(Reuters) -Slovakia’s leftist election winner Robert Fico got a two-week window to negotiate a coalition government on Monday, after steering his party to an election victory over the weekend with promises to stop military aid to Ukraine. Fico campaigned on rhetoric that would shift Slovakia, a European Union and NATO …
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Football: Soccer-UEFA introduce minimum standards framework for women’s national teams
(Reuters) – UEFA released details of their first-ever minimum standards framework for women’s national teams, after consultations with players, coaches and FIFPRO Europe, in an announcement on Monday. The framework, approved by the UEFA Executive Committee in June, is aimed at levelling the playing field for women footballers across Europe. …
Baca Lagi »reNIKOLA issues RM390mil Asean green SRI sukuk, world’s first climate sukuk
KUALA LUMPUR: Renewable energy company reNIKOLA Holdings Sdn Bhd (reNIKOLA) issued the world’s first climate sukuk, the RM390 million Asean Green SRI Sukuk (reNIKOLA II Green Sukuk), on Sept 29, 2023. The sukuk was issued by its wholly-owned subsidiary, reNIKOLA Solar II Sdn Bhd. In a statement today, reNIKOLA said …
Baca Lagi »Appointments of Sabah, Sarawak govt reps in LHDN to be institutionalised in law
KOTA KINABALU: The appointment of Sabah and Sarawak state government representatives as board members in the Inland Revenue Board (LHDN) will be further reinforced through legislation, expected during the coming Parliament sitting, says Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali. The Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Sabah and Sarawak Affairs) said the …
Baca Lagi »Kenya panel urges shutdown of Worldcoin’s crypto project within country
NAIROBI (Reuters) – A Kenyan parliamentary panel called on the country’s information technology regulator on Monday to shut down the operations of cryptocurrency project Worldcoin within the country until more stringent regulations are put in place. The government suspended the project in early August following privacy objections over its scanning …
Baca Lagi »Football: Soccer-Manchester United’s Antony set for possible Galatasaray return – Ten Hag
(Reuters) – Manchester United winger Antony could return for Tuesday’s Champions League clash against Galatasaray, manager Erik ten Hag said on Monday. The 23-year-old has not played for United since the first week of September and was withdrawn from Brazil’s squad for two World Cup qualifying matches amid police investigations …
Baca Lagi »Armenia urges EU to sanction Azerbaijan, warns of further attack
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Armenia urged the European Union on Monday to sanction Azerbaijan for its military operation in the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave and warned that Baku could soon attack Armenia itself unless the West takes firm action. Tigran Balayan, Armenia’s envoy to the EU, listed possible measures such as a price …
Baca Lagi »Wall St set to open lower as yields rise ahead of Powell speech
WALL Street was set to open lower on Monday as the 10-year Treasury yield regained 2007 highs, while investors awaited comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and more data this week to gauge the central bank’s interest-rate path. Powell and Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Hasker will speak at a …
Baca Lagi »Analysis-Fico’s win in Slovakia shows war fatigue in CEE but no major policy turn
BUDAPEST/PRAGUE (Reuters) – Robert Fico’s election win in Slovakia after he had campaigned to end military aid to Ukraine shows creeping discontent in Central Europe over the war with Russia, but analysts do not expect a major policy turn-around by Bratislava or Warsaw. Leaders in the region, which was once …
Baca Lagi »AMMB, MetLife aim to sell jointly-owned units to Great Eastern for RM1.12bil
KUALA LUMPUR: AMMB Holdings Bhd and MetLife International Holdings, LLC (MetLife) plan to dispose of their combined 100 per cent stake in AmMetLife Insurance Bhd (AML) and AmMetLife Takaful Bhd (AMT) to the Great Eastern Group for about RM1.12 billion. In a filing with Bursa Malaysia, AMMB said wholly owned …
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