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By Joe Bavier and Jorgelina do Rosario WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Angola’s next sovereign debt issuance will be an ESG bond of up to $1 billion, its finance minister told Reuters on Thursday, but she added that the southern African oil producer’s government would not tap the market this year. Angola, like other African frontier market nations, has been frozen out of international capital markets since early last year. It last issued […]

By Leika Kihara WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Asian central banks may need to keep monetary policy “tighter for longer” to combat still substantial inflation risks, senior International Monetary Fund official Krishna Srinivasan said on Thursday. Some central banks in the region, such as Australia, have begun pausing interest rate hikes as they saw their economies and job growth moderate from the impact of global headwinds and past monetary tightening. “Core inflation remains […]

(Reuters) – Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder has reached an agreement in principle to sell the National Football League (NFL) team to a group led by the co-owner of the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers, Josh Harris, according to a Sportico report on Thursday. The report, which sourced people familiar with the matter but who were granted anonymity as they were not authorized to discuss the transaction publicly, said the two sides […]

By Libby George and Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – The latest bid by the world’s leading institutions and creditors to speed up debt restructurings and get bankrupt countries back on their feet has been greeted by a mix of cautious optimism and weary scepticism by veteran crisis watchers. Standoffs between major Western-backed lenders like the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the world’s top bilateral creditor, China, have been blamed for […]

(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday it will require new safety warnings to be added in the prescribing information on labels for opioid pain relievers, including a warning about increased sensitivity to pain. FDA said data suggests patients who use opioids for pain relief after surgery often have leftover tablets, which puts them at risk for addiction and overdose. The updated safety warnings for these […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate Labor committee will hold an April 20 confirmation hearing on U.S. Labor Secretary nominee Julie Su, panel chairman Senator Bernie Sanders said in a statement. President Joe Biden had nominated Su for the Cabinet post in February but her nomination has raised some pushback from industry circles. (Reporting by Jasper Ward and Moira Warburton; writing by Susan Heavey) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

(Reuters) – Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder has reached an agreement in principle to sell the National Football League (NFL) team to a group led by the co-owner of the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers, Josh Harris, according to a Sportico report on Thursday. The report, which sourced people familiar with the matter but who were granted anonymity as they were not authorized to discuss the transaction publicly, said the two sides […]

By Angelo Amante, Giuseppe Fonte and Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) -Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni chose unity over getting her way when she realised that imposing her own candidates to lead state-controlled companies on her coalition partners would threaten government stability, politicians said. After the raft of appointments announced on Wednesday at companies including energy majors Enel, Eni and defence group Leonardo, Meloni said the people represented “competence, not political […]

By Angelo Amante, Giuseppe Fonte and Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) -Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni chose unity over getting her way when she realised that imposing her own candidates to lead state-controlled companies on her coalition partners would threaten government stability, politicians said. After the raft of appointments announced on Wednesday at companies including energy majors Enel, Eni and defence group Leonardo, Meloni said the people represented “competence, not political […]