covid-19

Explainer: How the World Health Organization might face future pandemics

Negotiations on new rules for dealing with pandemics will begin at the World Health Organization on Thursday, with a target…

4 years ago

HSBC boosts profitability goal on higher rates, profit doubling

HSBC (HSBA.L) brought forward its key profitability target by a year and more than doubled its annual profit as expected bad loans…

4 years ago

California has unveiled a “Smart plan” to combat coronavirus as a manageable threat!

California health authorities have revealed, the next phase of California’s Covid-19 response.

4 years ago

Singapore to hike taxes on rich as it winds down COVID-19 spending

Singapore will begin implementing a long-flagged increase to its goods and services tax next year, its finance minister said in…

4 years ago

NatWest earnings soar but rising prices bite

British bank NatWest (NWG.L) swung to a hefty profit on the back of the country's economic recovery but said rising prices will…

4 years ago

Age before apps revolt galvanises Europe’s elderly savers

Aggravated by fiddly financial apps, retired urologist Carlos San Juan got more than he bargained for when he began a…

4 years ago

EXCLUSIVE EU, Gates Foundation to support African medicines agency -source

BRUSSELS, Feb 11 (Reuters) - The European Union and the Gates Foundation are set to announce a package of financial…

4 years ago

Analysis: World’s damaged supply chains brace for painful recovery

Signs are growing that a global supply chain crisis which has confounded central bank inflation forecasts, stunted economic recoveries and…

4 years ago

EU exec cuts 2022 euro zone growth forecast, sharply raises inflation view

Euro zone economic growth will be slower than earlier expected this year because of a new wave of COVID-19 infections,…

4 years ago

Bunge quarterly profit rises 17% on agribusiness boost

Global farm commodities trader Bunge Ltd (BG.N) reported a 17.1% rise in fourth-quarter adjusted profit on Wednesday as large oilseed crops in…

4 years ago