TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan plans to stoke competition in smartphone app payments, dominated by Apple and Google, by banning major app store operators from forcing software developers to use the ope[...]
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June 17, 2023
IMF sees Honduran economic growth slowing to about 3% in 2023
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Honduran economic growth is seen slowing to about 3% in 2023, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimated in a statement issued on Friday, pointing to fewer remittanc[...]
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World Bank green lights $500 million loan to boost Costa Rica’s budget
SAN JOSE (Reuters) – The World Bank approved a new $500 million loan to Costa Rica aimed at strengthening support for the government’s budget, according to a statement from the internation[...]
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Twinkies-maker Hostess fined over preventable amputation of worker’s fingertip
By Ismail Shakil and Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Labor Department on Friday slapped a $298,000 penalty on Hostess Brands, alleging that safety and training failures at the[...]
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