EXCLUSIVE U.S. weighs Chevron request to take Venezuela oil for debt payments -sources
The Biden administration is considering a Chevron Corp (CVX.N) proposal to allow the U.S. oil major to accept and trade Venezuelan oil cargoes to recoup unpaid debt, four people close to the discussions said.
Analysis: Argentina’s strategy toward IMF deal hits a wall of doubt
Argentina’s insistence on its deficit spending plan is putting it on a fresh collision course with the International Monetary Fund, though analysts predict the country will be forced to change tack and clinch a deal to avoid a bigger crisis.
Japan PM Kishida urges companies to raise wages by 3% or more
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday urged companies whose earnings have recovered to pre-pandemic levels to raise wages by 3% or more at their labour talks next spring, aiming to achieve a virtuous cycle of growth and wealth distribution.
Nokia to team up with YADRO to build 4G, 5G base stations in Russia
Nokia (NOKIA.HE) and Russia’s YADRO plan to set up a joint venture to build 4G and 5G telecom base stations in Russia, the two equipment makers said on Wednesday, as a deadline for building networks using only Russian equipment approaches.
EXCLUSIVE No takers for Malaysia’s 5G plan as major telcos balk over pricing, transparency
None of Malaysia’s major mobile carriers have agreed to use the government’s 5G network yet due to transparency and pricing issues, ahead of a rollout planned for next month, a state agency and industry executives said.
Biden to tout ‘largest investment’ in climate in Glasgow
President Joe Biden on Monday will try to assure world leaders that the United States can keep its promise to slash greenhouse gas emissions by more than half by the end of the decade, even as the key policies to ensure those reductions remain uncertain, his top climate aides said.
