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Russia pockets $158 bn in energy exports after war: report

PARIS, France (AFP) -- Russia has raked in a whopping 158 billion euros ($158 billion) in energy exports in the…

Euro hits 20-year low against dollar

PARIS, France (AFP) -- The euro sunk below $0.99 on Monday, a 20-year-low, following the announcement last week that Russia…

Cryptocurrency sceptics look to bend the ear of regulators

  by Joseph SOTINEL Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Cryptocurrency critics, including economists and researchers, will gather in…

India-Philippines consortium sells Cebu airport business for $440.2 mn

  MANILA, Philippines (AFP) -- A consortium that includes India's GMR Group is selling its business developing and operating the…

Microsoft to create 36,000 data centre jobs in Qatar

LUSAIL, Qatar (AFP) - Technology giant Microsoft announced Wednesday it will create 36,000 jobs in Qatar to boost the Gulf…

Mexico plans to open lithium sector to private investors

MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) - Mexico will open lithium exploitation to private investors because there are insufficient public funds to…

ABS-CBN, TV5 announce deal termination; Cignal-Sky deals also terminated

  (Eagle News) – ABS CBN Corporation and TV5 Network Inc., said that they have “mutually agreed to terminate” the…

Asian markets down again as traders eye more monetary tightening

HONG KONG, China (AFP) - Stock markets resumed their downward trend Wednesday, with traders fearing the Federal Reserve's determination to…

Asian markets mixed as traders steel for more rate hikes

Tokyo, Sydney, Seoul, Singapore, Jakarta and Wellington all rose, but Hong Kong, Shanghai and Manila sank HONG KONG, China (AFP)…

Asian, European markets tumble after Powell’s rates warning

  HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Markets sank Monday and the dollar rallied after Fed boss Jerome Powell warned of…

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