Section: Independent Online (South Africa)
Human remains found at MH17 crash site
Experts have recovered more remains of victims at the Malaysia Airlines crash site, the Dutch government said. ||| Amsterdam – Experts have recovered more remains of victims at the Malaysia Airlines crash site, the Dutch government said late Friday, three and a half months after the Boeing 777 went down over the skies of eastern Ukraine.The...
Emerging stocks lifted by Japan
Emerging stocks were on track for their biggest weekly gains in six months, buoyed by Japan’s surprise move to ramp up its stimulus programme and strong United States growth data. ||| London – Emerging stocks were on track for their biggest weekly gains in six months on Friday, buoyed by Japan’s surprise move to ramp up its...
Russia central bank hikes rate to 9.5%
Russia’s central bank jacked up its interest rates by 1.5 percentage points to 9.5 percent, after Western sanctions over Ukraine sent the ruble plunging and halted growth. ||| Mosow – Russia’s central bank on Friday jacked up its interest rates by 1.5 percentage points to 9.5 percent, after Western sanctions over Ukraine sent...
Emerging stocks lifted by Japan stimulus
Emerging stocks were on track for their biggest weekly gains in six months, buoyed by Japan’s surprise move to ramp up its stimulus programme and strong United States growth data. ||| London – Emerging stocks were on track for their biggest weekly gains in six months on Friday, buoyed by Japan’s surprise move to ramp up its...
Russia may resume Ukraine gas supply
Russia may restart gas supplies to Ukraine as soon as next week if all financial conditions are met. ||| Moscow – Russia may restart gas supplies to Ukraine as soon as next week if all financial conditions are met, Alexei Miller, head of state gas monopoly Gazprom, said on Friday. Moscow, Kiev and the European Union clinched a deal on...
Ukraine, Russia, EU agree to gas deal
Ukraine, Russia and the European Union signed a deal on the resumption of Russian natural gas supplies to Ukraine. ||| Brussels – Ukraine, Russia and the European Union signed a deal on Thursday on the resumption of Russian natural gas supplies to Ukraine for winter after several months of delay during the conflict in Ukraine. European...
Deal sees Russia resume gas exports
Russia, Ukraine and the European Union have signed a deal that will see Moscow resume vital supplies of gas to its ex-Soviet neighbour. ||| Brussels – Ukraine, Russia and the European Union signed a deal on Thursday that will see Moscow resume vital supplies of gas to its ex-Soviet neighbour over the winter in return for payments funded in...
Russian income slump saps BP profits
BP’s third-quarter results took a hit from declining oil prices and a sharp drop in income from Russia as Western sanctions on Moscow led to a slump in earnings from the oil major’s local partner, Kremlin-controlled Rosneft. ||| Dmitry Zhdannikov and Ron Bousso LondonBP’S THIRD-QUARTER results took a hit from declining oil...
‘Ukraine unlikely to get IMF tranche this year’
Ukraine is unlikely to receive a second tranche of a $17-billion (R186 billion) loan programme from the International Monetary Fund this year as expected, Finance Minister Oleksander Shlapak said. ||| Kiev – Ukraine is unlikely to receive a second tranche of a $17-billion (R186 billion) loan programme from the International Monetary Fund...
BP posts slump in Russian income
BP’s third-quarter results took a hit from declining oil prices and a sharp drop in income from Russia as Western sanctions on Moscow led to a slump in earnings from the oil major’s local partner, Kremlin-controlled Rosneft. ||| London – BP’s third-quarter results took a hit from declining oil prices and a sharp drop in...
