La deuda mundial registra su primera caída anual desde 2015: IIF

Por Marc Jones LONDRES, 22 feb (Reuters) – El repunte post-pandémico del crecimiento mundial y la inflación el año pasado significó que la cantidad de deuda que circula por la economía mundial experimentó su primera caída anual en términos de dólares desde 2015, mostró un estudio ampliamente seguido. El informe del Instituto de Finanzas Internacionales …

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Cadena de supermercados británica Tesco se une a sus rivales en el racionamiento de verduras

LONDRES, 22 feb (Reuters) – El mayor grupo británico de supermercados, Tesco, se unió el miércoles a sus rivales Asda, Morrisons y Aldi en la imposición a sus clientes de límites para la compra de algunas verduras, luego de que los suministros se vieron afectados por problemas para las cosechas en el sur de Europa …

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Upfront debt cuts could save hardest-hit countries $148 billion, says UNDP

By Rachel Savage JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – A 30% upfront cut of debt-stressed countries’ borrowings could save them $148 billion over eight years, the U.N. Development Programme said on Wednesday, proposing a move to address global debt problems stirring growing international concern. A ‘haircut’ of 30%, or $191 billion, on the 2021 external debt of the …

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EU still has not agreed on anniversary Russia sanctions, more talks Thurs – sources

By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union countries did not reach agreement on Wednesday about new sanctions against Russia, and planned more talks to have the package ready for the one-year anniversary of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine on Friday, diplomats said. The proposed package includes trade curbs worth more than 10 billion euros, according …

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Stake sale in Bundesliga media rights business to launch early March -sources

By Emma-Victoria Farr and Alexander Hübner FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Germany’s soccer governing body is poised to kick off the sale of a stake in the Bundesliga’s media rights business that could fetch $2.9 billion, sources familiar with the matter said. Deutsche Fussball Liga (DFL) plans to launch the formal sale process in early March, the sources …

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Intel-Chef setzt Fragezeichen hinter Ausgabenpläne

Bangalore (Reuters) – Wegen unsicherer Geschäftsaussichten stellt der US-Halbleiter-Konzern Intel seine milliardenschweren Wachstumspläne in Frage. “Ohne klarere Zusagen von Kunden werde ich nicht mehrere Milliarden Dollar in die Ausrüstung für Chip-Fabriken stecken”, sagte Firmenchef Pat Gelsinger am Mittwoch. Parallel dazu kündigte er eine Dividendenkürzung an. “Weil sich das Konjunkturumfeld im vierten Quartal weiter verschlechterte, fiel …

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South Africa govt to take on half of struggling Eskom’s debt

By Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo, Wendell Roelf and Kopano Gumbi CAPE TOWN (Reuters) -South Africa’s government plans to take on more than half of struggling state power company Eskom’s debt over the next three years to help strengthen its balance sheet and operations and enable it to restructure, National Treasury said on Wednesday. Treasury said the government …

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Finland and Sweden are heading into NATO ‘hand-in-hand’, Finnish president says

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Finland and Sweden are proceeding “hand-in-hand” towards NATO membership but that the decision to ratify the applications for the two Nordic countries lies with Turkey, Finnish president Sauli Niinisto said on Wednesday. Sweden and Finland applied last year to join the trans-Atlantic defence pact after Russia invaded Ukraine, but Sweden faced unexpected …

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