JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia is targeting 170 trillion rupiah ($10.92 billion) in capital market fundraising for this year, including from initial public offerings and debt instruments, its fin[...]
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January 2, 2023
Syria weakens official exchange rate
DAMASCUS (Reuters) – Syria weakened its official exchange rate to 4,522 Syrian pounds to the dollar, a central bank statement said on Monday, while black market rates used for most economic acti[...]
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Pakistan December CPI rises 24.5% year on year – statistics bureau
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s consumer price index rose 24.5% in December, year-on-year, the statistics bureau said on Monday. Prices were up 0.5% in December from the previous month, t[...]
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Darkest days likely over for euro zone factories, Dec PMIs show
LONDON (Reuters) – The downturn in euro zone manufacturing activity has likely passed its trough as supply chains begin to recover and inflationary pressures ease, a survey showed on Monday, lea[...]
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Fading supply problems ease downturn in German manufacturing -PMI
BERLIN (Reuters) – Fading supply chain problems helped ease the downturn in Germany’s manufacturing sector in December, although weaker demand continues to weigh on sentiment, a survey sho[...]
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French manufacturing contraction not as deep as forecast in Dec – final PMI
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s manufacturing sector contracted less than first thought in December, a survey showed on Monday, even though inflationary pressures continued to weigh on the euro[...]
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Dubai scraps 30% tax on alcohol sales amid economic rebound
DUBAI (Reuters) – Dubai has suspended a tax of 30% on alcohol and dropped a licence fee previously needed to buy alcohol in the commercial and tourism hub, two major retailers said on social med[...]
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Spanish manufacturing output down for 6th straight month in Dec -PMI
MADRID (Reuters) – Factory activity in Spain shrank for the sixth month in a row in December, albeit at a slower pace than the previous month as easing inflation and stronger business confidence[...]
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Turkish factory activity contracts in Dec but shows improvement -PMI
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish factory activity contracted for the 10th month running in December but showed some signs of improvement from previous months as output and new orders fell more slowl[...]
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