Monetary / Fiscal Policy / Policy Makers
Romania’s ruling Liberals delay no-confidence vote
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania's ruling Liberal Party put off a no-confidence vote against its government on Thursday, prolonging a political...
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China’s President Xi sends congratulatory message to North Korea leader Kim -state media
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's President Xi Jinping on Thursday sent a congratulatory message to North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un...
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UK climate summit chief says had constructive discussions with China
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's Alok Sharma, president of this year's United Nations COP26 climate change conference, said on Wednesday he had...
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UK PM Johnson raises taxes to tackle health and social care crisis
By Elizabeth Piper, Kylie MacLellan and William James LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Boris Johnson set out plans on Tuesday...
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Japan minister Kono may gain rival camp’s support in PM race
By Yoshifumi Takemoto and Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese COVID-19 vaccine minister Taro Kono's chances of becoming the next...
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UK to extend Northern Ireland’s Brexit grace periods
LONDON/DUBLIN (Reuters) - Britain plans to further extend post-Brexit grace periods on some goods imports to Northern Ireland, Brexit minister...
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German ambassador to China dies two weeks into the job
By Yew Lun Tian BEIJING (Reuters) - Germany's ambassador to China, Jan Hecker, who was a former foreign policy adviser...
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Boosted by surge in polls, Germany’s Scholz bets on coalition with Greens
By Michael Nienaber BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's centre-left chancellor candidate Olaf Scholz wants to lead Europe's largest economy in a...
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Japan PM candidate Kishida wants to delay economic stimulus debate
TOKYO (Reuters) - Fumio Kishida, a key contender to succeed Yoshihide Suga as Japan's prime minister, said on Sunday that...
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Czech opposition seeks closer ties with liberal allies, revival of euro adoption
(Clarifies that Pirates would weaken their alignment with Visegrad rather than step back from the group, in paragraph 2) By...
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Turkish hotels to close early after UK ‘red list’ dashes hopes
By Ceyda Caglayan and Canan Sevgili ISTANBUL (Reuters) - When Britain announced Turkey would stay on its "red list" of...
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Putin says we need to discuss ‘legalising’ political force in Afghanistan
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that there would be no political force to talk to...
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Romania coalition at risk after junior party pulls support for PM
BUCHAREST (Reuters) -Romania's centrist ruling coalition faced possible collapse on Thursday as a junior party withdrew support for the prime...
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Japan ruling party head candidate Kishida calls for big stimulus package
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan must compile an economic stimulus package worth "tens of trillions of yen" to combat the coronavirus...
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Questioning primacy of EU law holding up recovery money for Poland -Gentiloni
By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Poland's challenge to the primacy of European Union law over national law is holding...
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BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania's centrist Prime Minister Florin Citu sacked his justice minister Stelian Ion on Wednesday, accusing the junior...
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France tells Iran to return to nuclear deal talks immediately
PARIS (Reuters) - France's foreign minister told his newly-appointed Iranian counterpart in a telephone call that it was urgent for...
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New era for Afghanistan starts with long queues, rising prices
By James Mackenzie (Reuters) - As Kabul began a new era of Taliban rule, long queues outside banks and soaring...
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China shuts American Chamber of Commerce in Chengdu, organisation says
By Andrew Galbraith and Gabriel Crossley SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Chinese authorities have instructed an American Chamber of Commerce in the southwestern...
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Greek PM sacks public order minister after wildfires
By Angeliki Koutantou and George Georgiopoulos ATHENS (Reuters) -Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis replaced his public order and tourism ministers...
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