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Britain to ban exports of luxury goods to Russia, impose new import tariffs
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain on Tuesday said it would ban the export of luxury goods to Russia and impose a new 35% tariff on 900 million pounds ($1.2 billion) worth of Russian imports, including vodka, ...
Mar 15, 2022
Gas through Russia’s Yamal pipeline reverses to flow eastwards
LONDON (Reuters) - A section of the Russian Yamal-Europe pipeline resumed eastbound gas delivery to Poland from Germany on Tuesday following normal, westbound supplies earlier in the morning, data fro...
Mar 15, 2022
Israeli airline El Al signs deal for $130 million loan
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Cash strapped Israeli airline El Al said on Tuesday it signed a non-binding deal for a $130 million loan from insurer Phoenix Group. Israel's flag carrier will pay interest of 5....
Mar 15, 2022
Russian central bank halts purchases of gold from banks to meet household demand
(Reuters) - The Russian central bank said it will suspend the buying of gold from banks from Tuesday to meet increased demand for the precious metal from households. "Currently, households' demand for...
Mar 15, 2022
Sri Lanka to begin official talks with IMF next month as protests grow
By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka will start official talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) next month, a cabinet spokesman said on Tuesday, as the government seeks to stave...
Mar 15, 2022
EU approves new round of Russia sanctions targeting energy, steel, defence sectors
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union formally approved on Tuesday a new barrage of sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, which include bans on investments in the Russian energy sect...
Mar 15, 2022
EU bans top credit rating agencies rating Russia and Russian firms
LONDON (Reuters) - The European Union has banned top credit rating firms from rating Russia's sovereign debt and the country's companies as part of its latest sanctions package, the European Commissio...
Mar 15, 2022
U.S. VP Harris to headline summit to promote equal pay
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will host a virtual summit on Tuesday to celebrate Equal Pay Day, announcing moves to boost pay equity for new federal workers and employees of...
Mar 15, 2022
Italian bank UniCredit considers quitting Russia – CEO
MILAN (Reuters) - Italian bank UniCredit is conducting an urgent review of its Russian business and could decide to quit the country after its invasion of Ukraine, Chief Executive Andrea Orcel said on...
Mar 15, 2022
Investors dump stocks, flee to cash as growth outlook hits weakest since 2008 – BoFA
LONDON (Reuters) - Investors are more concerned about the outlook for global growth than at any time since the global financial crisis in 2008, and they have ramped up their cash holdings to a two-yea...
Mar 15, 2022
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