Pound at 5-month high as BoE signals sub-zero rates not imminent

[ad_1] * Graphic: World FX rates in 2020 tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh * Graphic: Trade-weighted sterling since Brexit vote tmsnrt.rs/2hwV9Hv LONDON, Aug 6 (Reuters) – Sterling strengthened to a new five-month high against…

Italy, Brussels to hammer out Alitalia revamp details next week

[ad_1] By Giuseppe Fonte, Francesca Landini ROME (Reuters) – Rome and Brussels will start talks next week to iron out technical details for the revamp of ailing carrier Alitalia, three…

Swiss to ban deducting bribes from taxes starting in 2022

[ad_1] ZURICH, Nov 11 (Reuters) – Swiss companies will no longer be able to deduct bribes paid to private individuals from their taxes, Switzerland’s government said on Wednesday, according to…

Death toll from Danish train accident rises to eight from six

[ad_1] COPENHAGEN, Jan 3 (Reuters) – Danish police said on Thursday the death toll from a train accident on Wednesday has risen to eight from six people. Five women and…

UK and EU can see ‘landing zone’ on level playing field – RTE

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: British and European Union flags flutter ahead of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s arrival for a meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels,…

Swedish government promises $12 billion to kick-start economy in 2021 budget

[ad_1] STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden’s government will pump 105 billion crowns ($12 billion) into the economy in 2021 through tax cuts and spending in a record giveaway aimed at getting…