Ireland is likely to gradually emerge from its strict COVID-19 lockdown between April and June with outdoor dining and domestic tourism likely to be possible during the summer, deputy prime minister Leo Varadkar said on Tuesday. "I think what we're (going to) see is a slow.
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LONDON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Pet care firm IVC Evidensia has completed a 3.5 billion euro ($4.2 billion) private funding round as the pet care industry booms in the COVID-19 pandemic.
The investment values IVC, which is owned by private equity firm EQT, at around 12.3 billion euros, IVC said on Tuesday.
Silver Lake is making a “substantial minority investment” and existing shareholder Nestle is increasing its minority stake as part of the funding round, IVC added.
Headquartered in Bristol, southwest England, IVC is a veterinary services provider with a network of more than 1,500 clinics and hospitals across Europe.
Italy's former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Tuesday confirmed his centre-right Forza Italia party would support a government led by former European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi.
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BRASILIA, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Brazil may use any increase in federal tax revenues generated by a rebounding economy this year to pay for tax cuts, especially on fuel, rather than targeting it solely to reduce the budget deficit, Economy Minister Paulo Guedes said on Friday.
Speaking in a news conference alongside President Jair Bolsonaro, Guedes said such a move would still be consistent with the government’s commitment to getting public finances back on track after the deficit and debt blew out to record highs last year.
Guedes said the government is considering reducing levies on fuel and the electricity sector. He added that he would like fuel taxes to be cut before Brazil’s congress approves a wider tax reform bill, a process which could take six to eight months.