Economy

By Francesco Guarascio and Phuong Nguyen HANOI (Reuters) – Communist-run Vietnam is planning its boldest bureaucratic reform in decades, slashing ministries, agencies and broadcasters in a bid to reduce bottlenecks…

By Andreas Rinke and Matthias Williams BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s main political parties will unveil their manifestos on Tuesday, offering competing visions to lift Europe’s largest economy out of the…

By Virginia Furness LONDON (Reuters) – Ecuador has completed its second debt-for-nature swap, this time unlocking $460 million to protect and manage the forests and wetlands of its Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN)…

By Libby George and Karin Strohecker LONDON (Reuters) – Investors burned by Sri Lanka’s $12.5 billion debt default are using the subsequent years-long restructuring to try to force the island…

LONDON (Reuters) – British pay rose by more than expected in the three months to October, official data showed on Tuesday, potentially adding to the Bank of England’s caution about…

By Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s growth rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic is petering out much faster than expected as structural weaknesses resurface, raising risks for the fragile public…

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s monetary policy board members said there was a need to respond quickly and preemptively to a slowing economy, as they decided to lower interest rates…

TOKYO (Reuters) – Over 90% of market participants expect the Bank of Japan to keep interest rates steady at this week’s policy meeting, a survey by money market brokerage Ueda…

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee Political upheaval is jolting governments from South Korea to Germany to Canada, but for now investors…

Investing.com– China’s top leaders have agreed to increase the country’s budget deficit to 4% of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2025, marking the highest level on record, Reuters reported on…