BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The Group of Seven nations, Australia and the 27 European Union countries imposed on Dec. 5 a price cap on Russian crude oil transported by ships, aiming to reduce Moscow[...]
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Ghana to swap domestic debt in fight to regain economic stability
By Christian Akorlie and Cooper Inveen ACCRA (Reuters) – Ghana will launch a domestic debt exchange on Monday, its Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta said, expressing confidence that the move would[...]
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Italy’s Meloni may water down cash payments plan after EU talks
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Sunday that she may water down plans to make it easier to settle small payments with cash rather than cards, following talks[...]
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Germany to set up climate protection contracts with industry in 2023 – minister
(Reuters) – Germany will set up so-called climate protection contracts with industrial companies next year to support a transition towards cleaner production and a switch to hydrogen, Economy Mi[...]
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Lawmaker says EU should complain to WTO over U.S. Inflation Reduction Act
(Reuters) – The European Union should file a complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) in the next few months regarding the United States’ green energy subsidy package, the head of[...]
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France’s Macron discussed Twitter content rules in meeting with Musk
(Reuters) – Emmanuel Macron said he had a “clear and honest” discussion with Twitter owner Elon Musk about the social media platform’s content moderation policies, just a day a[...]
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Venezuela, Chevron formally sign oil contracts in Caracas
By Deisy Buitrago CARACAS (Reuters) -Venezuela’s oil minister and top representatives of state-run company PDVSA on Friday signed contracts with U.S. oil firm Chevron Corp intended to help reviv[...]
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U.S. Treasury says oil price cap ‘institutionalizing’ Russian crude discounts
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The European Union’s agreed $60 per-barrel price cap on Russian seaborne crude oil will keep global markets well supplied while “institutionalizing” discou[...]
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U.S. judge dismisses indictment against Huawei CFO that strained U.S.-China relations
By Karen Freifeld and Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Friday dismissed an indictment against Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies Co, formally e[...]
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