By Andrea Shalal and Joe Cash BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen called on Friday for market reforms in China and criticized its recent tough actions against U.S. companies[...]
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Environment
World food prices fall again in June – UN food agency
ROME (Reuters) – The United Nations food agency’s world price index fell in June to its lowest level in more than two years, pushed down by a drop in the cost of sugar, vegetable oils, cer[...]
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ESG equity funds suffer big outflows, buffeted by market jitters and U.S. backlash
By Tommy Wilkes and Patturaja Murugaboopathy LONDON (Reuters) – Equity funds with an environmental, social and governance (ESG) tilt suffered a large loss of investors in the three months to end[...]
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Argentina economic activity slumps 4.2% in April as drought hit farming
By Hernan Nessi BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s economic slumped 4.2% in April from a year earlier, the country’s official INDEC statistics agency said on Friday, the worst drop[...]
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China’s debt relief to poor countries slows amid continuing appeals for support
By Joe Cash BEIJING (Reuters) – The value of Chinese debt relief decreased by over 50% between 2021 and 2022, a report from Rhodium Group showed, with Angola alone receiving two thirds of deferr[...]
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Biden administration aims $2 billion in grants at US electric vehicle transition
By Timothy Gardner and Joseph White WASHINGTON/DETROIT (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s administration on Wednesday said it intends to invest $2 billion from last year’s Inflation R[...]
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Costa Rica unlocks $519 million from IMF for economic reform, climate programs
(Reuters) – Costa Rica has unlocked a total of around $519 million for its economic reform program and a climate and sustainability program, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Monday.[...]
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Brazil’s Lula calls for ‘common sense’ negotiations on EU-Mercosur trade pact
(Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Saturday urged the European Union and the Mercosur to set aside arrogance and negotiate the long-awaited trade agreement between the[...]
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Pakistan’s economic meltdown spurs more people to risk lives to reach Europe
By Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam KHUIRATTA, Pakistan-administered Kashmir (Reuters) – Hameed Iqbal Bhatti had prospered over two decades working in Saudi Arabia, but after returning to Pakistan three[...]
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