Tag: Economy
Spain’s PM wants EU recovery funds to transform the nation
BARCELONA, Spain — Spain's left-wing government wants the massive coronavirus windfall it will be receiving from the European Union to transform the nation after...
Syrian leader sacks Central Bank chief amid currency crash
BEIRUT — President Bashar Assad sacked the governor of war-ravaged Syria’s Central Bank on Tuesday amid a crash in the currency in recent months.
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Banks to see big profits as COVID ‘bad’ loans become ‘good’
NEW YORK — The nation’s largest banks are expected to report big profits for the first quarter amid renewed confidence that pandemic-battered consumers and...
Czechs reject mandatory quotas on local food in stores
PRAGUE — Czech lawmakers have rejected a proposed bill to reduce dependency on food imports by imposing a quota of locally-produced food to be...
UN chief urges wealth tax of those who profited during COVID
<p>UNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres declared Monday that the world’s failure to unite on tackling COVID-19 created wide inequalities, and he called for...
California re-opens enrollment for health insurance coverage
<p>SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California on Monday re-opened enrollment for its state health insurance exchange, hoping more people will buy coverage now that the federal...
US nominates NY lawyer to monitor United Auto Workers union
<p>DETROIT — The U.S. attorney's office in Detroit is recommending that a federal judge name New York lawyer Neil Barofsky to monitor the United...
Air Canada, Canadian government agree on pandemic bailout
<p>TORONTO — Air Canada says it has agreed with the Canadian government on financing that will allow the airline to access as much as...
Lebanon extends area claimed in border dispute with Israel
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s outgoing minister of public works said Monday that he has signed a decree that would increase the area claimed by the...
Russia’s FM in Egypt for talks on trade and Ethiopia’s dam
CAIRO — The foreign ministers of Egypt and Russia discussed trade and other ties between the two nations Monday, with Egypt’s top diplomat urging...