Monetary / Fiscal Policy / Policy Makers
G20 wants 70% of world vaccinated by mid-2022, sets up pandemic task force
By Jan Strupczewski and Andrea Shalal ROME (Reuters) -Finance and health ministers from the world's 20 biggest economies (G20) said...
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China’s Xi to participate in G20 leaders’ summit via video link
(Fixing typo in headline) BEIJING (Reuters) - China's President Xi Jinping will participate in the Group of 20 (G20) leaders'...
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UK to remove final seven countries from COVID-19 travel ‘red list’
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain will remove next week the last seven countries on its coronavirus "red list", which currently requires newly...
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UK has no plans to scrap COVID red travel list, PM’s spokesman says
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has no plans to scrap a travel red list country system that requires arrivals to stay...
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Lebanese parliament confirms holding parliamentary elections on March 27
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Lebanese parliament voted on Thursday to hold legislative elections on March 27, confirming an earlier vote...
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Iran says nuclear talks with six powers to resume by end November
By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's talks with six world powers aimed at reviving a 2015 nuclear deal will...
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U.S., Indonesia call for new G20 forum to prepare for next pandemic
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The world's biggest economies should create a forum to facilitate global coordination for the...
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Biden heads to G20 to talk energy prices, supply chain woes
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden, hoping to signal U.S. re-engagement with allies after four...
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UK lawmaker should be suspended over ‘egregious’ paid lobbying – watchdog
LONDON (Reuters) - A British lawmaker and former senior minister faces being suspended from parliament for 30 days after parliament's...
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U.S. Treasury’s Yellen raised ‘issues of concern’ with Chinese Vice Premier Liu – statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen "frankly raised issues of concern" in a virtual meeting on Monday with...
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Senior Chinese diplomat to meet Taliban interim government on Qatar trip
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's foreign ministry said on Monday that Foreign Minister and State Councillor Wang Yi will meet a...
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Parts of northern China brace for more COVID-19 lockdowns and curbs
BEIJING (Reuters) - Parts of northern China are bracing for more COVID-19 curbs as a wave of cases raises concerns...
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UK’s Sunak rules out return to major COVID restrictions -The Times
LONDON (Reuters) - British finance minister Rishi Sunak said there must be no return to "significant economic restrictions" despite a...
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro plans to attend G20 summit in Rome -foreign ministry official
BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro is expected to attend next week's summit of the Group of 20 leading economies...
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Turkish students struggle to afford rent as inflation surges
By Dilara Senkaya and Canan Sevgili ISTANBUL (Reuters) - As surging inflation pushes up the cost of living in Turkey,...
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Moldovan parliament backs emergency measures amid gas shortage
By Alexander Tanas CHISINAU (Reuters) -Moldova's parliament on Friday approved a government-requested state of emergency until Nov. 20 as it...
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Parts of China toughen COVID curbs to fight new outbreak
BEIJING (Reuters) - A new COVID-19 outbreak has spurred parts of China to increase restrictions on movement, with the capital...
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Thailand announces reopening rules for tourism reboot
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand announced rules on Friday for its quarantine-free reopening to visitors from 45 countries, in an effort...
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China urges U.S. to avoid sending wrong signals on Taiwan
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's foreign ministry urged the United States on Friday to avoid sending any wrong signals to proponents...
Read moreAPEC finance ministers agree to step up vaccine efforts
(Reuters) -Finance ministers from Asia-Pacific trade group APEC met on Friday and agreed to step up efforts to expand COVID-19...
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