Generali pulls back from Russia, Intesa reviews business
MILAN (Reuters) – Leading Italian insurer Generali is set to pull out of its operations in Russia following Moscow’s invas..
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Analysis-Crypto exchanges won’t bar Russians, raising fears of sanctions backdoor
By Tom Wilson LONDON (Reuters) – Some of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchanges are staying put in Russia, breaking ..
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Analysis-After sanctions barrage, Russia’s emerging market allies explore workarounds
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – As western governments ratchet up sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, Moscow’s eme..
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Ukraine asks for South Korea cybersecurity aid amid Russia invasion
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – The top Ukraine official in South Korea said on Friday that his country wants to request Seoul..
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Europe’s banks brace for Russia fallout while U.S. banks see limited pain
By Lawrence White, Alexandra Schwarz-Goerlich and Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON/VIENNA/LONDON (Reuters) -European banks on Tuesday were br..
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Markets pricing some geopolitics, but risk premia can grow further -Goldman
By Joice Alves LONDON (Reuters) -Global markets are already pricing chunky geopolitical risks, but there is scope for risk premia to r..
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Financial think-tank calls for regulated ESG ratings in Britain
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Britain should regulate sustainability ratings on companies to improve transparency, reduce the ..
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COVID-hit Queen Elizabeth sends message to Brazil
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Queen Elizabeth sent a message of condolence to Brazil on Monday as she continued to carry ou..
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Factbox-Britain scraps all remaining COVID-19 restrictions
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday announced the government would remove all remaining coronaviru..
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EU will consider making countries fill gas storage – energy chief
By Isla Binnie MADRID (Reuters) – The European Union will consider whether to require member states to fill their natural gas st..
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Worker shortage jeopardises Spain’s EU-funded recovery plan
By Corina Pons and Belén Carreño MADRID (Reuters) – When Spain’s decade-long housing boom spectacularly bust in 2008, some..
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Exclusive-Short AstraZeneca shelf life complicates COVID vaccine rollout to world’s poorest
By Francesco Guarascio and Jennifer Rigby BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) – The relatively short shelf life of AstraZeneca Plc’s..
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Kraft Heinz plans more price hikes as sales, earnings beat estimates
By Deborah Mary Sophia and Mehr Bedi (Reuters) -Kraft Heinz Co said on Wednesday it would raise the prices of its snacks and condiment..
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Light at end of tunnel for Czech services as government drops COVID pass
By Jiri Skacel PRAGUE (Reuters) – Czech restaurant and hotel operators saw light at the end of the tunnel on Thursday as the gov..
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COVID cases surpass 400 million as Omicron grips world
By Roshan Abraham and Kavya B (Reuters) – Global COVID-19 cases surpassed 400 million on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally..
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Ayoconnect raises $15M Series B to scale Indonesia’s largest open finance API platform
Tiger Global led the heavily oversubscribed round, joined by PayU and Alto Partners Ayoconnect is Indonesia’s leading open finance ..
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Euro jumps after hawkish comments from ECB’s Lagarde
By Stefano Rebaudo (Reuters) -The euro jumped against the dollar on Thursday after comments from ECB president Christine Lagarde fuell..
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British COVID trial deliberately infecting young adults found to be safe
By Josephine Mason and Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) -The world’s first “human challenge” trial in which volunteer..
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Challenger Bank shortlisted in three categories in UK’s largest business finance awards
A UK Challenger Bank set up less than five years ago has been named as a finalist in three categories in the largest busin..
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Betting Omicron has peaked, Johnson drops COVID rules in England
By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the end of COVID-19 measures introduced to c..
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Microsoft to gobble up Activision in $69 billion metaverse bet
By Subrat Patnaik (Reuters) -Microsoft Corp is buying “Call of Duty” maker Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion in the bi..
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UK economy finally bigger than before pandemic in November
By William Schomberg and Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s economy grew strongly in November to finally surpass ..
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Payments’ disruptor DigiDoe seals six- figure investment
DIGIDOE, the London-based startup which is on a march to revolutionise the world’s outdated payments infrastructure, has secured more ..
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Radware Appoints Guy Avidan Chief Financial Officer
TEL AVIV, Israel, Jan. 13, 2022 — Radware® (NASDAQ: RDWR) announced today the appointment of Guy Avidan as its new chief financial of..
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Zinc Strengthens Its Position in The Banking Sector with Two Major Contracts Signed in December
Thursday 13 January 2022 The Zinc group saw a solid end to 2021 with successfully completing two significant bids in the bankin..
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MyFintech Week 2022 to feature over 100 Finance and Tech Industry Speakers
MyFintech Week 2022 will focus on issues affecting the future of Malaysia’s economic and financial landscape. Malaysia’s Financial S..
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RAPID DIGITALISATION WILL PUSH 2022 PAYMENT INDUSTRY TRENDS, FRONTIERS
By Jeroen Hölscher, Global Cards & Payments Practice lead, Capgemini Financial Services and Elias Ghanem, Global Head of Market In..
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France halts British visitors, EU nations tighten borders as Omicron rises
By Dominique Vidalon and Aislinn Laing PARIS (Reuters) – France imposed travel restrictions on travellers from Britain on Thursd..
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Pfizer says COVID-19 pill near 90% effective in final analysis
By Michael Erman and Deena Beasley NEW YORK (Reuters) – Pfizer Inc on Tuesday said final analysis of its antiviral COVID-19 pill..
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Elon Musk named Time’s 2021 ‘Person of the Year’
(Reuters) – Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk was named Time magazine’s “Person of the Year” for 2021, a..
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Omicron poses ‘very high’ risk but data on severity limited
By Stephanie Nebehay and Ludwig Burger GENEVA (Reuters) – The Omicron coronavirus variant, reported in more than 60 countries, p..
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Plan C? UK PM Johnson not planning further COVID rules despite Omicron growth
By Kylie MacLellan and Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is not planning further restrictio..
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Renewing democracy is ‘defining challenge of our time,’ Biden tells summit
By Simon Lewis and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden gathered over 100 world leaders at a summit on ..
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WHO’s top scientist says Omicron could displace Delta
By Francesco Guarascio and Stephanie Nebehay (Reuters) -The World Health Organization’s chief scientist told the Reuters Next co..
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Germany, U.S. agree to new COVID curbs as Omicron spreads across globe
By Joseph Nasr and Alessandra Galloni BERLIN/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Germany decided on Thursday to bar the unvaccinated from all but th..
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UK issues call to arms for Omicron booster drive
By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) -Prime Minister Boris Johnson issued a “call to get jabs in arms” on Wednesday as Britain ..
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Omicron, found in Europe 11 days ago, jolts markets on vaccine fears
By Ludwig Burger and Emma Thomasson FRANKFURT/BERLIN (Reuters) – Financial markets fell sharply on Tuesday after the head of..
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