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Daimler Truck Holding AG saw an adjusted return on sales of 6.1% in 2021 - up from 1.9% the previous year - with revenue up 10% to 39.8 billion euros ($43.70 billion), the truck and bus maker said on Thursday.

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan does not know how Russia will handle the required rouble payments for its energy sold to "unfriendly" countries, the finance minister said on Thursday.

Japan has no clue yet about how Russia will carry out its claim to seek a rouble payments scheme for its energy sold to "unfriendly" countries, the finance minister said on Thursday.

South Korea's nominee for its new central bank chief said on Thursday worries about inflationary and economic risks are mounting and that he would thoroughly review how to manage growth, price pressures and financial imbalances.

TOKYO (Reuters) -Bank of Japan policymakers agreed that consumer inflation may overshoot their expectations if companies pass on rising costs quicker than forecast, minutes of the central bank's January meeting showed on Thursday.

Japan's manufacturing activity sped up in March from the prior month as a reduction in COVID-19 cases in the country helped lift orders and production, however, surging input prices and Russia's war in Ukraine clouded the outlook.

Bank of Japan policymakers agreed that consumer inflation may overshoot their expectations if companies pass on rising costs quicker than expected, minutes of the central bank's January meeting showed on Thursday.

Japan's troubled Toshiba Corp goes into a critical shareholder vote later on Thursday facing very long odds for winning support for its plan to spin-off its devices business.

EU leaders are expected to agree at a two-day summit starting on Thursday to jointly buy gas, as they seek to cut reliance on Russian fuels and build a buffer against supply shocks, but the bloc remains unlikely to sanction Russian oil and gas.