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Dior takes a folksy turn at haute couture fashion week in Paris
By Mimosa Spencer PARIS (Reuters) - Dior designer Maria Grazia Chiuri set aside the shimmery jacquards and coatings of sequins - standard fare at Paris fashion shows - and homed in on craftsmanship of...
Jul 04, 2022
Canadian firms see inflation higher for longer, eye record wage increases
By Julie Gordon and Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian businesses now expect inflation to be high for longer, with firms eyeing survey-high wage increases over the next year and many planning t...
Jul 04, 2022
Russian minister says ‘parallel imports’ scheme is working
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A parallel import mechanism that allows Russia to circumvent some supply restrictions is working, news agencies cited Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov as saying on Monday,...
Jul 04, 2022
German bankers voice fears over economic impact of looming gas crisis
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Top bankers in Germany voiced concerns on Monday about risks facing Europe's largest economy as worries grow about a looming gas crisis. Germany, which is largely dependent on Ru...
Jul 04, 2022
Bank of Israel hikes benchmark interest rate 1/2-point in inflation battle
By Steven Scheer and Ari Rabinovitch JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Bank of Israel on Monday raised its benchmark interest rate by a half percentage point, its most aggressive move in more than a decade an...
Jul 04, 2022
Lebanon recovery plan held up by changes from PM – top finance lawmaker
By Timour Azhari and Maya Gebeily BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's top finance lawmaker said prime minister designate Najib Mikati had verbally proposed "very serious" changes to a recently-adopted plan t...
Jul 04, 2022
UK to introduce new economic and trade sanctions on Belarus
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said it would on Tuesday introduce new economic, trade and transport sanctions on Belarus over the country's support for Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The new package will i...
Jul 04, 2022
France to step up food sector price probes to curb inflation
PARIS (Reuters) - The French government will step up probes in the food supply chain to see if companies are using the inflation crisis to hike prices unjustifiably, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire sa...
Jul 04, 2022
Canadian factory activity grows at slowest pace in 17 months
By Fergal Smith TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian manufacturing activity lost some momentum in June as inflation pressures and material shortages held back production and firms became less optimistic about...
Jul 04, 2022
Galvanisers wanted: post-Brexit worker shortages strain UK employers
By David Milliken TELFORD, England (Reuters) - British manufacturing firm Corbetts the Galvanizers used to rely on a stream of workers from Poland and Romania to fill its shop floor, where steel is di...
Jul 04, 2022
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