Citi’s Atiq Rehman appointed head of EMEA emerging markets business
Citigroup Inc has appointed Atiq Rehman, currently Middle East and Africa head at the U.S. bank, as the head of the newly created EMEA Emerging...
Huawei feels no big impact from Czech, Polish security fears
Security concerns in Poland and the Czech Republic over telecoms equipment made by Huawei Technologies have not had a significant business impact despite creating uncertainty,...
Italy’s prime minister hopes for EU harmony, economic revival
Italy’s prime minister said on Monday his new coalition combining the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement and the pro-Europe Democratic Party (PD) would avoid rows and rancor...
Brazil’s Bolsonaro says back to work on Tuesday after surgery
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday in a video from his hospital bed that he will back on the job on Tuesday, two days...
Treasury’s Mnuchin sees positive U.S. growth as China talks loom
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Monday said he did not see the threat of a recession as the Trump administration seeks to revive trade...
Death of an activist: unsolved murder exposes fraught outlook in Mexico
Human rights activists in Mexico had already suffered a bad year by the time 58-year-old Cristina Vazquez was murdered in her apartment in an affluent...
Elliott urges AT&T to sell assets, questions Time Warner deal
AT&T Inc shareholder Elliott Management Corp on Monday called for the wireless carrier to sell some of its non-core businesses and cut costs in an...
Mnuchin hopes for congressional support for U.S. housing reforms within six months
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Monday the Trump government would take administrative measures to overhaul mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac if...
France’s Le Drain: too early to lift sanctions against Moscow over Ukraine
France’s foreign minister on Monday welcomed positive moves by Russia and Ukraine in past weeks to ease a crisis between the two countries, including a...
Novartis CEO pledges to speed data integrity disclosures
Novartis Chief Executive Vas Narasimhan promised to inform U.S. regulators quickly if credible questions emerge internally over data integrity, he told investors on Monday, following...