ANKARA- Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey publishes summary of its monetary policy committee meeting. ACCRA- Central Bank of Ghana holds monetary policy committee meeting. TUESDAY, JANUARY 29 PRAGUE- Czech Central Bank Vice-Governor Tomas Nidetzky gives an interview on monetary policy ahead of the February 7 board meeting where the central bankers...
CHICAGO, Jan 17- DowDuPont's agriculture unit, Corteva Agriscience, is gearing up to broadly sell farmers in North America and Brazil a new type of genetically modified soybean for planting next year in a challenge to rival Bayer AG. For years, DowDuPont postponed launching Enlist E3 seeds while waiting for the nod from Beijing. China bought about 60 percent of...
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 15- Facebook Inc told Reuters on Tuesday that it would extend some of its political advertising rules and tools for curbing election interference to India, Nigeria, Ukraine and the European Union before significant votes in the next few months. Beginning on Wednesday in Nigeria, only advertisers located in the country will be able to run...
Investors would have missed out on a 10-percent rally if they had sold their stock holdings on Christmas Eve and re-entered the market this month, said Mark Haefele, global chief investment officer at UBS Global Wealth Management.
A Philippine court on Thursday held a former bank manager guilty on eight counts of money laundering, the first conviction in one of the world's largest cyber heists.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 10 BELGRADE- National Bank of Serbia to unveil interest rate decision- 1100 GMT. BUDAPEST- The National Bank of Hungary to hold a non-rate setting meeting- 1300 GMT. GENEVA- Brazilian Central Bank Governor Ilan Goldfajn speaks at Geneva's International Centre for Monetary and Banking Studies on central banking in emerging markets- 1730 GMT.
CHICAGO, Jan 9- China's approval of imports of a DowDuPont Inc genetically modified soybean puts rival Bayer AG on the defensive, investors and analysts said, as U.S. farmers will have a new choice when planting their most valuable agricultural export. China cleared the way for U.S. farmers to eventually plant DowDuPont's Enlist E3 soybeans, which can resist...
It may seem like a niche real estate trend but more investors and customers are flocking to co-living, where people — sometimes complete strangers — share communal spaces.
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board in the Philippines rejected Indonesian ride-hailing firm Go-Jek's application to launch its service in the country due to foreign ownership issues.
The Philippine government became the first in Asia to tap the global debt market in the new year, raising $1.5 billion in 10-year U.S. dollar bonds to help fund its 2019 spending plan.
Maxine Ryan is not your typical blockchain buff, but that hasn't stopped the 26-year-old college dropout from turning the complex technology into a multinational payments business.
SINGAPORE, Jan 7- Southeast Asian countries should be cautious in negotiating with China on its flagship Belt and Road Initiative to avoid being trapped in unsustainable debt, 70 percent of respondents said in a policy survey released on Monday. "The conventional wisdom that China holds sway in the economic realm while the United States wields its influence in...
SINGAPORE, Jan 7- Southeast Asian countries should be cautious in negotiating with China on its flagship Belt and Road Initiative to avoid being trapped in unsustainable debt, 70 percent of respondents said in a policy survey released on Monday. "The conventional wisdom that China holds sway in the economic realm while the United States wields its influence in...
TUESDAY, JANUARY 8 WARSAW- National Bank of Poland holds monetary policy council meeting. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9 BUDAPEST- Hungarian Central Bank to publish the minutes of its December 2018 rate-setting meeting- 1300 GMT. BUDAPEST- The National Bank of Hungary to hold a non-rate setting meeting- 1300 GMT.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 4 PRAGUE- Czech National Bank will release the minutes of its December 2018 monetary policy meeting- 0800 GMT. **WARSAW- National Bank of Poland holds monetary policy council meeting. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9 BUDAPEST- Hungarian Central Bank to publish the minutes of its December 2018 rate-setting meeting- 1300 GMT.
The death toll from landslides and devastating floods in the central Philippines triggered by a tropical depression climbed to 85, officials said Wednesday.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 4 PRAGUE- Czech National Bank will release the minutes of its December 2018 monetary policy meeting- 0800 GMT. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9 BUDAPEST- Hungarian Central Bank to publish the minutes of its December 2018 rate-setting meeting- 1300 GMT. GENEVA- Brazilian Central Bank Governor Ilan Goldfajn speaks at Geneva's International Centre for...
Tough negotiations lie ahead over a new pact between China and Southeast Asian nations aimed at easing tensions in the South China Sea, as Vietnam pushes for provisions likely to prove unpalatable to Beijing, documents suggest.
An earthquake of 6.9 magnitude struck off the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on Saturday and small tsunami waves were possible on parts of the coasts of the Philippines, Indonesia and Palau, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.
*Japan, Taiwan, Indonesia hold fire post-Fed. HONG KONG, Dec 20- Weaker economic growth and tepid price pressures in Asia will leave central banks in the region with few reasons to tighten policy next year-- especially as U.S. rate hikes slow-- unless a new bout of currency weakness forces them to do so. The Fed policy outlook is a major factor driving emerging currencies...
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