Section: South Africa
Russia’s financial crisis poses a global threat
RUSSIA’S escalating financial crisis risks spilling beyond its borders and endangering parts of the global economy. ||| Josh Boak WashingtonRUSSIA’S escalating financial crisis risks spilling beyond its borders and endangering parts of the global economy. With economies in Europe, Japan, China and Latin America already ailing, fresh...
News24.com | Poroshenko: Ukraine is a new, changing country
Ukraine’s president has urged Poland’s politicians and business people to intensify ties with his country as it reforms to follow European standards. …read more Source:...
Panic mood hits Russian economy
Russia has scrambled to halt a run on the ruble in the worst economic crisis of President Vladimir Putin’s 15 years in power. ||| Moscow – Russia scrambled on Wednesday to halt a run on the ruble, selling billions of reserves to prop up the currency in the worst economic crisis of President Vladimir Putin’s 15 years in power.At...
German business warns ruble plunge will ‘affect us all’
A German business group on Wednesday cautioned against “Schadenfreude” over Russia’s currency woes, predicting a 20-percent drop in German exports to the country this year and the risk of worse to come. The ruble’s sharp drop would further damage trade, already hurt by Western sanctions amid the Ukraine crisis, and slash revenues of...
News24.com | Putin holds late-night Ukraine talks with EU
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and his French, German and Ukrainian counterparts have agreed in a phone call that talks surrounding eastern Ukraine are to resume as soon as possible. …read more Source:...
Poroshenko begins Poland visit, will address parliament
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko met with Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski after arriving in Warsaw on Wednesday, beginning a two-day visit t …read more Source: The New...
News24.com | Merkel calls Putin over Ukraine, amid ruble plunge
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss possible steps to secure a comprehensive cease-fire in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Putin holds late-night talks on Ukraine with European leaders
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and his French, German and Ukrainian counterparts agreed in a phonecall early Wednesday that they wanted talks be …read more Source: The New...
Putin can choose a path to end sanctions: Kerry
US and European sanctions against Russia could be lifted within days if President Vladimir Putin makes the right choices in Ukraine, top US diplomat John Kerry said Tuesday. …read more Source: The Sunday...
News24.com | Lawmakers press Obama to back Russian sanctions
Republicans and Democrats have spoken with one voice in pressing President Obama to sign legislation that would slap new sanctions on Russia while providing weapons and other assistance to Ukraine. …read more Source:...
