[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – British Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove said on Sunday that there was a post-Brexit trade deal to be done with the European Union providing the bloc compromised its stance, days after
Syrian tycoon rejects government demand he step down from mobile operator
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: People walk past the looted premises of cellphone company Syriatel, which is owned by Rami Makhlouf, the cousin of Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad, in Deraa March 21, 2011. REUTERS/Khaled al-Hariri/Files AMMAN (Reuters)
UK economy to recover slowly from COVID: budget office
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s economy is unlikely to have a quick bounce back as it recovers from its coronavirus shutdown which could have wiped more than 30% off output last month, the head of
China says opposed to latest U.S. rules against Huawei
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: The Huawei logo is pictured in the Manhattan borough of New York, New York, U.S., July 15, 2019. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s commerce ministry said on Sunday it is firmly
Indonesian government plans $8.6 billion coronavirus bailout for state firms
[ad_1] JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia is planning an $8.6 billion bailout for 12 state-owned firms, to reduce the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, mostly as cash compensation and working capital investments, according to government documents
India to privatise state-run companies in non-strategic sectors
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman attends a joint news conference with U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin in New Delhi, India, November 1, 2019. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India said
China urges food companies to boost supplies on fears of further COVID-19 disruption
[ad_1] SINGAPORE/BEIJING (Reuters) – China has asked trading firms and food processors to boost inventories of grains and oilseeds as a possible second wave of coronavirus cases and worsening infection rates elsewhere raise concerns about
Australia says China ignores calls to ease trade tension
[ad_1] MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia urged China on Sunday to respond to its requests to discuss easing tensions between the two trading partners after Canberra called for an international enquiry into the origins of the
J.C. Penney has need for speed in bankruptcy, lawyer says
[ad_1] (Reuters) – J.C. Penney Co Inc needs to exit bankruptcy proceedings in just a matter of months to survive the unprecedented financial strain of prolonged store closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a lawyer
U.S. FDA suspends Gates-backed at-home COVID-19 testing program
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: A 3D-printed coronavirus model is seen in front of the words coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on display in this illustration taken March 25, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo (Reuters) – An at-home coronavirus testing