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Hungary Issues Fx Benchmark Bonds Worth $3.8 Billion, Minister Says
Date: June 9, 2022
BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Hungary has issued foreign currency benchmark bonds worth a total of $3.8 billion, which will help it preserve economic stability, Finance Minister Mihaly Varga said on Thursday. The bond issue comes after Hungary on Tuesday lifted its 2022 foreign currency borrowing target by the equivalent of 2.5 billion euros amid a stand-off with...
Russian Proxies Plan Vote in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Region on Joining Russia
Date: June 8, 2022
LONDON (Reuters) – The Russian-installed administration in the occupied part of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region plans to stage a referendum later this year on joining Russia, Russian news agencies quoted one of its members as saying. “The people will determine the future of the Zaporizhzhia region. The referendum is scheduled for this year,” the official, Vladimir...
Russian Army Base Sees Scramble for Ukraine War Supplies, Some Locals and Soldiers Say
Date: June 8, 2022
(Reuters) – The town of Valuyki in western Russia has become a crucial staging post in the latest phase of Russia’s war over the nearby border in Ukraine. Throughout last month, helicopters buzzed overhead, military vehicles clogged the roads, and soldiers prepared for combat at a huge military base there. It’s also a place where soldiers’...
Lavrov Says Onus Is on Ukraine to De-Mine Ports to Allow Grain Shipments
Date: June 8, 2022
(Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday the onus was on Ukraine to solve the problem of resuming grain shipments by de-mining its ports. Lavrov said no action was required on the Russian side because it had already made the necessary commitments. “We state daily that we’re ready to guarantee the safety of...
Britain’s Political Risks, Economic Fears Keep Sterling Under Pressure
Date: June 8, 2022
By Joice Alves LONDON (Reuters) – Sterling fell on Wednesday, staying close to a near three-week low touched this week against the U.S. dollar, amid investor nervousness about a confidence vote on British Prime Minister Boris Johnson that left him politically vulnerable. Heightened political uncertainty has added further pressure on sterling, which has declined more...
Syrian, Russian Forces Boosted After Turkey Signals Operation – Officials
Date: June 7, 2022
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi and Orhan Coskun AMMAN/ANKARA (Reuters) – Russia and Syrian government forces have been bolstered in northern Syria where Turkey may soon launch an offensive against Kurdish fighters, Turkish and rebel Syrian officials said, as Ankara prepares for talks with Moscow. President Tayyip Erdogan said two weeks ago Turkey would launch new military...