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UK freezes assets of Belarusian defence chiefs

Mar 01, 2022 (AFP)

An assets freeze and travel ban was imposed on Victor Gulevich, Belarus' chief of the general staff and first deputy minister of defence. He was "responsible fo...

Asian equities rise, oil rally slows as volatility eases for now

Mar 01, 2022 (AFP)

With no let-up in the assault on its neighbour, Russia has been pummelled by a series of widespread and debilitating sanctions that have sent the ruble crashing...

How a pensioner made Spanish banks rethink counter services

Feb 28, 2022 (AFP)

For Carlos San Juan, from the eastern port city of Valencia, the tipping point was an incident with an ATM in which the bank staff "flatly refused to come out a...

European stock markets sink at open

Feb 28, 2022 (AFP)

In early deals, London's FTSE 100 index of top companies shed 1.4 percent to 7,384,68 points. BP's share price slumped 6.0 percent after the British energy gian...

Russian ruble tanks almost 30% after latest sanctions

Feb 28, 2022 (AFP)

The ruble was indicated to be down 27 percent at 114.33 per dollar in offshore trading, according to Bloomberg News. Oil surges, equities mostly fall on growing...

EU escalates sanctions on Russia: closes airspace, bans media

Feb 27, 2022 (AFP)

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen, announcing the measures, also said the European Union was taking the unprecedented step of financing arms to Ukraine, and was hit...

Nepal passes contentious US grant amid protests

Feb 27, 2022 (AFP)

Nepal signed the US government's Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) pact in 2017 to fund infrastructure projects but its ratification had been in limbo beca...

Chinese banks limit financing for Russian purchases: Bloomberg

Feb 26, 2022 (AFP)

China and Russia have strengthened their ties considerably since Moscow's 2014 annexation of Crimea and subsequent Western sanctions. To power its growth, the A...

Serbia supports integrity of Ukraine, but won't impose sanctions to Russia

Feb 25, 2022 (AFP)

Russian president Vladimir Putin's decision to attack Ukraine has triggered worldwide condemnations, including throughout the Western Balkans. "Republic of Serb...

Asian markets track Wall St rally as traders weigh Russia sanctions

Feb 25, 2022 (AFP)

Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to send troops into Ukraine sent shockwaves through Asian and European markets and sent oil past $100 for the first ...

'Punish Russia': Sanctions imposed on Moscow over Ukraine invasion

Feb 25, 2022 (AFP)

As Russia's military closes in on Kyiv and Ukrainian refugees pour into neighboring countries, here are some of the sanctions heaped on Moscow so far. - United ...

Markets track Wall St rally as traders weigh Russia sanctions

Feb 25, 2022 (AFP)

Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to send troops into Ukraine sent shockwaves through Asian and European markets and pushed oil past $100 for the firs...

Oil breaks $100, havens rally, equities drop as Russia enters Ukraine

Feb 24, 2022 (AFP)

Markets have been hammered this week after the Kremlin recognised two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine and said it would provide "peacekeepers" to the regio...

EU wants human rights, climate checks on supply chains

Feb 23, 2022 (AFP)

Those that fail to comply would face fines imposed by the EU member country they have business in. EU justice commissioner Didier Reynders said that while compa...

Most Asian markets rise after Russia sanctions but nerves on edge

Feb 23, 2022 (AFP)

However, trading floors remain on edge after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his forces into Ukraine to secure the self-declared Donetsk and Lugansk re...

Hong Kong unveils $22 bn budget for virus plagued economy

Feb 23, 2022 (AFP)

While rival finance centres emerging from pandemic isolation and reopening to the world, Hong Kong has found itself overwhelmed by the highly infectious Omicron...

Markets rise, oil flat after Russia sanctions but traders on edge

Feb 23, 2022 (AFP)

However, trading floors remain on edge after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his forces into Ukraine to secure the self-declared Donetsk and Lugansk re...

Equities tumble, oil rallies on red-hot Ukraine tensions

Feb 22, 2022 (AFP)

Investors were sent running after Putin recognised the independence of two rebel-held areas of Donetsk and Lugansk and sent in "peacekeeping" forces. The move c...

HSBC announces $1 bn share buyback as annual profits double

Feb 22, 2022 (AFP)

The lender endured a tumultuous 2020 like the rest of the banking sector as the virus outbreak rocked the economy just as it embarked on a restructuring program...

Norway to back EU sanctions on Russia

Feb 22, 2022 (AFP)

"The situation in Ukraine... is at a dramatic level," Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store told journalists in Oslo. "Yesterday was a turning point," he said, in ref...