Explainer-Sri Lanka's reluctance to tap IMF helped push it into an economic abyss

Sri Lanka's worst economic crisis has triggered an unprecedented wave of spontaneous protests as the island nation of 22 million people struggles with prolonged power cuts and a shortage of essentials, including fuel and medicines.

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18-04-2022

China data to show sharp March deterioration as COVID bites, but solid Q1 growth

BEIJING (Reuters) -China is expected to report a sharp deterioration in economic activity in March as COVID-19 outbreaks and lockdowns hit consumers and factories, although first-quarter growth may have perked up due to a strong start early in the year.

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17-04-2022

China Eastern resumes Boeing 737-800 flights after March crash

BEIJING (Reuters) -China Eastern Airlines has started putting its Boeing 737-800 jetliners back in use for commercial flights less than a month since a crash killed 132 people and led the company to ground 223 of the aircraft, the carrier said on Sunday.

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17-04-2022

China Eastern restarts flights using Boeing 737-800 after March crash - data

China Eastern Airlines has restarted using Boeing 737-800 jetliners for commercial flights less than a month after a crash that killed 132 people on board and grounded over 200 of its aircraft, data from a tracking website showed on Sunday.

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17-04-2022

China data to show sharp March deterioration as COVID bites, but solid first-quarter growth: Reuters poll

China is expected to report a sharp deterioration in economic activity in March as COVID-19 outbreaks and lockdowns hit consumers and factories, although first-quarter growth may have perked up due to a strong start early in the year.

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17-04-2022

Sri Lanka regulator halts Colombo Stock Exchange next week

The Securities And Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka said on Saturday it was directing the Colombo Stock Exchange to suspend the stock market for five business days from Monday.

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16-04-2022

Analysis-Elon Musk deals Twitter a wild card as shareholders seek reforms

Elon Musk, Twitter's newest big shareholder, could alter the course of the social media company as management battles a set of proxy proposals focused on topics from civil rights to politics at its upcoming annual meeting, shareholder activists and corporate governance experts said.

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15-04-2022

Belarus bans EU-registered trucks from entering country

Belarus on Friday announced a ban on trucks registered in the European Union from entering its territory, Interfax news agency quoted the transport ministry as saying.

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15-04-2022

Buyout firm Thoma Bravo approaches Twitter with acquisition interest

Buyout firm Thoma Bravo LP has contacted Twitter Inc to express interest in putting together an acquisition offer that would rival Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk's $43 billion bid, people familiar with the matter said on Friday.

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15-04-2022