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Bitcoin Group: taking steps against money-laundering, terrorist financing
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Bitcoin Group said on Wednesday it was taking measures to improve its internal control system, after the financial regulator Bafin ordered its subsidiary futurum bank to r...
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Austria’s Signa to launch self-administrated insolvency proceedings
VIENNA (Reuters) - The management of Signa Holding GmbH will apply to launch self-administrated insolvency proceedings with a Vienna court on Wednesday, the Austrian property group said in a statement...
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Pension withdrawals by residents leaving Hong Kong in Q3 up 1.7% on year
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Residents leaving Hong Kong for good withdrew a total of HK$2.213 billion ($283.72 million) from their Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) pension accounts in the third quarter of 202...
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German GDP to expand in 2024, but court ruling could lower growth – OECD
BERLIN (Reuters) - The German economy is projected to grow by 0.6% in 2024 and 1.2% in 2025, after contracting slightly in 2023, according to forecasts from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation a...
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Global watchdog proposes detailed climate disclosures from banks
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - A global watchdog on Wednesday proposed that, starting in January 2026, banks publish detailed information about the impact of climate change on their business to help ...
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OECD says UK needs tougher fiscal policy amid tax cut talk
By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's government should tighten its budgetary belt, the OECD said on Wednesday, advice that is unlikely to be welcomed by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak who is expe...
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Global growth to slow but avoid a hard landing – OECD
By Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) - The global economy will slow slightly next year but the risk of a hard landing has subsided despite high levels of debt and uncertainty over interest rates, the Organ...
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Colorado paramedics face trial for death of Elijah McClain
By Brad Brooks LONGMONT, Colorado (Reuters) - Two Colorado paramedics go on trial on Wednesday for their alleged role in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, a young Black man who died after police rough...
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Philippines’ SEC to block access to world’s largest crypto exchange Binance
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' Securities and Exchange Commission has begun the process of blocking access to the world's largest crypto exchange Binance, whose chief last week stepped down and p...
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Sibanye to cut nearly 300 jobs at US ops after palladium price fall
(Reuters) - Diversified miner Sibanye Stillwater said on Wednesday it would cut 287 jobs at its U.S platinum group metals (PGM) operations to reduce costs as metal prices decline, adding the move woul...
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