Mexican electoral overhaul, backed by president, goes into force amid criticism

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A controversial overhaul of the body overseeing Mexico’s elections, backed by the country’s president but seen by critics as an attempt to weaken the electoral referee in the run-up to key elections next year, went into affect on Thursday. Tens of thousands took to the streets on Sunday to protest the …

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La portuguesa EDP se compromete a mantener el 70% de su filial de renovables -CEO

LONDRES, 2 mar (Reuters) – La mayor empresa energética de Portugal, EDP , se compromete a mantener más del 70% de su filial eólica y solar EDP Renováveis , declaró el jueves en rueda de prensa su consejero delegado. Anteriormente, la empresa había dicho el jueves que EDPR, en la que tiene una participación del …

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Analistas sector privado estiman tasa referencia México cierre año en un 11.50%: sondeo

CIUDAD DE MÉXICO, 2 mar (Reuters) – Analistas del sector privado subieron a un 11.50% su pronóstico para la tasa de referencia del banco central de México al cierre del año, desde el 10.50% previamente, de acuerdo con una encuesta del emisor divulgada el jueves. Por otra parte ajustaron al alza su estimación para el …

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German policy response to energy crisis ‘very mixed’ -DIW’s Kemfert

BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s policy response to the energy crisis sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is “very mixed,” Claudia Kemfert from German economic research group DIW said on Thursday. Kemfert said in an interview with Reuters TV that some steps that had been taken by Berlin on the expansion of renewable energy were in …

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Russian tycoon Deripaska criticises Moscow, frets about investor flight

(Deletes penultimate paragraph beginning ‘The Russian economy is set to contract by 2.9% this year….’, which contained outdated figures) (Reuters) -Russian aluminium tycoon Oleg Deripaska on Thursday urged the government to stop interfering in business and instead create a predictable environment based on the rule of law to attract foreign investors back to Russia’s sanctions-hit …

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Germany’s Evonik sees lower 2023 core profit as animal feed prices decline

By Antonis Pothitos and Tristan Chabba (Reuters) – German chemicals company Evonik Industries on Thursday forecast a fall in its 2023 core profit on lower animal feed prices and as the effects of elevated levels of inflation and fluctuating energy prices persist. The company, which in the middle of a strategic shift towards higher-margin speciality …

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AerCap beats FY earnings target, sees aircraft lease rates growing

DUBLIN (Reuters) – AerCap, the world’s largest aircraft lessor, beat its full-year earnings target on Thursday and announced a $500 million share buyback as it forecast upward pressure on lease rates for the foreseeable future. The Dublin-based lessor, which has a portfolio of 3,532 aircraft, engines and helicopters, reported adjusted earnings of $9.01 per share …

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