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Mercosur summit opens as EU trade deal hangs in the balance
Jul 03, 2023 (AFP)
The EU and the Mercosur countries -- Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay -- are trying to finalize a trade deal after reaching an agreement in principle in ...
EU ambassador regrets lack of progress with China on trade
Jul 02, 2023 (AFP)
The European Commission has suspended its efforts to get member states and parliament to ratify an investment agreement reached with China at the end of 2020, a...
Iran to join Shanghai alliance with China, Russia next week: Lavrov
Jun 30, 2023 (AFP)
"At the meeting of heads of state on July 4, the full membership of Iran will be approved," Lavrov said at the opening of an SCO centre in Moscow. Iranian Forei...
Markets rise but rate hike worries temper upbeat US data
Jun 30, 2023 (AFP)
Conversely, another set of dour figures out of China showed the country's recovery from zero-Covid was fast fading but added to speculation that officials would...
China factory activity shrinks for third straight month
Jun 30, 2023 (AFP)
The reading comes as the government faces calls to unveil fresh measures to kickstart growth, which has slowed in the second quarter as the post-Covid lockdown ...
China's top diplomat says new law to counter foreign 'bullying'
Jun 29, 2023 (AFP)
The United States has imposed sanctions on a lengthy list of Chinese companies and individuals, accusing them of complicity in human rights abuses that Beijing ...
French luxury brand tycoon Bernard Arnault in China
Jun 29, 2023 (AFP)
The world's second-richest man after Elon Musk and chairman of LVMH group, Arnault was seen in Beijing visiting the upscale SKP mall and the Sanlitun Taikoo Li ...
Markets mixed as traders weigh rate plans, yen softens
Jun 29, 2023 (AFP)
Worries over the outlook for China also continue to weigh on sentiment in Hong Kong and Shanghai after mainland officials failed to provide any details on plans...
EU to take one giant leap towards digital euro
Jun 28, 2023 (AFP)
From China to the United States, Jamaica to Japan, dozens of central banks worldwide are exploring or have already put in place digital currencies as electronic...
New Zealand PM scores trade deals on China trip
Jun 28, 2023 (AFP)
New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins is in China on a multi-day, multi-city mission to drum up business and help his nation exit an election-year recession....
Markets rise as upbeat US data plays against rates outlook
Jun 28, 2023 (AFP)
Wall Street popped higher Tuesday after a string of readings soothed concerns about a possible recession, while traders were also cheered by Chinese growth pled...
Markets mixed as upbeat US data plays against rates outlook
Jun 28, 2023 (AFP)
Wall Street popped higher Tuesday after a string of readings soothed concerns about a possible recession, while traders were also cheered by Chinese growth pled...
China calls West's economic de-risking a 'false proposition'
Jun 27, 2023 (AFP)
The United States and the European Union have in recent months moved to "de-risk" from the world's second-largest economy. "In the West, some people are hyping ...
China accepts WTO fishery subsidy accord
Jun 27, 2023 (AFP)
World Trade Organization chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala received the document from China's commerce minister at a meeting in the Chinese port city of Tianjin. With a...
China 'on course' to achieve 5% growth in 2023; Economics journalist censored
Jun 27, 2023 (AFP)
"For the whole year, we are expected to achieve the target of about five percent economic growth set at the beginning of this year," Li said as he opened a meet...
Most markets rise but wary eyes on Fed, Russia
Jun 27, 2023 (AFP)
The more positive environment came as concerns over Russia subsided following an aborted uprising, though developments in the nuclear-armed country are being cl...
HSBC says to shift HQ to London finance district
Jun 26, 2023 (AFP)
The Asia-focused lender, which has encouraged hybrid working since the Covid pandemic, announced in a memo to staff that it will switch to a smaller property ne...
Shipping emissions tax still stuck in port
Jun 23, 2023 (AFP)
French President Emmanuel Macron put the item on the agenda of the two-day Summit for a New Global Financing Pact which brought together around 40 heads of stat...
Kenyan president slams 'unfair' global lending; Macron touts 'complete consensus'
Jun 23, 2023 (AFP)
Ruto made his blunt assessment in an interview with AFP on the sidelines of a two-day summit in Paris seeking to revamp the international financial order to bet...
Yellen, in Paris, pushes for progress on debt restructuring
Jun 22, 2023 (AFP)
"At this summit, the United States will continue to push for the full and speedy participation of all bilateral creditors in debt negotiations," Yellen said, in...
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