articles on economics issues
- Mar- 2023 -21 MarchEconomy
‘Firefighter and policeman’: Fed faces rate rise dilemma amid banks turmoil
The US Federal Reserve must make one of the most consequential decisions of its rate-raising campaign this week as it…
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DRC says Rwandan mineral smuggling costs it almost $1bn a year
The Democratic Republic of Congo said it was losing almost $1bn a year in minerals that were being illegally smuggled…
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EU vows to respect bondholders’ rights after Credit Suisse turmoil
A senior EU policymaker has pledged not to wrongfoot investors by upending bank creditor hierarchies, after market uproar at Switzerland’s…
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Carmakers and corporates urge EU to stick to combustion engine ban
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‘Credit Suisse is part of our history’: shocked nation digests bank’s collapse
For most people in Switzerland, the news that Credit Suisse was to be saved from collapse by local rival UBS…
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VW’s plans to pull out of Russia at risk after assets in country are frozen
Volkswagen’s plans to pull out of Russia have been jeopardised after a court froze its assets in the country pending…
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Bank turmoil risks swaying ECB’s next rate decision, says Lagarde
Christine Lagarde has acknowledged that turmoil in the banking sector could force the European Central Bank to stop raising interest…
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IMF approves $3bn bailout for Sri Lanka
The IMF’s board has finally backed a $3bn bailout for Sri Lanka to help the country restructure its debts and…
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Macron’s government faces no-confidence votes over pensions
Emmanuel Macron’s government faces two no-confidence votes on Monday brought by opposition lawmakers seeking to stop him from passing his…
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Israeli minister inflames tensions in speech denying existence of Palestinian people
Israel’s ultranationalist finance minister has claimed there is “no such thing” as Palestinians in a speech in Paris that drew…
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