Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Irish central bank governor sceptical about VAT cut
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's central bank governor is sceptical about a cut to VAT under consideration by government to help boost the economy, saying on Sunday that it should not be the main measure ...
Jul 12, 2020
Bank of Israel sees 2020 budget deficit 13% of GDP, backs new aid package
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Bank of Israel Governor Amir Yaron on Sunday threw his support behind a second stimulus package to help those hurt by the coronavirus outbreak despite the extra spending that is ...
Jul 12, 2020
German meatpacker under fire for requesting government support after COVID-19 outbreak
BERLIN (Reuters) - The German meat processing company whose plant was at the centre of a COVID-19 outbreak that forced the authorities to reimpose a local lockdown came under fire from politicians on ...
Jul 12, 2020
Sudan to allow drinking alcohol for non-Muslims, ban FGM
By Khaled Abdelaziz KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan will permit non-Muslims to consume alcohol and strengthen women's rights, including banning female genital mutilation (FGM), its justice minister said la...
Jul 12, 2020
Lebanese Christian cleric seen to criticize Hezbollah, allies over crisis
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's top Christian cleric stepped up criticism of the Iran-backed Shi'ite group Hezbollah and its allies without naming them on Sunday, saying Lebanese rejected being isolated ...
Jul 12, 2020
Majority of Filipinos support license renewal for embattled ABS-CBN: poll
MANILA (Reuters) - Three out of four Filipinos wanted Philippine lawmakers to renew a 25-year license for the country's top broadcaster, a survey by a private pollster showed late on Saturday, a day a...
Jul 12, 2020
Mali opposition rejects president's concessions aimed at ending impasse
BAMAKO (Reuters) - Mali's opposition on Sunday rejected concessions by President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita aimed at resolving an escalating political crisis that has sparked deadly protests, saying it wo...
Jul 12, 2020
Turkey revokes experience requirement for central bank deputy governor
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey has revoked a requirement that central bank deputy governors have 10 years prior experience and dropped a rule that banks set aside 20% of annual profit, the official gazet...
Jul 12, 2020
NMC's UAE entity weighing Abu Dhabi option for restructuring: sources
By Saeed Azhar and Davide Barbuscia DUBAI (Reuters) - Troubled hospital operator NMC Health's entity in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), NMC Healthcare LLC, is considering applying for restructuring an...
Jul 12, 2020
500,000 Hong Kongers cast 'protest' vote against new security laws
By Jessie Pang and James Pomfret HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong citizens queued to cast ballots over the weekend in what the Chinese-ruled city's opposition camp says is a sy...
Jul 12, 2020
