RIAD / WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Finance officials from the Group of 20 major economies on Saturday pledged to continue to use “all available policy tools” to combat the coronavirus pandemic and strengthen the global economy, warning that the outlook remains highly uncertain . Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed al-Jadaan wears a …
Read More »EU extends summit until Sunday after deadlock over COVID recovery plan
BRUSSELS / WARSAW (Reuters) – European Union leaders failed to agree on a massive stimulus fund to revive their coronavirus-affected economies on Saturday after two days of tense negotiations, but extended their summit for another day to try to resolve their differences. When the 27 leaders returned to their hotels …
Read More »EU nations stuck in tense coronavirus recovery summit
WARSAW / ROME (Reuters) – A clash between EU leaders at a summit in Brussels on Saturday threatened to derail plans for a massive stimulus fund to bring their economies hit by the coronavirus to life. “We are at a dead end now. It is more complex than expected, “Italian …
Read More »UK pauses daily update on number of coronavirus deaths from data problems
FILE PHOTO: Blood samples from patients infected with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are prepared for analysis in the Blood Processing Laboratory at the Institute of Therapeutic Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Cambridge, Cambridge, Great Britain , May 21, 2020. Kirsty Wigglesworth / Pool via REUTERS / File Photo LONDON (Reuters) – Britain …
Read More »Dutch welcome new ideas on EU recovery fund, but are far
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The Dutch welcomed new proposals for a massive EU stimulus fund on Saturday in a second day of negotiations between the bloc’s leaders, though a final deal on how to revive growth stifled by the pandemic of coronavirus remained away. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte speaks with …
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