© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Thomas Barkin poses during a break at a Dallas Fed conference on technology in Dallas (Reuters) – A vaccine to prevent the coronavirus may not be widely available until next summer, and households could struggle over the next several months without more government aid, Richmond […]
JAKARTA (Reuters) – The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation has signed a letter of intent to invest $2 billion in Indonesia’s new sovereign wealth fund, the Southeast Asian country’s government said in a statement on Monday. The signing by DFC chief executive Adam Boehler took place in Washington last week, during a visit by Indonesian […]
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Family Photo of G20 Leaders’ Summit is projected onto Salwa Palace in At-Turaif, in Diriyah By Davide Barbuscia and Andrea Shalal DUBAI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Leaders of the world’s 20 biggest economies on Sunday endorsed a plan to extend a freeze in official debt service payments by the poorest countries to mid-2021 […]
© Reuters. Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun speaks during a news conference at the presidential palace in Baabda BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese President Michel Aoun said on Saturday that a forensic audit of the central bank was vital to combat corruption and that he would put it back on track following the withdrawal of the consultancy […]
2/2 © Reuters. United Nation Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, conducts virtual press briefing from his office in New York ahead of the annual G20 Summit World Leaders to take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 2/2 By Raya Jalabi and Ryan Woo BEIJING/DUBAI (Reuters) – Leaders of the 20 biggest economies (G20) are debating this weekend […]
2/2 © Reuters. Taiwan Foreign Minister Wu unveils the new passport design in Taipei 2/2 TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s foreign minister voiced confidence on Saturday that the incoming government of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden would support a long sought-after bilateral trade agreement, following high level economic talks with the outgoing administration. Last month, Frank Jannuzi, […]
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank President Esther George addresses the National Association for Business Economics in Denver (Reuters) – The U.S. recovery from the coronavirus crisis could face some headwinds from the energy sector, Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank President Esther George said on Friday, as massive cuts in U.S. oil […]
2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends the Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC) 40th Summit in Riyadh 2/2 By Marwa Rashad and Raya Jalabi RIYADH/BEIRUT (Reuters) – When Saudi Arabia, the world’s top oil exporter and a leading U.S. ally, took over the G20 presidency in December 2019, […]
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Robert Kaplan speaks during an interview in his office at the bank’s headquarters in Dallas (Reuters) – Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Robert Kaplan on Thursday said the economy’s rebound could stall in the next two quarters, with output possibly shrinking in the fourth quarter, because […]
© Reuters. 29th Frankfurt European Banking Congress (EBC) takes place in Frankfurt (Reuters) – Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann on Thursday called on the Eurosystem, which includes the European Central Bank (ECB) and the euro zone’s 19 central banks, to consider climate-related financial risks before making monetary policy decisions. “The Eurosystem … should consider only purchasing […]
