By Nerijus Adomaitis OSLO (Reuters) -Norway’s Equinor has begun pumping oil from the second phase of its giant Johan Sverdrup development, it said on Thursday, boosting output from Europe’[...]
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December 15, 2022
Eletrobras, Shell mull co-investment in Brazil offshore wind power
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian power company Eletrobras said on Thursday it has signed a cooperation agreement with Shell as they exchange information for a potential co-investment in offshore[...]
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Nepal to end eight-month ban on imports of cars, phones as reserves rise
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Nepal will end an eight-month ban on the import of cars, expensive mobile phones and liquor on Friday as the country’s foreign currency reserves have[...]
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Brazil central bank ups 2022 GDP growth, maintains deceleration for 2023
BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil’s central bank improved on Thursday its projection for 2022 GDP due to a methodological revision that implied a better first-half result, but kept the perspective of a[...]
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Meta accused in lawsuit of allowing posts that inflamed Ethiopia conflict
By Katie Paul and Ayenat Mersie (Reuters) – Meta Platforms was accused in a lawsuit filed in Kenya on Wednesday of letting violent and hateful posts from Ethiopia flourish on Facebook, inflaming[...]
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Barclays weighs Saudi re-entry amid capital markets boom – sources
By Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro and Hadeel Al Sayegh (Reuters) -Barclays is exploring a return to Saudi Arabia in a bid to capture a slice of the country’s burgeoning capital markets, two people close t[...]
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Holiday bookings are back at upscale restaurants – at higher prices
By Hilary Russ NEW YORK (Reuters) – Holiday parties are back at posh eateries – even with soaring menu prices. At the Michelin-starred restaurant Boka in Chicago, bookings are back to pre-[...]
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EDF’s nuclear reactors will struggle to reach 400 TWH annual output levels again
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s nuclear fleet will struggle to reach previous annual output levels of 400 terrawatt hours over the years to come, the head of the country’s power grid oper[...]
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Factbox-Big banks see global economy slowing more in 2023, with likely U.S. recession
(Reuters) – The world’s largest investment banks expect global economic growth to slow further in 2023 following a year roiled by the Ukraine conflict and soaring inflation, which triggere[...]
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