Russia offers cheaper natural gas to Ukraine to join economic bloc
Ukraine can get cheaper natural gas if it joins an economic bloc led by Moscow, Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov told Bloomberg News.
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Saudi Arabia Tops Sovereign Wealth Spending League, Snatches the Spot From Singapore
Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) has emerged as the world's most active sovereign investor in 2023, with deals worth billions of dollars.
IMF, World Bank Approve Historic $4.5 Billion Debt Relief for Somalia
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank have approved $4.5 billion in debt forgiveness for Somalia...
Sebi upgrading surveillance for CommExes
India's securities market regulator Sebi is upgrading and strengthening its surveillance system on commodity exchanges (CommExes). Recently, Sebi has barred 16 commodity trading members from trading f..
BC Clean-tech alliance seeks $500-mln fund from Trudeau
B.C. clean-tech companies have requested Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to allocate a $500 million venture capital (VC) fund. An alliance comprising 51 clean-tech and investment firms from B.C. provinc..
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Top deals of the deay - bids, mergers and acquisitions
The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Friday including Statoil, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, ThyssenKrupp, Mercator, Avivasa Emeklilik, Hayat Sigorta, Banca Monte dei
Iraqi Kurdistan enters into multi-billion-dollar energy package with Turkey
Sources who were familiar with the deal said the government of Turkey and the regional government of Iraqi Kurdistan inked a deal that would allow building of new infrastructure and cooperation in exi
San Jose mayor leads in bid to ease statewide pension costs
Chuck Reed, the Mayor of San Jose, California, is leading a statewide voter initiative that aims to reduce skyrocketing costs of pension plans and retiree healthcare.
Report shows investors how to trade Japanese tsunami on equities
The Japanese equities market is making a comeback under the leadership of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. In his Forbes report, contributor Panos Mourdoukoutas suggests four ways investors can trade the Ja
India revives plans stake sale of three firms to raise funds- report
A Bloomberg report cited officials from India's Finance Ministry who said the government plans to sell some of the stakes it holds in ITC Ltd, Axis Bank and Larsen & Toubro in order to gather funds.
Canadian government talks with Northleaf Capital, HarbourVest for venture capital investment- report
A report from The Wall Street Journal said the government of Canada is in discussions with Northleaf Capital Partners and HarbourVest Partners to manage a portion of the funds it has set aside for ven
Central bank says Brazilian monetary policy may be compromised if Supreme Court rules against lenders
The central bank of Brazil said the country's monetary policy stands to be compromised if the Supreme Court rules against the nation's largest lenders for implementing government rules to fight hyperi
Singapore government acquires stake in Bollywood distributor
Fullerton, an investment fund run by Singaporean sovereign wealth fund Temasek Holdings, has acquired 5 million shares in Bollywood film distributor Eros International at USD11 apiece.
Bank of Japan's bond purchases can absorb a planned bond sale of Government Pension Investment Fund - dealers
Because Japan's central bank absorbs JPY7 trillion worth of debt, primary dealers of Japanese government bonds are not concerned over plans of Government Pension Investment Fund to reduce its governme
