By Jan Strupczewski and Andrew Gray BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union is close to a 10th sanctions package against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine and EU governments hope to reach a deal on Wednesday if they can overcome differences about a ban on Russian rubber and diamond imports, EU diplomats said. Among those …
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By Nandita Bose and Trevor Hunnicutt WARSAW/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden affirmed support for Moldova’s sovereignty in a meeting with the country’s president on Tuesday, the White House said, days after Chisinau said it foiled a Russian coup attempt. Biden, in Warsaw on a trip marking the nearly first anniversary of Russia’s invasion …
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By Jayshree P Upadhyay MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s market regulator has proposed changes to governance norms for listed entities that give more rights to shareholders, while increasing corporate disclosures on agreements binding them, a consultation paper showed on Tuesday. Any agreements that impact the management or control of a listed entity or create a liability …
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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Dutch health technology company Philips’ top management will not take any bonuses for 2022 after a global recall of respiratory devices resulted in a 70% plunge in the company’s market value, it said on Tuesday. Given the company’s performance and negative experience of shareholders and other stakeholders, the current management board has waived …
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By Lawrence White and Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) – HSBC cut its annual bonus pool by 4% to $3.4 billion in 2022, the bank said on Tuesday, as a global slump in dealmaking led it to trim awards for its bankers. Despite the overall bonus cuts for staff, Chief Executive Noel Quinn saw his pay …
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By Siddharth Cavale (Reuters) – Walmart Inc struck a cautious note in its economic outlook for 2023 on Tuesday as the retail bellwether forecast full-year earnings below estimates and warned that tight spending by consumers could pressure profit margins. Higher U.S. consumer prices and loftier costs for rental housing and food have raised fears among …
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By Andrea Shalal and Olena Harmash WASHINGTON/KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine could secure “sizeable support” from the International Monetary Fund under a new, longer-term program, and its economy should see a gradual recovery over the course of this year, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Tuesday. Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said this week Ukraine hopes to …
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LIMA, 21 feb (Reuters) – La gripe aviar ha matado al menos 716 lobos marinos en Perú, según las autoridades locales, una propagación de la influenza altamente patógena que ha provocado la muerte de millones de aves en el mundo, incluidas miles en el país andino. Perú reportó en noviembre el primer caso de la …
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Por Nandita Bose y Guy Faulconbridge VARSOVIA/MOSCÚ, 21 feb (Reuters) – El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, dijo el martes que Ucrania “se mantiene fuerte” un año después de la invasión rusa y que Moscú nunca derrotará a su vecino, en un discurso horas después de que el Kremlin suspendió un histórico tratado de …
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PRAGUE (Reuters) – Czech energy group EPH has obtained provisional 15-year new build contracts for a combined 1,700-megawatt power and a 299-megawatt battery storage project at the site of the former Eggborough coal station, the Czech company said on Tuesday. The CCGT power project will be the single largest flexible generation asset to be commissioned …
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