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Thailand approves tax break to boost public consumption
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's cabinet on Tuesday approved a tax measure to help boost public consumption starting in January to support the economy as it recovers, a government spokesperson said on T...
Dec 19, 2022
Bill Gates upbeat on climate innovation, even if 1.5C goal out of reach
By Katy Daigle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When it comes to climate change, Bill Gates considers himself a realist - even if that means admitting the world has no chance limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Cel...
Dec 19, 2022
U.S. lawmakers to include ban on TikTok on government devices – sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers will include a proposal to bar federal government employees from using Chinese app TikTok on government-owned devices in a key spending bill, sources told Reuters...
Dec 19, 2022
Instant view: Bank of Japan reviews yield-curve control policy
(Reuters) - The Bank of Japan has slightly loosened the shackles on its 10-year yield target and said it will review its yield-curve control policy, surprising financial markets and sending the yen sh...
Dec 19, 2022
Two Chinese property developers to raise funds via discounted share sales
HONG KONG (Reuters) - CIFI Holdings on Tuesday became the latest Chinese property developer to raise funds by selling new shares at discounted prices, while Agile Group announced its second such capit...
Dec 19, 2022
Indonesia 2022 trade surplus to hit record, gap seen shrinking in 2023
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's 2022 trade surplus will likely be its biggest on record, but next year the gap is expected to narrow to about $38.3 billion to $38.5 billion, a trade ministry official ...
Dec 19, 2022
BOJ tweaks operational functions of yield curve control
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan said on Tuesday it will widen the band at which it will allow the 10-year government yield to move around its 0% yield target, as part of fine-tuning measures to ad...
Dec 19, 2022
University of California’s striking academic workers begin vote on labor deal
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Thousands of striking academic workers began voting on Monday whether to ratify a deal with the University of California and end a 5-week-old walkout that union...
Dec 19, 2022
Facebook held back on naming Cambridge Analytica in 2017 -deposition
By Paresh Dave OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - Mark Zuckerberg considered saying in a 2017 speech that Facebook was looking into "organizations like Cambridge Analytica," according to details from a depos...
Dec 19, 2022
IMF has approved program for Ukraine to help promote donor financing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund said on Monday it has approved a four-month program for Ukraine that is aimed at maintaining economic stability following Russia's invasion of th...
Dec 19, 2022
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