[ad_1] JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s National Treasury is considering the creation of a scheme to encourage bank lending to small businesses and consumers as one response to the coronavirus outbreak, central bank deputy governor

[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices clawed their way into positive territory on Tuesday as hopes that the world’s biggest producers will agree to cut output outweighed analyst fears that a global recession in the

[ad_1] (Reuters) – Gold prices fell 1% on Tuesday, retreating from a one-month high hit earlier in the session as risk sentiment improved on wider market optimism that the coronavirus pandemic may be easing. FILE

[ad_1] NEW DELHI (Reuters) – An Indian retail group has asked a court to allow the restart of an antitrust investigation into Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) and a Walmart (WMT.N) unit that is on hold following

[ad_1] SEOUL (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) said on Tuesday its first-quarter operating profit likely managed to rise slightly from a slump a year earlier, as solid chip sales helped cushion the blow

[ad_1] SINGAPORE/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Asian stock markets rallied for a second day on Tuesday, and riskier currencies rose, buoyed by tentative signs the coronavirus crisis may be levelling off in New York and receding in

[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s big supermarkets fear they won’t be able to supply the country’s 60 million people without longer opening hours or a relaxation of social distancing rules introduced to curb the spread

[ad_1] BENGALURU (Reuters) – Indian shares rose on Tuesday, tracking broader Asian market, as investors hoped the coronavirus spread may have peaked in key global centres due to fall in death rates. A bird flies

[ad_1] Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks to the media on Japan’s response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at his official residence in Tokyo, Japan, April 6, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan