[ad_1] MONVROVIA (Reuters) – Liberia’s largest palm oil company, Golden Veroleum, has laid off 443 employees, more than 10% of its workforce, due to persistently low prices and the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic,
South Africa’s Impala closes platinum mine due to coronavirus cases
[ad_1] JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s Impala Platinum said on Saturday it would temporarily close its Marula mine after detecting 19 coronavirus cases among workers reporting back for duty at the site in northern Limpopo
Saudi wealth fund boosts U.S. holdings with stakes in Citi, Boeing, Facebook
[ad_1] DUBAI/BENGALURU (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund has bought minority stakes in major American companies including Boeing, Facebook and Citigroup, a regulatory filing showed, giving it a portfolio of nearly $10 billion in
India to ease restrictions on foreign ownership in defence ventures
[ad_1] NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India will ease restrictions on the level of foreign ownership in defence manufacturing, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday, in a move aimed at cutting down on imports. FILE
India to open up space exploration and satellite launches to private companies
[ad_1] NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India will allow the involvement of private companies in its space exploration and satellite launch programmes, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman told a press conference on Saturday. Both industries are currently
British grocer Tesco’s slavery review reports abuses in Malaysia
[ad_1] A Tesco Extra sign is seen outside a store in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, July 6, 2015. REUTERS/Olivia Harris/File Photo KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – U.K.-based multinational groceries chain Tesco PLC (TSCO.L) has found abuses against
Saudi sovereign fund buys minority stakes in Citi, Boeing, Facebook
[ad_1] DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund has bought minority stakes in major American companies including Boeing, Facebook and Citigroup, according to a U.S. regulatory filing. FILE PHOTO: A Facebook logo is displayed
Saudi sovereign fund buys minority stakes in Citi, Boeing, Facebook
[ad_1] DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund has bought minority stakes in major American companies including Boeing, Facebook and Citigroup, according to a U.S. regulatory filing. FILE PHOTO: A Facebook logo is displayed
China’s Wuhan offers consumer incentives to support local auto, appliance industries
[ad_1] BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Wuhan has rolled out consumer subsidies to support local auto and home appliance companies as the city in which the coronavirus first emerged tries to revive its economy after months
Japan, U.S. to set up economic security dialogue – Yomiuri
[ad_1] TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan and the United States will set up a dialogue on economic security that will discuss 5G mobile-phone networks and the export of civilian technology that also has military use, the