Economic News
EU countries approve deal to overhaul farming subsidies
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union countries on Monday gave the green light to reforms of the bloc's...
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Factbox-Swedish PM Lofven resigns, speaker to try to break political deadlock
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven resigned on Monday after losing a no-confidence motion last week, handing the...
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Fitch does not expect China’s three-child policy to boost births significantly
(Reuters) - Fitch Ratings said on Monday that China's three-child policy is unlikely to aid slow population growth and that...
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K-pop activism a lifeline for Thailand’s hard-hit ‘tuk tuk’ drivers
By Patpicha Tanakasempipat BANGKOK (Reuters) - Bangkok "tuk tuk" taxi driver Samran Thammasa, 39, had never heard of K-pop star...
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Analysis: Shut off from the world, Australia fosters red-hot growth at home
By Swati Pandey SYDNEY (Reuters) - A year after the coronavirus pandemic pummelled Australia's economy, IT contractor Ashok Ravindran has...
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Peru’s Castillo signals central bank stability if election win confirmed
By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) - Peru's socialist presidential candidate Pedro Castillo said on Saturday he wanted to keep on...
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Sudan to cut government spending, increase social spending
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan will cut its government spending and increase social spending, the cabinet said on Saturday, after completing...
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UK health minister quits after breaking COVID rules with affair
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's health minister Matt Hancock has resigned after he admitted breaking COVID-19 guidance by kissing and embracing...
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Delta variant ‘spreading rapidly’ from Lisbon to rest of Portugal
By Catarina Demony LISBON (Reuters) - Over 70% of coronavirus cases in the Lisbon area are from the more contagious...
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