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Syria awards third mobile telecoms licence to Wafa -state media
AMMAN (Reuters) - Syria's telecommunications authority has awarded Wafa Telecom a licence to be the country's third mobile telecoms operator, state media reported on Monday. Syrian Minister of Telecom...
Feb 21, 2022
India’s IPO-bound LIC is well capitalised, chairman says
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - State-run Life Insurance Corp. Of India (LIC), which is planning the country's largest IPO next month, is well capitalised, the company's chairman M.R Kumar said on Monday. Kumar...
Feb 21, 2022
Kuwait Airways increases Airbus order to 31 aircraft -chairman
By Ahmed Hagagy KUWAIT CITY (Reuters) - Kuwait Airways has increased the number of planes it plans to purchase from Airbus to 31 from 28, the chairman of the company told a news conference in Kuwait C...
Feb 21, 2022
From UK pubs to U.S. tour: The Longest Johns ride sea shanty craze wave
By Marie-Louise Gumuchian LONDON (Reuters) - Two years ago, British a capella folk band The Longest Johns performed their sea shanties in local Bristol pubs. This week they embark on their first U.S. ...
Feb 21, 2022
Kuwait Airways signs $6 billion deal with Airbus for 31 new planes -Sky News Arabia
KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwait Airways has signed a $6 billion deal with Airbus, which includes the purchase of 31 new planes, Sky News Arabia said on Monday. Kuwait Airways has already paid for 40% of the...
Feb 21, 2022
China’s big four banks cut mortgage rates in Guangzhou – sources
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's four biggest banks lowered mortgage rates in Guangzhou city by 20 basis points on Monday, two people familiar with the matter said - a fresh move aimed at lending support t...
Feb 21, 2022
Beijing places sanctions on U.S. arms companies Lockheed and Raytheon
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has placed U.S. companies Lockheed Martin Corp and Raytheon Technologies Corp under sanctions over U.S. arms sales to Taiwan. The sanctions are countermeasures against the tw...
Feb 21, 2022
Greek December current account deficit widens, tourism revenues up
ATHENS (Reuters) -Greece's current account balance showed a wider deficit in December last year compared to the same month in 2020 while tourism revenues rose, the Bank of Greece said on Monday. Centr...
Feb 21, 2022
Euro zone economic recovery rebounded in Feb despite soaring prices -PMI
LONDON (Reuters) - The euro zone economic recovery rebounded sharply this month as an easing of coronavirus restrictions gave a boost to the bloc's dominant service industry, a survey showed, but cons...
Feb 21, 2022
Swedish central bank split over policy tightening, minutes show
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish rate-setters were split over how fast to start tightening monetary policy at the most recent policy meeting, the minutes published on Monday showed, with discussions over...
Feb 21, 2022
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