Tag: Ukraine
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Southeast Asia looks to renewable power for energy security
The floating solar photovoltaic power plant by EDPR Sunseap Group, a unit of Energias de Portugal SA, in Woodlands, in Singapore, on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022. Bryan van der Beek | Bloomberg | Getty Images Southeast Asia is home to some of the world’s fastest-growing economies. As energy demand grows, the region is turning to…
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5 things to know before the stock market opens Tuesday, September 5
Here are the most important news items that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Stocks slip Stock futures were slightly lower Tuesday to start the trading week. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average were down 8 points, or less than 0.1%. S&P 500 futures slid 0.1%, while Nasdaq 100 futures fell 0.3%. Those moves come after…
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Biden says it’s ‘unlikely’ the missile that hit Poland was fired from Russia
President Joe Biden of the United States arrives at the formal welcome ceremony to mark the beginning of the G20 Summit on November 15, 2022 in Nusa Dua, Indonesia. Leon Neal | Pool | via Reuters U.S. President Joe Biden said it is unlikely that the missile that hit Poland and killed two people was…
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G20 Finance Ministers’ meet issues summary, not communique after China, Russia oppose paras related to Ukraine war
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 26 (ANI): The first G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) Meet that concluded in Bengaluru on Saturday, instead of issuing a communique of its resolutions, released a ‘Summary and Outcome Document’ after China and Russia opposed paragraphs related to the Russia-Ukraine war. Secretary Department of Economic Affairs Ajay Seth…
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Indonesia’s 2022 GDP growth races to a 9-year high on resource boom
Indonesian rupiah notes. Adek Berry | AFP | Getty Images Indonesia’s economic growth climbed to its strongest in nine years last year fueled by revived spending from the lifting of pandemic restrictions and as a global commodity boom sent exports to a record high. Southeast Asia’s largest economy gained from high global commodities prices in…