By Maria Martinez BERLIN (Reuters) – Costa Rican Alex Madrigal, a trained economist, had his visa approved in May last year in just six hours, although that was just the beginning of the hurdles he faced in settling in Germany, despite the country’s chronic skills shortage. Like all migrants, he then had to contend with …
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SARAJEVO (Reuters) – A consortium of Chinese companies and the government of Bosnia’s autonomous Serb Republic on Thursday sealed a 350 million marka ($190.5 million) loan deal for the construction of a section of a northern highway connecting the region with Serbia. China Overseas Engineering Group Co Ltd. and China Tiesiju Civil Engineering Group Co …
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SAO PAULO, 23 feb (Reuters) – El número de víctimas mortales por las fuertes lluvias que devastaron las zonas costeras del estado de Sao Paulo, en el sureste de Brasil, ascendió a 49 personas, mostraron las cifras oficiales el jueves, mientras las ciudades de la región se preparan para más aguaceros en los próximos días. …
SANTIAGO, 23 feb (Reuters) – El grupo forestal chileno Empresas CMPC más que duplicó su estimación del impacto que los incendios forestales de las recientes semanas han tenido en sus plantaciones y pronosticó un impacto de unos 56 millones de dólares en sus resultados financieros. A inicios de mes, CMPC dijo al regulador local de …
(Reuters) – Saudi property developer Dar Global said on Thursday it plans to directly list in London Stock Exchange’s main market at a valuation of about $600 million. Dar Global said it is expected to list its entire issued ordinary share capital on Feb. 28, adding that the listing was approved by Britain’s Financial Conduct …
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By Maytaal Angel LONDON (Reuters) – Fitch Solutions said on Thursday it sees raw sugar prices averaging 2% higher this year as production will likely disappoint in various regions including Europe and India, while demand in China should recover. The research arm of credit ratings agency Fitch Group said it sees raw sugar rising from …
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BRASILIA, 23 feb (Reuters) – La ministra de Gestión de Brasil, Esther Dweck, afirmó el jueves que el presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva está muy preocupado por la reanudación del crecimiento económico, y añadió que las elevadas tasas de interés afectan a los costos de financiación de empresas y familias. En una entrevista con …
By Mitch Phillips BAGSHOT, England (Reuters) -Anthony Watson will make his first start for England in two years after being named on the wing for Saturday’s Six Nations game against Wales in Cardiff, the only change from the side that beat Italy two weeks ago. In the team announced by coach Steve Borthwick on Thursday, …
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BEIJING (Reuters) -A career banker and head of a state-run financial conglomerate, Zhu Hexin, is likely to become governor of China’s central bank after next month’s annual session of parliament, according to people familiar with the matter. The news was first reported on Thursday by the Wall Street Journal, which also said He Lifeng, head …
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MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s Telefonica forecast steady revenue and earnings growth for 2023, sending the telecom firm’s shares higher on Thursday after it posted on-target numbers for last year. Telefonica said it expected overall revenue including its British joint-venture and excluding currency swings and M&A effects, to rise at “a low single digit rate” in …
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