Kremlin rejects Russian default, says bond payments executed
The Kremlin on Monday rejected claims that it has defaulted on its external debt for the first time in more than a century, after a grace period on $100 million interest payments ran out.
Stocks stage small bounce as investors weigh cenbanks’ next moves
Stock markets chalked up modest gains on Monday after last week’s hefty losses as investors braced for a host of U.S. Federal Reserve speakers this week, where they could underline a commitment to fight inflation whatever rate pain required.
France’s OVHcloud picks up speed in Q1, on track for 2022 targets
French cloud computing company OVHcloud (OVH.PA) reported on Wednesday a rise of 13.9% in its first-quarter revenue, and said it was on track to achieve its full-year objectives.
Lessons learned from the massive shift to online learning due to COVID-19
The surge in online learning in the People’s Republic of China during the coronavirus outbreak highlights the importance of infrastructure
Analysis: Indonesia, India beckon as Fed tapers without tantrums
This November 5th story corrected business name to BNP Paribas Asset Management, not Wealth Management, in paragraph 9
EXCLUSIVE China developers propose offshore debt maturity extension, restructuring to regulators – sources
Some Chinese property developers have voiced their intention to the regulators to extend their offshore bond maturities or undertake a debt restructuring, two sources with knowledge of the matter said, as a growing number of defaults hits the sector.
Indonesia sees Q3 GDP growth at 4.5% y/y, warns of future headwinds
This October 25 story corrected headline and lead paragraph’s Q3 GDP growth projection to 4.5%, not 4.3%, after Finance Ministry issues correction
World must triple clean energy investment by 2030 to curb climate change -IEA
Investment in renewable energy needs to triple by the end of the decade if the world hopes to effectively fight climate change and keep volatile energy markets under control, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Wednesday.
Three ways to enhance student assessments
a holistic national student assessment system can be a colossal undertaking
Stop funding coal abroad, NGO group tells top investor Bank of China
Bank of China (BoC) (601988.SS), a top global investor in coal- power plants, must end the financing of such projects outside the mainland and support clean and renewable energy instead, an alliance of 35 non-governmental organisations said on Tuesday.
