World’s top economies lay out principles on debt sustainability at G20 meet
Finance leaders from the world’s top economies on Sunday adopted new principles to ensure countries that lend and borrow for infrastructure spending do so in...
Two Lebanese workers kidnapped in Nigeria’s Rivers state
Gunmen in Nigeria’s oil-rich Rivers state kidnapped two Lebanese workers helping to build a road, a police spokesman told Reuters on Sunday....
Blood, sweat but no tears in Japan’s office chair grand prix
The rattle of tiny plastic wheels echoed through the normally sleepy streets of Hanyu on Sunday morning as the small city 60 kilometers north of...
Moldovan president ousted by court as crisis deepens
A Moldovan court relieved President Igor Dodon of his duties on Sunday, deepening a standoff between rival political parties over the formation of a new...
French Open trophy gaffe gives Australia another champion
When Ash Barty won the French Open title on Saturday she thought she was the first Australian woman to lift the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen since...
Pope appeals for peace, dialogue in Sudan
Pope Francis on Sunday appealed for peace in Sudan following a bloody crackdown by security forces on pro-democracy protesters in Khartoum last week....
G20 finance chiefs cite ‘intensified’ trade row, but don’t call for its resolution
Group of 20 finance leaders said on Sunday that trade and geopolitical tensions have “intensified”, raising risks to improving global growth, but they stopped short...
ECB’s policy message well understood by market: Visco
Investors have understood the European Central Bank’s latest policy message “very well”, ECB policymaker Ignazio Visco said on Sunday when asked about a rise in...
BOJ Kuroda: G20 reaffirms commitment to use all tools to fight risks
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Sunday the Group of 20 finance leaders reaffirmed their commitment to use all policy tools if risks...
French finance minister Le Maire says necessary to preserve Renault-Nissan alliance
French finance minister Bruno Le Maire on Sunday said it was necessary to preserve the alliance between Renault SA and Japan’s Nissan Motor Co Ltd,...