Britain said on Friday it had appointed business minister Alok Sharma as the full-time President of the United Nations COP26 climate conference to be held in Glasgow this November.
Yields on most Japanese government bonds (JGBs) fell on Tuesday after an auction of 40-year notes witnessed solid demand, easing concerns around investors' low appetite for new debt.
The European Commission did not request extra time for talks on a planned restructuring of French state-controlled energy firm EDF, a source in the French finance ministry said on Monday.
Peru's Congress approved on Wednesday a law that will allow policymakers to cap interest rates on loans granted by banks, a controversial measure that has been deeply critiqued by the Andean nation's government and financial institutions.
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OSLO, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Norway’s central bank kept its key policy interest rate on hold at a record-low zero percent on Thursday, as expected, and said the economy was developing largely as anticipated.
Norges Bank has said it plans to hike rates early next year as the economy recovers from the coronavirus pandemic, potentially making it the first among G10 central banks to raise the cost of borrowing. (Reporting by Victoria Klesty and Terje Solsvik, editing by Gwladys Fouche)