Sri Lanka resumes key highway project with $500 million new Chinese funding

By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka resumed construction of a stalled highway project with a new $500 million Chinese loan on Wednesday, the first funding from its largest bilateral creditor since the island nation defaulted on its foreign debt three years ago. The construction of the 38-km (24-mile) highway stretch of the Central Expressway …

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China’s Chery Automobile launches up to $1.2 billion Hong Kong IPO, city’s largest in 2025

By Scott Murdoch (Reuters) – Chinese automaker Chery Automobile will aim to raise up to HK$9.15 billion ($1.2 billion) in a Hong Kong initial public offering, the largest deal of its kind for the city this year, according to its prospectus released on Wednesday. The company is selling 297.4 million shares in a price range …

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Exclusive-Vitol and Glencore set to make formal bids for Chevron’s Singapore refinery stake, sources say

By Trixie Yap, Yantoultra Ngui and Chen Aizhu SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Global commodities traders Vitol and Glencore are expected to make formal bids for Chevron’s 50% stake in Singapore’s second-largest refinery, five people familiar with the matter said. The value of the entire refinery is estimated at roughly $1 billion, said one of the people …

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PostNL’s ambitious growth target for 2028 sends shares surging in Amsterdam

By Olivier Cherfan (Reuters) – PostNL shares jumped on Wednesday after the Dutch postal operator revealed a strategy for significant earnings growth by 2028 aimed at reversing years of missed targets though some analysts were uncertain whether the company could deliver. The turnaround effort, to be supported by investment and restructuring, would capitalize on growing …

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Las bolsas europeas suben con la decisión de la Reserva Federal de EEUU en el punto de mira

17 sep (Reuters) – Las bolsas europeas subían ligeramente el miércoles, recuperándose de las caídas registradas en la sesión anterior, mientras los inversores esperaban el veredicto de política monetaria de la Reserva Federal de Estados Unidos el miércoles. El índice paneuropeo STOXX 600 subía un 0,1%, hasta los 551,56 puntos, a las 0710 GMT, tras …

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TotalEnergies wins four offshore exploration permits in Liberia

French energy major TotalEnergies said on Tuesday that it had been awarded four offshore exploration contracts by the Liberian government, marking the return of exploration activities in offshore Liberia. Over the last decade, the Liberian government has been striving to reform its oil sector, passing laws to try to attract investors after limited interest has …

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EZB-Vize macht sich für Unabhängigkeit der Notenbanken stark

Frankfurt (Reuters) – EZB-Vizechef Luis de Guindos hat angesichts der Attacken von US-Präsident Donald Trump gegen die Federal Reserve die Bedeutung unabhängiger Notenbanken hervorgehoben. Eine unabhängige Zentralbank sei der beste Schutz vor hoher Inflation, sagte der Stellvertreter von EZB-Chefin Christine Lagarde in einem am Mittwoch veröffentlichten Interview der Zeitung “Die Welt”. “Nur wenn die Investoren …

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El Benfica contratará a Mourinho como nuevo entrenador, según la televisión portuguesa RTP

LISBOA, 17 sep (Reuters) -El Benfica contratará al portugués José Mourinho como su nuevo entrenador, informó el miércoles la cadena de televisión portuguesa RTP. Mourinho, extécnico del Chelsea, Real Madrid y Manchester United, acordó salir del Fenerbahçe a finales de agosto. (Reportee de Sergio Gonçalves; Redacción de Emma Pinedo; Edición de Charlie Devereux; editado en …

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