By Pavel Polityuk and Vitalii Hnidyi LVIV/KHARKIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukraine said it was hoping that the first face-to-face peace talks with Russia in over two weeks, set for Tuesday, could lead to a ceasefire, but a U.S. official said President Vlad…
Britain’s Truss says Russian peace talks can’t ‘sell out’ Ukraine
LONDON (Reuters) – Ukraine must not be sold short in peace talks with Russia and Russian President Vladimir Putin cannot be seen to benefit from the invasion, British foreign minister Liz Truss said on Monday. “We need to ensure that any future talks d…
Asset manager abrdn to take tougher diversity line at U.S. AGMs
By Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) – British asset manager abrdn will take a tougher line at annual meetings of U.S. companies that have poor levels of ethnic and gender diversity on their boards of directors, it said on Monday. Abrdn, which manages arou…
UK’s Sunak, under fire over cost of living, defends his tax cut plans
LONDON (Reuters) -British finance minister Rishi Sunak on Monday defended the tax cuts he announced last week, after they were widely criticised for not helping the poorest households through the most severe hit to living standards since at least the 1…
German airport security staff reach wage deal after walkouts
Frankfurt (Reuters) – The parties involved in a wage dispute for security staff at several airports across Germany have reached a deal following strikes that led to the cancellation of hundreds of flights to and from the country in the past two weeks. …
Russian central bank signals no bailout for brokers after Univer request
(Reuters) -Russia’s central bank appeared to spurn brokerage Univer Capital’s request for a rescue on Monday, saying its current bailout mechanism applied only to banks, insurance companies and non-state pension funds. Univer Capital earlier asked the …
EBRD says it is closing its offices in Moscow and Minsk
LONDON (Reuters) – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said on Monday it was in the process of closing its offices in Moscow and the Belarusian capital Minsk. “The EBRD has strongly condemned the war on Ukraine and the decision …
Barclays faces $590 million hit, scrutiny over sales slip-up
By Iain Withers and Saqib Iqbal Ahmed LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) -British bank Barclays faces an estimated 450 million pound ($592 million) loss and regulatory scrutiny for exceeding a U.S. limit on sales of structured products, some of which have surge…
Ukraine says Azerbaijan has it offered fuel for crop sowing
LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday he had spoken to Azerbaijan’s president, Ilham Aliyev, and thanked him for offering fuel for Ukraine’s crop sowing campaign. He gave no details of the fuel offer on Twitte…
Ukraine says Azerbaijan has it offered fuel for crop sowing
LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday he had spoken to Azerbaijan’s president, Ilham Aliyev, and thanked him for offering fuel for Ukraine’s crop sowing campaign. He gave no details of the fuel offer on Twitte…