ukrainian request to help negotiate an end to the ...
Feb 28, 2022
Russian cenbank says it carried no FX interventions on Monday due to sanctions
(Reuters) - The Russian central bank, which raised its key rate to 20% in an emergency move, did not carry out foreign currency interventions on Monday due to the latest Western sanctions, Central Ban...
Feb 28, 2022
