Ghana plans to borrow up to $5 billion from international capital markets in 2021 to support its budget and manage its debt, the finance ministry said on Tuesday.
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey must clarify "apparent contradictions" in evidence he gave to a parliamentary enquiry about his role in the 2019 collapse of investment group London Capital & Finance (LCF), lawmakers said on Tuesday.
Singapore's High Court on Monday approved an application to wind up collapsed oil trading firm Hin Leong Trading Pte Ltd, marking the end of what was once one of Asia's top oil traders, three sources familiar with the matter said.
Increase surpasses all forecasts in Reuters poll Exports to China up 3.1% y/y (Adds detail, economist, background)
BERLIN, March 9 (Reuters) - German exports unexpectedly rose in January, buoyed by robust trade with China in a positive start to the year for manufacturers in Europe’s largest economy.
Seasonally adjusted exports increased 1.4% on the month after an upwardly revised increase of 0.4% in December, the Federal Statistics Office said on Tuesday. Imports fell 4.7% after showing no change in the prior month, an upward revision.
A Reuters poll had pointed to a 1.2% drop in exports and a 0.5% fall in imports. January’s 1.4% increase in exports far surpassed even the most optimistic forecast.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday sent a bill proposal to Congress that would alter how state fuel taxes are set, in order to reduce volatile pump prices following a threat by trucker drivers to strike over high diesel costs.