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US trio, including ex-Fed chief Bernanke, win economics Nobel
AFP, Published on 10/10/2022
» STOCKHOLM: A US trio on Monday won the Nobel Economics Prize for research on banking's role in the economy, especially on the importance of avoiding collapses during financial crises.
G20 finance chiefs meet as Indonesia warns of energy, food catastrophe
AFP, Published on 15/07/2022
» BALI: Group of 20 finance ministers and central bank chiefs met in Indonesia Friday for talks on the fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, with the host warning them failure to tackle energy and food crises would be catastrophic.
Global elites return to Davos under Ukraine storm
AFP, Published on 23/05/2022
» DAVOS: The Davos summit of global political and business elites returns Monday after a Covid-induced two-year break to face another momentous crisis: Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Zelensky calls on French companies to quit Russia
AFP, Published on 24/03/2022
» PARIS - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky used an address to France's parliament on Wednesday to call on French companies still working in Russia to "stop sponsoring" the Kremlin's aggression against his country.
VW pay-out to Brazil regime victims reopens debate on justice
AFP, Published on 25/09/2020
» RIO DE JANEIRO: Thirty-five years after the end of Brazil's military dictatorship, there has been little justice for the killing and torture committed by the regime -- but an unprecedented deal for carmaker Volkswagen to pay damages for collaborating with the secret police could turn a new page.
China takes over Anbang Insurance
AFP, Published on 23/02/2018
» BEIJING: China took over Anbang Insurance Group for a year on Friday and said its former chairman faces prosecution for "economic crimes" as the government stepped up its battle against corruption and excessive corporate debt.