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Monte dei Paschi to have underwriting consortium for share sale by Tuesday – source
Date: October 11, 2022
ROME (Reuters) – Monte dei Paschi di Siena will be able to sign by Tuesday a contract with a group of banks which are due to underwrite its up to 2.5 billion euro ($2.4 billion) new share issue, a source with knowledge of the matter said. The bank has called a board meeting on Tuesday...
UAE’s ADNOC to open Swiss trading office next year
Date: October 11, 2022
LONDON (Reuters) – The trading arm of Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (ADNOC) is set to open an office in Geneva next year and a representative office in London, four sources familiar with the matter said. ADNOC declined to comment. It has been building up a trading division since 2018 and counts two divisions –...
London Ambulance Service workers to vote on strike action – union
Date: October 11, 2022
LONDON (Reuters) -London’s Ambulance Service will ballot its members on whether to carrying out strike action over a pay dispute, the GMB union said on Monday. “GMB members in the ambulance service have been forced to take a stand in order to protect patient care,” GMB organiser Lola McEvoy said in a statement. “They do...
Crimea bridge blast: why is bridge important and what happened to it
Date: October 11, 2022
LONDON (Reuters) – The road-and-rail bridge linking Russia and the Crimean peninsula was damaged in a powerful blast on Saturday, hitting a crucial supply route for Russian forces in Ukraine. Russian officials said the explosion was caused by a truck that blew up while crossing the bridge, killing three people. President Vladimir Putin has branded...
Amazon.com to invest over 1 billion euros in European electric van, truck fleet
Date: October 10, 2022
By Nick Carey LONDON (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc said on Monday it will invest more than 1 billion euros ($974.8 million) over the next five years in electric vans, trucks and low-emission package hubs across Europe, accelerating its drive to achieve net-zero carbon. The retailer said the investment was also aimed at spurring innovation across...
UK’s Kwarteng, seeking to calm markets, brings forward budget date
Date: October 10, 2022
By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) -British finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng, under pressure to rebuild shattered investor confidence in the new government’s economic agenda, on Monday brought forward the publication date for fiscal plans and economic forecasts to Oct. 31. The plan had previously only been due out on Nov. 23 – two months after Kwarteng...