Hong Kong’s de facto central bank said Edmond Lau, one of its deputy chief executives, will retire early from his post on November 1. In a statement on August 19, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority…
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© Reuters. The logo of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is pictured at its headquarters in Vienna, Austria, March 21, 2016. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger By Rowena Edwards LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices fell…
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The recent leak of 124,000 confidential Uber documents has shed light on some of the ethically questionable activities that have arguably helped fuel the ride-hailing company’s global rise. Among allegations of law breaking and the…
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A crime scene can present itself in any form and size. In recent weeks, an Aotearoa New Zealand family who’d purchased abandoned goods from a storage locker made the harrowing discovery of two sets of…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Francisco Jose Lloreda, director of the Colombian Oil Association, attends a news conference in Bogota, Colombia December 13, 2017. REUTERS/Jaime Saldarriaga BOGOTA (Reuters) – Representatives of Colombia’s oil, mining and tourism…
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Nigeria is preparing to elect its next president in February 2023. That person will have a daunting task fixing a near comatose economy. The next president and his administration will encounter monumental economic, security and…
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Central banks are studying options to take central bank digital currency (CBDC) capabilities offline, says John Kiff, a retired International Monetary Fund financial expert. In an article published by the IMF, Kiff says offline digital…
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With weather conditions currently at 80% favourable, NASA is launching the Artemis 1 mission today from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The launch window opens at 8.33am EDT (10.33pm AEST). This milestone mission will usher…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The company logo of China’s Sinopec Corp is displayed at a news conference in Hong Kong, China March 26, 2018. REUTERS/Bobby Yip SINGAPORE (Reuters) – China’s Sinopec (NYSE:) Corp said on…
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Since it was introduced 23 years ago, the national minimum wage has raised the incomes of millions of Britons and reduced inequality. Everyone loves it. For Labour politicians it’s a tool to reduce inequality, while…
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