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Europe ‘shot itself in the lungs’ with sanctions on Russia, Orban says
Date: July 15, 2022
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – The European Union has “shot itself in the lungs” with ill-considered economic sanctions on Russia, which, unless rolled back, risk destroying the European economy, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday. Gas supplies to Europe have tightened and fuel costs have soared since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February and subsequent...
Metro Bank appoints ex-Standard Chartered executive as CFO
Date: July 15, 2022
By Emma-Victoria Farr and Shanima A LONDON (Reuters) -British challenger lender Metro Bank said on Friday it has appointed former Standard Chartered executive James Hopkinson as chief financial officer, as the bank works on a turnaround plan towards profitability. Hopkinson will join Metro Bank effective September 5, coming from ClearBank where he was CFO since...
Ten years on, Italy faces debt crisis Draghi may not solve
Date: July 15, 2022
By Francesco Canepa and Gavin Jones FRANKFURT/ROME (Reuters) – Ten years after Mario Draghi’s “whatever it takes” pledge saved the euro, Italy is once again in the middle of a debt crisis – but the country’s prime minister and former head of the European Central Bank may struggle to solve this one. Just like a...
Euro plunges on Italian politics, energy concerns
Date: July 14, 2022
By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The euro plunged below parity to a 20-year low on Thursday as concerns over an energy crisis and political turmoil in Italy dented demand for the single currency, while the U.S. dollar was boosted by expectations of aggressive Federal Reserve rate hikes. Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi’s coalition...
Genius Group’s Global Curriculum Goals to Benefit the World Around Us
Date: July 14, 2022
By Roger James Hamilton, CEO and Founder of Genius Group Ltd (GNS) The current education system in the Western world has, on the whole not moved beyond standardized testing and teaching, so in many ways offers a very narrow view of the world to students. Edtech platforms became more and more talked about and popular...
Sri Lankan president sends resignation letter after fleeing to Singapore
Date: July 14, 2022
By Uditha Jayasinghe, Alasdair Pal and Chen Lin COLOMBO/SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa has submitted a letter of resignation, two government sources said on Friday, after he fled to Singapore following mass protests over his country’s economic meltdown. Rajapaksa emailed a letter of resignation to the speaker of the country’s parliament late on...