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Business / World Business

Ukraine money-go-round: how $1.7 bln in bank loans ended up offshore (Insight) 24 Jan 2018 - 09:04 am
File photo of Ukraine PrivatBank used for representation. Reuters
Five things to know about Davos 23 Jan 2018 - 10:24 pm
IMF Director Christine Lagarde (C) reacts after kicking a football with the UN sustainability goals given her by the Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg (R), during their meeting at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, 23
Nigerian political standoff threatens central bank independence 23 Jan 2018 - 07:51 pm
Central Bank of Nigeria's logo is seen on the headquarters building in Abuja, Nigeria January 22, 2018. Reuters/Afolabi Sotunde
Macron hosts 140 CEOs in pre-Davos charm offensive 23 Jan 2018 - 01:02 am
French President Emmanuel Macron (centre) holds a Toyota staff uniform marked with his name as he poses with Toyota Motor Manufacturing France (TMMF) Director Luciano Biondo (right) and Didier Leroy, Executive Vice President of Toyota Motor Corporation, d
US tax reforms send UBS profits plunging 23 Jan 2018 - 01:02 am
Sergio Ermotti (right) CEO of Switzerland’s bank UBS, speaks with Hubertus Kuelps, Group Head of Communications, during a press conference in Zurich, Switzerland, yesterday.
EU's Moscovici slams Ireland, Netherlands as tax 'black holes' 20 Jan 2018 - 12:02 am
European Commissioner in charge of Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs Pierre Moscovici gives a press conference on the European Commission's proposals to give more flexibility to member states to set VAT rates and to simplify VAT obligat
Facing investor pressure, Thyssenkrupp pledges to refine strategy 20 Jan 2018 - 12:01 am
Heinrich Hiesinger (centre), chairman of the board of ThyssenKrupp, with board members Oliver Burkhard (left), Guido Kerkhoff (second left) and Donatus Kaufmann (second right), and Ulrich Lehner (right), chairman of the supervisory board, during the compa
London finance chief sees fewer jobs shifting because of Brexit 19 Jan 2018 - 11:14 pm
Catherine McGuinness, Chairman of the Policy and Resources Committee of the City of London Corporation, poses for a photograph in London, Britain, January 17, 2018. Picture taken January 17, 2018. Reuters/Hannah McKay
Boeing willing to preserve Brazil’s ‘golden share’ in Embraer deal 19 Jan 2018 - 11:13 pm
A Boeing 737 MAX and an Embraer E190-E2 are seen on the static display, before the opening of the 52nd Paris Air Show at Le Bourget airport near Paris, France, June 16, 2017. Reuters/Pascal Rossignol
Everyone’s a winner? How ‘impact investing’ can make money and do good 19 Jan 2018 - 08:31 pm
Ms.Madina Namutebi with her family ahead of work on their farm in Kyazanga, Uganda, on November 30, 2017. Handout: SolarNow / Lendahand Ethex
Southeast Asian plastic recyclers hope to clean up after China ban 18 Jan 2018 - 08:45 pm
A woman sorts out recyclable plastic soft drink bottles at Xa Cau Village, outside Hanoi, Vietnam. Reuters/Kham
Peugeot plans electric versions of all cars by 2025 18 Jan 2018 - 03:38 pm
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Bitcoin, other cryptocurrencies tumble on govt crackdown worries 16 Jan 2018 - 06:56 pm
Pedestrians walk past ATM machines (L and R) for digital currency Bitcoin in Hong Kong on December 18, 2017.  AFP / Anthony Wallace
Brexit could cost nearly 500,000 UK jobs: study 11 Jan 2018 - 01:53 pm
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Buffett says he will never invest in cryptocurrencies 10 Jan 2018 - 04:49 pm
Warren Buffett talks to reporters as he tours the exhibit hall during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting at the CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Nebraska, April 30, 2016. Reuters / Ryan Henriksen
India allows 49% foreign investment in state-run airline 10 Jan 2018 - 01:52 pm
Air hostesses walk next to the parked Air India Boeing 787-800 Dreamliner upon its arrival at the airport in New Delhi, September 8, 2012. (Reuters / Mansi Thapliyal)
Finland's Fortum snaps up EON's fossil fuels stake 09 Jan 2018 - 10:38 pm
Johannes Teyssen, CEO of German energy giant EON, speaking during his company's annual results press conference at the EON headquarters in Essen, western Germany, on March 15, 2017. AFP / DPA / Ina Fassbender
In China, Macron urges openness, pitches France Inc. 09 Jan 2018 - 09:03 pm
French President Emmanuel Macron (2nd L) walks with Chinese President Xi Jinping as they are greeted by children during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on January 9, 2018. AFP / Ludovic Marin