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Image for Exclusive-Wheat for Chinese cars? Russia turns to barter to skirt sanctions
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Exclusive-Wheat for Chinese cars? Russia turns to barter to skirt sanctions

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Old-fashioned barter is on the rise in Russia's foreign trade for the first time...

15th September, 2025

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Sweden's Klarna shifts AI focus from cost cuts to growth

By Supantha Mukherjee and Echo Wang STOCKHOLM/NEW YORK (Reuters) -After becoming one of the early ad...

10th September, 2025

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Klarna valued at nearly $20 billion as shares jump in NYSE debut

(Reuters) -Swedish fintech Klarna will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange later on Wednesd...

10th September, 2025

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As Klarna readies IPO, five charts mapping BNPL use

By Hannah Lang (Reuters) -The long-awaited New York listing of Stockholm-based buy now, pay later (B...

10th September, 2025

Image for British regulator proposes scrapping limit on contactless card payments
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British regulator proposes scrapping limit on contactless card payments

LONDON (Reuters) -Contactless card payments in Britain could exceed a 100-pound ($135.35) limit unde...

10th September, 2025

Image for Klarna raises $1.37 billion in US IPO, boosting fintech hopefuls
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Klarna raises $1.37 billion in US IPO, boosting fintech hopefuls

By Ateev Bhandari and Arasu Kannagi Basil (Reuters) -Swedish buy-now, pay-later lender Klarna is set...

9th September, 2025

Image for Russia's Nornickel says China payments problem persists after Xi-Putin meetings
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Russia's Nornickel says China payments problem persists after Xi-Putin meetings

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (Reuters) -Chinese banks are still delaying payments for Russian imports by up t...

4th September, 2025

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ECB's digital euro faces uphill battle in EU parliament

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -A digital version of the euro is needed so that residents of the euro zone can...

4th September, 2025

Image for Sweden's Klarna targets up to $14 billion valuation in long-awaited US IPO
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Sweden's Klarna targets up to $14 billion valuation in long-awaited US IPO

(Reuters) -Swedish firm Klarna said on Tuesday it was aiming for a U.S. listing valuing the company...

2nd September, 2025

Image for Putin proposes Shanghai Cooperation Organisation members should issue joint bonds
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Putin proposes Shanghai Cooperation Organisation members should issue joint bonds

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday proposed that members of the 10-nation...

1st September, 2025

Image for Turkey bars Israeli ships from its ports, restricts airspace
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Turkey bars Israeli ships from its ports, restricts airspace

ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkey has decided to bar Israeli vessels from using its ports, forbid Turkish shi...

29th August, 2025

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PayPal says it is working with German banks after widespread payment disruption

BERLIN (Reuters) -PayPal said on Friday that it was working to resolve any remaining issues followin...

29th August, 2025