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NATO’s Stoltenberg seeks to become Norway central bank governor
By Terje Solsvik and Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) -NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has applied to become Norway's next central...
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Lira collapse leaves Turks bewildered, opposition angry
By Ece Toksabay and Tuvan Gumrukcu ANKARA (Reuters) - Anxious Turks struggled to keep up with a bewildering collapse in...
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Exclusive-Cash airlifts planned to bypass Taliban and help Afghans -sources
By Robin Emmott, John O'Donnell and Jonathan Landay BRUSSELS/FRANKFURT/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As desperate Afghans resort to selling their belongings to...
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Nigeria cranks up spending to record $39.8 billion in 2022 budget
By Felix Onuah and Chijioke Ohuocha ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's president unveiled a record 16.39 trillion naira ($39.8 billion) budget...
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Analysis-Eye on polls, Turkey’s Erdogan may regret rate cut he pushed for
By Nevzat Devranoglu, Orhan Coskun and Jonathan Spicer ANKARA (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan's belief that a shock interest rate...
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Exclusive-Afghan central bank drained dollar stockpile before Kabul fell – document
By John O'Donnell and Rupam Jain FRANKFURT/MUMBAI (Reuters) - The Afghan central bank ran down most of its U.S. dollar...
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Myanmar currency drops 60% in weeks as economy tanks since February coup
(Reuters) - Myanmar's currency has lost more than 60% of its value since the beginning of September, driving up food...
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Taliban expand economic team as Afghan crisis deepens
(Reuters) - Afghanistan's Taliban government bolstered its economic team on Tuesday, naming a commerce minister and two deputies as the...
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Germany’s Laschet says trusts ECB to keep inflation in check
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Armin Laschet, the conservative candidate bidding to succeed German Chancellor Angela Merkel in this month's election, said he...
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Regional powers at summit demand U.S. fund Afghan aid
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia, China, Pakistan and other regional states called on the United States on Friday to engage with...
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Unfreeze Afghan assets abroad, neighbour Uzbekistan says
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev urged other nations on Friday to unfreeze Afghanistan's assets kept in foreign banks to...
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Stability trumps growth for government as Russians prepare to vote -economists
By Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) - Low wages and rising prices are crucial issues for Russians at parliamentary elections this...
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Pakistani security official urges U.S. to engage with Afghanistan
By Charlotte Greenfield ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan urged the world to engage with Taliban-led Afghanistan and said the United States...
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German conservatives drag ECB’s monetary policy into election campaign
STUTTGART (Reuters) - Germany's conservatives, trailing in polls less than two weeks before a national election, launched a stinging attack...
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Guaido says Venezuela’s access to IMF SDRs to be part of political talks
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's access to International Monetary Fund (IMF) Special Drawing Rights (SDR) will be on the agenda in...
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Ukraine expects next IMF tranche of $750 million in December, PM says
By Natalia Zinets and Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine expects to receive the next tranche of assistance worth $750 million...
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Inflationary pressures force Lebanese to make tough choices
By Maha El Dahan and Alaa Kanaan BEIRUT (Reuters) - Ibrahim Jaber was laid off when the fast food restaurant...
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U.N. warns Afghanistan needs money to prevent total breakdown
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The United Nations warned on Thursday that the freezing of billions of dollars in...
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In risk to peace plan, rivalries hobble Libya’s economy
By Ahmed Elumami and Ayman al-Warfali TRIPOLI/BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Libya must reunify its fragmented economy and public finances if...
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