economy
Kuwait votes for parliament amid economic, virus challenges
Middle East
December 5, 2020
Kuwait votes for parliament amid economic, virus challenges
KUWAIT CITY (AP) — Kuwait began voting Saturday for its National Assembly, the first election since the death of its…
With no Lebanese political progress, France pushes aid meeting
Middle East
December 2, 2020
With no Lebanese political progress, France pushes aid meeting
PARIS (Reuters) – President Emmanuel Macron will seek to revive a French initiative on Lebanon when he hosts an international…
Analysis: Wary Turks aren’t buying Erdogan’s economic promise yet
Middle East
December 2, 2020
Analysis: Wary Turks aren’t buying Erdogan’s economic promise yet
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s promise of a new economic era triggered a foreign-driven rally in the lira,…
Glimmers of hope for world economy, but dangers lurk
World
December 1, 2020
Glimmers of hope for world economy, but dangers lurk
PARIS (AP) — Vendors broke out in applause in the flagship Galeries Lafayette department store in Paris as eager shoppers…
Pandemic pushes Peru’s vital peasant farmers to the brink
World
November 28, 2020
Pandemic pushes Peru’s vital peasant farmers to the brink
PISAC, Peru (AP) — Under a punishing Andean sun, Nazario Quispe digs his plow into the soil where he is…
Black Friday offers beacon of hope to struggling stores
World
November 27, 2020
Black Friday offers beacon of hope to struggling stores
NEW YORK (AP) — After months of slumping sales and businesses toppling into bankruptcy, Black Friday is offering a small…
UN agency: Israel’s Gaza blockade has devastated economy
Egypt
November 26, 2020
UN agency: Israel’s Gaza blockade has devastated economy
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s blockade of the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip has cost the seaside territory as much as US$16.7 billion…
Japan cuts capex view, says overall conditions remain severe in November report
World
November 25, 2020
Japan cuts capex view, says overall conditions remain severe in November report
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s government cut its view on capital spending in November for the fifth time this year as…
COVID-19 exposed Kenya’s debt vulnerability though measures helped – IMF
World
November 21, 2020
COVID-19 exposed Kenya’s debt vulnerability though measures helped – IMF
NAIROBI (Reuters) – COVID-19 has exposed Kenya’s debt vulnerabilities though official measures including monetary policy easing have helped shield the…
Lebanon hires firm to clear dangerous material from shattered Beirut port
Middle East
November 20, 2020
Lebanon hires firm to clear dangerous material from shattered Beirut port
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s authorities signed a contract this month with a German company to clear dangerous material stored for…