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Colombia markets jolted as 23% wage boost fuels rate hike bets
Colombian swap rates have soared after President Gustavo Petro announced a 23% increase in the minimum wage, stoking bets that the central bank will have to hike interest rates to […]
EU warns Yemen developments risk Gulf stability
Dec 31 (Reuters) – The European Union said on Wednesday that recent developments in the Yemeni provinces of Hadramout and Al Mahra threaten to bring new risks to the Gulf […]
US military says three people killed in strikes on suspected drug convoy
WASHINGTON, Dec 31 (Reuters) – The United States on Tuesday carried out strikes against three vessels in international waters that were suspected of nacro-trafficking, the U.S. Southern Command said on […]
CXMT eyes Shanghai listing to fund DRAM expansion
China’s leading maker of dynamic random access memory (DRAM) chips, ChangXin Memory Technologies Corp (CXMT), says it plans to raise 29.5 billion yuan (US$4.22bil) through an initial public offering of […]
Steady fundamentals to anchor Chin Teck prospects
Chin Teck Plantations Bhd is heading into its new financial year with a measured sense of confidence, anchored by steady plantation fundamentals and tempered by the absence of exceptional one-off […]
Indonesian stocks notch best year since 2014 on retail flows
Indonesian stocks recorded their best performance in 11 years, as the growing presence of local retail investors more than offset foreign fund outflows. Read full story Date: 1 January, 2026 […]
Air China to buy 60 Airbus planes worth US$9.5bil
China’s flagship carrier Air China says it and a subsidiary had signed a pact with Airbus to buy 60 A320 Neo jets in a deal worth about US$9.5bil at list […]
Beijing issues early 2026 investment plan
China’s state planner has released early investment plans for 2026, including two major construction projects, involving about 295 billion yuan (US$42.21bil) in central budget funding, in its latest effort to […]
Macron: allies will make commitments on protecting Ukraine at Jan 6 meeting
PARIS, Dec 31 (Reuters) – European leaders meeting in Paris on January 6 will make firm commitments towards protecting Ukraine after any peace deal with Russia is brokered, French President […]
One killed, several security forces wounded in Syria’s Aleppo after suicide attack
Dec 31 (Reuters) – A suicide bomber targeted a police patrol in Aleppo in Syria, killing one person and wounding several members of the security forces, Syria’s state news agency […]