Davos 2023: Japan nearing phase where monetary easing can end -trade minister

By Yoruk Bahceli and Daniel Leussink (Reuters) – Japan is nearing the phase where its monetary policy easing can be stopped, its minister for trade and industry said on Wednesday, hours after the Bank of Japan (BOJ) maintained ultra-low interest rates. “Of course, monetary policy is going to be normalized in the future but until …

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Russia: Zelenskiy peace plan absurd, no serious proposal on table

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that Moscow had yet to see any serious proposals for peace in Ukraine and that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s suggestions were absurd. Lavrov said Moscow stood ready to discuss the conflict with Western countries and to respond to any serious proposals, but that any …

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Push for more women on German company boards loses momentum in 2022 – study

BERLIN (Reuters) – The proportion of women on the executive and supervisory boards of large companies in Germany continued to grow in 2022 but at a slower rate than the previous year, according to a study published on Wednesday. The study, conducted by the DIW research institute with the Freie Universitaet Berlin, found that the …

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U.S. redirecting Israel-stored munitions to Ukraine – New York Times

JERUSALEM (Reuters) -The United States is diverting munitions stored in Israel to Ukraine for use in the war against Russia, the New York Times reported on Wednesday, saying the decision was made last year. An Israeli official confirmed the report to Reuters, saying that then-Prime Minister Yair Lapid approved the transfer although the United States …

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Israel’s Cognyte won tender to sell intercept spyware to Myanmar before coup -documents

(This Jan. 15 story has been corrected to remove the reference that Sumitomo Corp and KDDI have stakes in MPT in paragraph 8) By Fanny Potkin and Poppy McPherson SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Israel’s Cognyte Software Ltd won a tender to sell intercept spyware to a Myanmar state-backed telecommunications firm a month before the Asian nation’s …

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El ministro del Interior ucraniano, entre los 18 fallecidos en un accidente de helicóptero

KIEV, 18 ene (Reuters) – Dieciocho personas, entre ellas el ministro del Interior ucraniano, otros altos responsables ministeriales y tres niños, murieron el miércoles por la mañana al estrellarse un helicóptero cerca de una guardería en las afueras de Kiev, dijeron las autoridades ucranianas. El helicóptero cayó cerca de la guardería y de un edificio …

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