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KKR, EQT among investors eyeing stake in Germany’s Stratec -sources
By Emma-Victoria Farr LONDON (Reuters) - Financial investors including KKR and EQT are considering offers for a stake in listed German laboratory supplier Stratec, sources familiar with the matter tol...
Apr 01, 2022
Swedish govt sees economy slowing this year amid high inflation
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's economy will slow this year with headline inflation expected to run at its highest level since the early 1990s, the government said in a pre-budget forecast on Friday. T...
Apr 01, 2022
Cuba authorizes import of outboard motors, gives fishermen a boost
By Dave Sherwood COJIMAR, Cuba (Reuters) - Since the days of Ernest Hemingway's "The Old Man and the Sea", whose main character toiled with oars to catch a marlin, few Cubans have enjoyed the luxury o...
Apr 01, 2022
BR Malls shareholders request vote on Aliansce tie-up
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian shopping mall operator Aliansce Sonae on Friday said that a group of shareholders in rival BR Malls has asked for a vote on a potential tie-up between the companies. Al...
Apr 01, 2022
ECB needs time to analyse fallout from ‘very high’ inflation: Lane
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Euro zone inflation is "very high" but the European Central Bank needs time to assess the net impact of higher energy prices on workers' wage demands and costs for households and...
Apr 01, 2022
U.S. Navy to name ship after late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy plans to name a ship after late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in honor of her advocacy for women's rights and gender equality. "She is a historic figur...
Apr 01, 2022
Analysis-More than a chairperson – founder’s daughter takes Zara helm
By Corina Pons MADRID (Reuters) - The daughter of Inditex's billionaire founder takes the helm of his Zara fashion empire on Friday with a more hands-on role than originally expected by outsiders, tho...
Apr 01, 2022
Indonesia to impose VAT, income tax on crypto assets from May
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia plans to charge value-added tax (VAT) on crypto asset transactions and an income tax on capital gains from such investments at 0.1% each, starting from May 1, a tax offic...
Apr 01, 2022
A cash-strapped Venezuela leans on scrap exports to raise hard currency
By Mayela Armas and Maria Ramirez GUANTA/CARACAS (Reuters) - On the outskirts of the eastern Venezuelan port town of Guanta, hundreds of trucks line up everyday to unload tons of scrap metal, part of ...
Apr 01, 2022
Global bond funds gain first weekly inflow since early Jan
(Reuters) - Global bond funds drew their first weekly inflow in about three months in the week ended March 30, as a dip in oil prices tempered some concerns over inflation during the week. According t...
Apr 01, 2022
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