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Thai exports beat forecast in June on high global demand, weak baht
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's customs-based exports rose by a more than expected 11.9% in June from a year earlier, helped by increased global demand as well as a weak baht, the commerce minister sai...
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Bangladesh seeking IMF loan, finance minister confirms -paper
DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh has asked the International Monetary Fund to start negotiations for a loan, the finance minister told the Prothom Alo newspaper, while adding that the macroeconomic situat...
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Thai factory output unexpectedly dips 0.08% y/y
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's manufacturing production index (MPI) in June dropped 0.08% from a year earlier, dragged down by lower production of hard disk drives, plastic pellets and steel, the indu...
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El Salvador to buy back some debt in surprise move
By Nelson Renteria SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - El Salvador's president announced on Tuesday a plan for a voluntary repurchase offer to holders of bonds maturing between 2023 and 2025. The operation would...
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Activist Investor Elliott builds stake in PayPal – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) -Activist investor Elliott Investment Management is building a stake in PayPal Holdings Inc, as it plans to push the fintech giant to ramp up its cost-reduction efforts, Bloomberg News repor...
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China Q2 smartphone sales fall 14.2% y/y as consumers pull back
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese smartphone sales in April-June fell 14.2% on year and volumes hit a decade low, Counterpoint Research said on Wednesday, as China struggles to recover from the impact of C...
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U.S. consumer watchdog to scrutinize crypto payments, Big Tech moves into finance -director
By Katanga Johnson and Michelle Price WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. consumer watchdog plans to scrutinize the use of cryptocurrencies for real-time payments and ramp up oversight of Big Tech com...
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BASF considers more ammonia production cuts in gas supply crunch-sources
By Ludwig Burger FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's BASF, the world's largest chemical company, is considering further cuts to ammonia production due to soaring natural gas prices, two sources familiar w...
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Hong Kong June home prices fall to the lowest in 18 months
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong private home prices fell at a faster pace in June and dropped to the lowest since December 2020, official data showed on Wednesday, as homebuyers stayed on the sideline...
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Toyota plans $1.8 billion Indonesia investment in next 5 years – Indonesian govt
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Japanese carmaker Toyota Motor Corp plans to invest 27.1 trillion rupiah ($1.8 billion) in Indonesia in the next five years to produce electric vehicles, Indonesia's economics mini...
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