Tag: Economic policy
Syria devalues its local currency against the U.S. dollar
BEIRUT — Syria devalued the official price of its local currency on Thursday two days after the central bank governor was sacked, state media...
UN envoy: South Sudan has potential, needs to hold elections
UNITED NATIONS — David Shearer said Wednesday he’s leaving the top U.N. job in South Sudan convinced the world’s youngest nation has the potential...
Turkish central bank maintains key rate unchanged at 19%
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s central bank on Thursday kept a key interest rate unchanged at 19%, in its first rate decision since the surprise...
California re-opens enrollment for health insurance coverage
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California on Monday re-opened enrollment for its state health insurance exchange, hoping more people will buy coverage now that the federal...
US nominates NY lawyer to monitor United Auto Workers union
DETROIT — The U.S. attorney's office in Detroit is recommending that a federal judge name New York lawyer Neil Barofsky to monitor the United...
Air Canada, Canadian government agree on pandemic bailout
TORONTO — Air Canada says it has agreed with the Canadian government on financing that will allow the airline to access as much as...
IMF: Vaccine inequity threatens Mideast’s economic recovery
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Middle East economies are recovering from the coronavirus pandemic faster than anticipated, largely due to the acceleration of mass...
Business faces tricky path navigating post-Trump politics
WASHINGTON — For more than a half-century, the voice emerging from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s monolithic, Beaux Arts-styled building near the White House...
Biofuels producers, farmers not sold on switch to electric
DES MOINES, Iowa — The president and auto industry maintain the nation is on the cusp of a gigantic shift to electric vehicles and...
Lawmakers call YouTube Kids a ‘wasteland of vapid’ content
A House subcommittee is investigating YouTube Kids, saying the Google-owned video feeds children inappropriate material in “a wasteland of vapid, consumerist content" so it...
