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Fraport Sees 2023 Passenger Traffic at 80-90% of Pre-Pandemic Levels
Date: March 14, 2023
(Reuters) – Frankfurt Airport operator Fraport on Tuesday said it expected passenger traffic to keep improving in 2023 but stay below pre-pandemic levels, following the lifting of COVID-related travel restrictions. The group, which operates at 31 airports around the world and counted more than 48 million passengers in 2022, expects 2023 passenger traffic to come...
British PM Sunak Explores Public Sector Pay Deal That Backdates Wage Offer -Ft
Date: February 15, 2023
(Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and finance minister Jeremy Hunt are considering a deal to end a wave of strikes among Britain’s public sector workers that would backdate next year’s pay rise, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday. Sunak and Hunt are mulling giving NHS staff and other key workers a lump-sum payment...
Macron Warns of More Healthcare Woes as He Flags Reforms
Date: January 6, 2023
PARIS (Reuters) – The struggles of France’s health system will probably get worse before things improve, President Emmanuel Macron acknowledged on Friday, as he pledged to improve working conditions and hire more medical assistants for administrative tasks. France, like many other European countries, is facing a shortage of healthcare staff, particularly in rural areas, with...
Russian Services Activity Shrinks for Third Month Running in Dec -PMI
Date: December 30, 2022
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Activity in Russia’s services industry shrank for the third month running in December, a survey showed on Friday, as companies faced weak consumer demand at home, severe inflationary pressure and declining customer numbers. The S&P Global Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for Russian services fell to 45.9 from 48.3 a month earlier, dropping...
German Businesses Expect Only Mild Recession as Disruptions Ease
Date: December 27, 2022
BERLIN (Reuters) – German companies expect only a mild recession next year despite headwinds from the energy crisis, raw material shortages and a tepid global economy, a survey of major associations published by Reuters on Tuesday showed. “The last quarter of 2022 and the start of 2023 are likely to be accompanied by a decline...
Fuel Runs Short at S.Korean Petrol Stations as Top Union Begins Strike Alongside Truckers
Date: December 6, 2022
By Ju-min Park and Heekyong Yang UIWANG, South Korea (Reuters) -A nationwide strike by South Korean truckers has led nearly 100 petrol stations across the country to run dry, government data show, and a national trade union launched a general strike on Tuesday in support of the drivers. The truckers’ strike over a minimum pay...