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Image for Russian central bank expected to cut key rate by 50 bps to 16% at December meeting

Finance

Russian central bank expected to cut key rate by 50 bps to 16% at December meeting

Image for Germany deploys Arrow air defence to counter Russian missile threat

Finance

Germany deploys Arrow air defence to counter Russian missile threat

Image for Central Europe's currencies to back off highs in 2026: Reuters Poll

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Central Europe's currencies to back off highs in 2026: Reuters Poll

Image for Spain plans wild boar cull amid swine fever outbreak that hit exports

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Spain plans wild boar cull amid swine fever outbreak that hit exports

Image for Exclusive-European Rearmament Bank seeks merger with JPMorgan-backed rival multilateral lender

Exclusive-European Rearmament Bank seeks merger with JPMorgan-backed rival multilateral lender

Date: December 3, 2025

By Maria Martinez and Iain Withers BERLIN/LONDON, Dec 3 - The European Rearmament Bank (ERB), an initiative to create a state-backed lender for European defence projects, has proposed merging with the...

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Russia's Sberbank seeks to boost imports, labour migration from India after Putin's visit

Date: December 3, 2025

By Gleb Bryanski and Elena Fabrichnaya MOSCOW, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Russia's largest bank Sberbank is working to increase industrial imports and labour migration from India, First Deputy CEO Alexander...

Image for UK's FTSE 100 ends lower as financials stocks drag

UK's FTSE 100 ends lower as financials stocks drag

Date: December 3, 2025

Dec 3 (Reuters) - UK's FTSE 100 inched lower on Wednesday as financials stocks declined, offsetting gains in mining and energy shares ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates...

Image for Sri Lankans sift mud to unearth victims four days after deadly cyclone

Sri Lankans sift mud to unearth victims four days after deadly cyclone

Date: December 3, 2025

By Uditha Jayasinghe MAWATHURA, Sri Lanka, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Villagers in Sri Lanka used spades on Wednesday to clear away mud as they searched for the bodies of relatives and friends days after 13...

Image for Glencore slashes about 1,000 roles under new operational structure

Glencore slashes about 1,000 roles under new operational structure

Date: December 3, 2025

Dec 3 (Reuters) - Glencore  said on Wednesday it had eliminated about 1,000 roles as the miner streamlines its industrial operating structure. (Reporting by Yamini Kalia in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil...

Image for Swiss close in on relaxing restrictions on arms exports

Swiss close in on relaxing restrictions on arms exports

Date: December 3, 2025

ZURICH, Dec 3 (Reuters) - The Swiss parliament is poised to relax restrictions on weapons exports, a significant but delicate shift that aims to support the domestic arms industry without compromising...