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(Bloomberg) -- The World Bank has lowered its growth forecasts for East Asia and the Pacific to 5% from 5.4% forecast in October, and warned growth could slow to 4% if conditions weaken further.

(Bloomberg) -- Steelmaker Evraz Plc, partially owned by sanctioned Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, paid interest to bondholders on time, according to people familiar with the matter. Evraz was due to wire a $18.

(Bloomberg) -- European nations will discuss the possibility of extending sanctions to Russia’s oil and coal sectors as mounting civilian casualties in Ukraine pile pressure on governments to do more.

(Bloomberg) -- Romania will probably lift borrowing costs for the fifth time in a row as it races to tame the fastest inflation in 14 years even as risks tied to the war next door in Ukraine continue to pile pressure on the economy.

(Bloomberg) -- Private equity competition to raise money around the world is overwhelming investors, leaving some firms falling short of their funding goals, according to Baring Private Equity Asia Chief Executive Officer Jean Eric Salata.

(Bloomberg) -- To avoid losing a no-confidence vote in parliament, Pakistan leader Imran Khan instead triggered an unprecedented political crisis. Now the question is whether voters will reward him at the next election.

(Bloomberg) -- The yen’s recent wild swings against the dollar may be coming to an end, according to pricing signals from the option and rates markets.

(Bloomberg) -- The Reserve Bank of Australia is under pressure to begin tightening monetary policy in as little as two months as a a strengthening economy together with pre-election budget spending fuels inflation concerns.

Prime minister calls an election as parliamentary vote over alleged foreign interference scrapped

(Bloomberg) -- Turkey’s inflation jumped to a fresh 20-year high in March, driven by a weak lira and a surge in energy and food prices. Consumer prices rose an annual 61.1% through last month, up from 54.4% in February.