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Allegations of favouring China could erode confidence in IMF chief
Sep 18, 2021
WASHINGTON — A storm of controversy threatens to undermine Kristalina Georgieva's leadership of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as experts, US lawmakers and the Treasury scrutinise her actions in a former senior role at the World Bank.The situation also could present a challenge to Democratic US President Joe Biden's administration, since it ...
UAE to pour billions into UK investments
Sep 17, 2021
ABU DHABI — The UAE will invest billions of dollars across the UK's technology, infra ...
UK inflation strikes nine-year peak as economy reopens
Sep 15, 2021
LONDON — British annual inflation spiked in August to a nine-year peak on the reopeni ...
Amazon to hire 125,000 more ground workers in United States
Sep 14, 2021
NEW YORK — Amazon announced plans on Tuesday to hire 125,000 more workers in the United States as it broadens its logistical footprint amid ...
UPS executive sees supply chain disarray extending into 2022
Sep 13, 2021
NEW YORK — The United Parcel Service (UPS) is girding for more supply chain problems in 2022 after this year's upheaval, but does not expect ...
Few women decide to keep their jobs at Kabul airport despite fears
Sep 12, 2021
With hardline Taliban saying women should stay at home for their own security, the risks were all too clear, but the 35-year-old mother of t ...
Wells Fargo gets $250m fine for failing to pay back hurt customers
Sep 11, 2021
WASHINGTON — US bank Wells Fargo was hit on Thursday with a new fine — $250 million for failing to meet requirements in an agreement to pay ...
EasyJet rejects takeover bid, plots $2.0b lifeline
Sep 09, 2021
LONDON — British airline EasyJet on Thursday announced it had rejected a takeover approach, reportedly from rival Wizz Air, and revealed a $ ...
Google see the future of work as 'hybrid'
Sep 08, 2021
SAN FRANCISCO — Google on Wednesday ramped up cloud collaboration tools for businesses, expecting "hybrid" work routines to remain even afte ...
Hong Kong completes third runway as pandemic keeps city isolated
Sep 07, 2021
HONG KONG — Hong Kong marked the completion of a third runway at its airport on Tuesday at a time when the once thriving international trave ...
Tokyo stocks close higher on political upheaval
Sep 06, 2021
TOKYO — Tokyo stocks closed higher on Monday with investors remaining buoyant over unpopular Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's announcement th ...
France's TotalEnergies signs $27b oil, gas, solar deal in Iraq
Sep 05, 2021
BAGHDAD — French energy giant TotalEnergies has signed a $27-billion contract to invest in oil, gas and solar energy production in Iraq, the ...
Ireland fines WhatsApp for breaching EU privacy laws
Sep 04, 2021
DUBLIN — Ireland on Thursday slapped Facebook's WhatsApp messaging service with a record fine for breaching EU data privacy laws after Europ ...

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