Author Archives: Syndicated Content
As Bolivia election nears, could 'Evonomics' make a comeback?
By Daniel Ramos LA PAZ (Reuters) - Bolivian voters, hit hard by political turmoil and the coronavirus pandemic, are looking for some economic certainty ahead of elections on Oct. 18, which opinion pol...
Oct 08, 2020
Philippines' Duterte vows to fix row in parliament to avoid budget delay
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte vowed on Thursday to settle a leadership row in the country's parliament, amid concern that squabbling among his allies could delay the passing ...
Oct 08, 2020
Portugal posts over 1,000 COVID-19 cases in single day, first time since April
LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal recorded on Thursday more than 1,000 new coronavirus cases in a single day for the first time since April, with the government warning the country must gear up for the batt...
Oct 08, 2020
Lebanon's Hezbollah: negotiating over border does not mean peace with Israel
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Hezbollah's parliamentary bloc said on Thursday negotiating with Israel over maritime borders "is not connected to" making peace with Israel. Lebanon and Israel agreed to ...
Oct 08, 2020
Philippines teachers start call centre to help remote learners
By Adrian Portugal MANILA (Reuters) - Worried that remote schooling could become a struggle, a local authority in the Philippines has set up a makeshift call centre staffed by dozens of teachers to ma...
Oct 08, 2020
Knee-jerk response to U.S. vote in EM may be limited: Goldman Sachs
By Tom Arnold LONDON (Reuters) - Lighter investor positioning in emerging markets heading into the U.S. Presidential election than before the 2016 vote, suggests 'knee-jerk' reactions to the outcome m...
Oct 08, 2020
Paraguay finance minister Lopez to step down, take IDB job: gov't source
By Daniela Desantis ASUNCION (Reuters) - Paraguay's Finance Minister Benigno Lpez will step down from his ministry position in the next few days to take a senior role at the Inter-American Development...
Oct 08, 2020
Starboard Value's added Corteva and ON to portfolio, sees growth
BOSTON (Reuters) - Activist investment firm Starboard Value has made new bets on agricultural chemical company Corteva and on ON Semiconductor and expects margins can grow at each company, the firm's ...
Oct 08, 2020
Russia's R-Pharm retools arthritis drug for COVID-19 patients in clinical trial
By Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian pharmaceutical company R-Pharm is working to retool rheumatoid arthritis drug, olokizumab, to treat COVID-19 patients with moderate to severe infections,...
Oct 08, 2020
Montenegro's president asks pro-Serb opposition leader to form new government
PODGORICA (Reuters) - Montenegro's president nominated Zdravko Krivokapic, the leader of a pro-Serb opposition alliance backed by the powerful Serbian Orthodox Church, to form a government on Thursday...
Oct 08, 2020
