LONDON (Reuters) – Womens’ share of board seats at Britain’s 350 biggest listed companies reached 40% for the first time in 2022, a UK government-backed report on Tuesday showed, three years ahead of plan. Improving boardroom diversity has become a focus for many policymakers and investors who say a broader range of experience improves decision-making …
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PEKÍN, 28 feb (Reuters) – El Partido Comunista de China dijo el martes que los cimientos de la recuperación económica aún no son sólidos y que lo inesperado puede ocurrir en cualquier momento, al tiempo que reiteró la necesidad de que el país sea guiado por el partido con Xi Jinping en su “núcleo”. La …
Partido Comunista de China se muestra prudente sobre la economía y reitera su liderazgo Read More »
DUBÁI, 28 feb (Reuters) – La producción de azúcar en el centro-sur de Brasil aumentaría un 13%, a 38 millones de toneladas, en la temporada 2023/24, dijo el martes el director de DATAGRO, Guilherme Nastari, en la Conferencia del Azúcar de Dubái. Nastari dijo que la producción de caña aumentaría más modestamente en un 6,9% …
La producción de azúcar en el centro-sur de Brasil aumentará un 13% en 2023/24: DATAGRO Read More »
(Reuters) -Elon Musk has approached AI researchers in recent weeks about forming a new research lab to develop an alternative to OpenAI’s ChatGPT, the Information reported on Monday, citing people with direct knowledge of the effort. Tesla and Twitter chief Musk has been recruiting Igor Babuschkin, a researcher who recently left Alphabet’s DeepMind AI unit, …
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NICOSIA (Reuters) -Nikos Christodoulides was sworn in as Cyprus’s president on Tuesday, promising to make finding a solution to the “Cyprus problem” his top priority after winning an election runoff on Feb. 12. Christodoulides, 49, inherits a deadlock in reunification talks on the ethnically split island, labour disputes over high inflation, and what he called …
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By Noele Illien and Oliver Hirt BERLIN (Reuters) – Swiss regulators have rebuked Credit Suisse for “serious” failings in its handling of a multi-billion business with now defunct financier Greensill, the third such public censure in two years. The probe, which investigated Credit Suisse’s abrupt closure of $10 billion of funds linked to Greensill, found …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia’s defence ministry said it had carried out air defence drills involving interceptor jets after St. Petersburg’s Pulkovo Airport was forced to suspend all flights on Tuesday for an hour. The government of Russia’s second city announced the closure on its official Telegram channel without providing a reason for the suspension, as unconfirmed …
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BERLIN (Reuters) -The European Investment Bank could set up a new fund to counter subsidies offered by the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act, which pressure companies to move their production there, its president said in an interview published on Tuesday. Werner Hoyer told German news magazine Der Spiegel a fund set up to help companies stay …
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(Reuters) -Croda International’s biggest division that serves the beauty, fragrance and home care markets missed market expectations for annual profit on Tuesday, sending shares of the British speciality chemicals group 4% lower. The London-listed company’s consumer care unit, which made up nearly 43% of Croda’s revenue in 2022, reported adjusted operating profit of 204.7 million …
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By Amanda Cooper LONDON, (Reuters) – The pound edged up on Tuesday, drawing some strength from Britain’s agreement with the European Union on post-Brexit trade, but it was still heading towards its largest monthly loss against the dollar since September. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak struck a deal with the European Union on Monday to …
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