REFILE-FEATURE-Scared by global warming? In Iceland, one solution is petrifying

[ad_1] By Alister Doyle, Thomson Reuters Foundation (Adjusts dateline) OSLO, Feb 4 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – On a barren hillside in southwest Iceland, workers are installing huge fans to suck…

Venture investor Highland Europe raises 700 mln euros for fourth fund

[ad_1] BERLIN, Dec 7 (Reuters) – Venture capital group Highland Europe said on Monday it had raised 700 million euros ($851 million) for its fourth fund, its largest to date,…

Daily Briefing: Georgia on markets’ minds

[ad_1] December PMIs offered us a glimpse of recovery — with U.S. factory activity ending 2020 at a six-year high while the German reading was the highest in almost two…

UPDATE 2-Hungary’s OTP Bank aims to buy foreign rivals as pandemic cost set to ease

[ad_1] * One of three acquisition talks to conclude in 2021 * Two possible acquisitions explore new markets * Risk costs expected to fall, easing profit squeeze (Adds CEO comments…

OPEC+ agrees to raise output by 500,000 bpd from Jan -source

[ad_1] By Reuters Staff 1 Min Read LONDON, Dec 3 (Reuters) – OPEC+ agreed on Thursday to raise output by 500,000 barrels per day from January, an OPEC+ source told…

Germany sticks to recommendation on vaccine switch after first Astra dose

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: A vial with AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine is prepared during a vaccination of teachers and nursery teachers, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Grevesmuehlen, Germany,…

Take AstraZeneca’s ‘fantastic’ vaccine, Germany tells sceptical public

[ad_1] BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s government and health chiefs on Friday urged the public to take AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine, seeking to stem a tide of scepticism about its effectiveness and…

FOREX-U.S. dollar slides to two-week low vs yen; commodity currencies up

[ad_1] * China’s yuan surges to 16-month high on economic data * Australian, New Zealand, Canadian dollars gain * Fed decision looms, seen sticking to dovish stance * Graphic: World…

POLL-Ukraine’s economic contraction expected to be less severe in Q3

[ad_1] * GDP Q3 poll data reuters://realtime/verb=Open/url=cpurl://apps.cp./Apps/econ-polls?RIC=UAGDPQ%3DECI * GDP full year poll data reuters://realtime/verb=Open/url=cpurl://apps.cp./Apps/econ-polls?RIC=U reuters://realtime/verb=Open/url=cpurl://apps.cp./Apps/econ-polls?RIC=UACPIAPAGDPAP KYIV, Nov 5 (Reuters) – Ukraine’s economic contraction was expected to slow in the third…

Pompeo warns Italy over China’s economic influence

[ad_1] ROME, Sept 30 (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday he was concerned about China’s plans to extend its economic influence in Italy and warned…