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Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart
Tokayev ordered the government on Tuesday to increase state
pensions and welfare payouts by 10%, provide more tax breaks for
small businesses and boost spending on subsidies.
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A U.N. human rights expert
called on Tuesday for lifting international sanctions against
countries ranging from Iran to North Korea and Venezuela to
ensure that food supplies reach hungry populations during the
coronavirus pandemic.
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Divesting from the fossil fuel
industry is not a productive solution to climate concerns and
collapsing energy prices, according to Bank of Montreal
, which is working with oil and gas clients on a
case-by-case basis, its chief executive said on Tuesday.
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The five banks that clear gold
trades in the London market are considering expanding their
network of storage locations to other countries if it becomes
impossible to fly enough gold in and out of London, said two
sources involved in the discussions.
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New Zealand house prices
rose an annual 6.1% in March to an average value of NZ$728,276
($439,150.43), government valuer Quotable Value (QV) said on
Wednesday.
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Switzerland's bank watchdog on
Tuesday toughened its line against banks paying dividends,
saying that capital relief to promote lending during the
coronavirus crisis would be cut for any new dividend payments
approved after March 25.
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Sharp increase in death toll from pandemic over 24 hours
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When the world feels like it
is ending, it can be comforting to look to history and see that
such global convulsions have happened before and the earth kept
on turning.
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TC Energy Corp on
Tuesday said it would start construction on the $8 billion
Keystone XL pipeline after securing financial backing for the
project from the Alberta government, pushing the long-delayed
pipeline closer to fruition.
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Greece's National Bank (NBG)
reported sharply lower net profit in the fourth
quarter compared to July-to-September on the back of weaker
trading and net interest income and higher provisions for
impaired loans.
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