Bank of Japan to scale down huge bond-buying programme
Tokyo (AFP) - The Bank of Japan on Friday said it would trim its vast hoard of government bonds as...
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China waits anxiously for economic plan as gloom reigns
Tianjin (China) (AFP) - Rows and rows of partially inhabited high-rises sprawl into the suburbs of the northern Chinese metropolis...
IMF board approves Argentina payout of almost $800 mn
Washington (AFP) - The IMF executive board voted Thursday to approve a payout of almost $800 million for Argentina as...
Argentine monthly inflation lowest in 2.5 years
Buenos Aires (AFP) - Monthly inflation in economically troubled Argentina came in at 4. 2 percent in May, the lowest...
Biden, Zelensky hail $50 billion G7 loan for Ukraine
Bari (Italy) (AFP) - G7 leaders agreed Thursday on a new $50 billion loan for Ukraine using profits from frozen...
Bond-buying in focus as Bank of Japan decides policy
Tokyo (AFP) - The Bank of Japan is expected to hold interest rates steady on Friday but reports have said...
G7 leaders agree $50 billion loan for Ukraine
Bari (Italy) (AFP) - G7 leaders agreed Thursday on a new $50 billion loan for Ukraine using profits from frozen...
Kenya eyes budget deficit with new tax hikes
Nairobi (AFP) - Kenya's finance minister on Thursday presented the East African nation's biggest ever budget, alongside contentious tax proposals...
Russians shrug off sanctions on dollar, euro trading
Moscow (AFP) - Russians on the streets of the capital shrugged off new US sanctions on dollar and euro trading...
G7 leaders reach ‘political deal’ on new Ukraine funds: US
Bari (Italy) (AFP) - G7 leaders agreed at a summit in Italy Thursday on a new $50-billion loan for Ukraine...
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