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South Korea’s pension fund, central bank to extend FX swap line

Reuters exclusively reported that South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) and central bank are in talks to extend their foreign exchange swap programme that was due to expire in December, according to two government sources with direct knowledge of the matter.  The post South Korea’s pension fund, central bank to extend FX swap line appeared […]
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Austria stalls Russian sanctions over Raiffeisen blacklisting 

Reuters exclusively reported that Austria is seeking to have Raiffeisen Bank International, the biggest Western bank in Russia, struck off a Ukrainian blacklist in return for signing off fresh European Union sanctions on Russia, said two people familiar with the situation.  The post Austria stalls Russian sanctions over Raiffeisen blacklisting  appeared first on Reuters News […]
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US regulator probes banks’ climate risk planning

Reuters was first to report that the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) carried out its first climate risk assessment of more than two dozen banks in recent months, laying the groundwork for heightened scrutiny of Wall Street’s accounting for such threats, people familiar with the matter said.  The post […]
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Argentina poised to get CAF loan for $913 mln IMF payment 

Reuters exclusively reported that Argentina is set to receive financing from the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF) to make a $913 million payment due to the IMF next week, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. Argentina, whose $44 billion International Monetary Fund programme makes it the largest debtor to […]
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After US curbs, Tencent and small chip designers chase Nvidia’s China crown 

Reuters exclusively reported that Chinese chip designers including Tencent Holdings (0700.HK) are aggressively pitching their AI chips as alternatives to Nvidia’s (NVDA.O), hoping U.S. export restrictions will prompt clients to switch, said four people familiar with such discussions. California-based Nvidia commands as much as 90% of China’s $7 billion market for chips used to process […]
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Huawei approaches Audi, Mercedes about smart car investment

Reuters exclusively reported that China’s Huawei Technologies has asked Mercedes Benz (MBGn.DE) and Volkswagen’s Audi if they are interested in buying small stakes in its smart car software and components firm, according to three people with knowledge of the discussions.The move is aimed at expanding its partnerships beyond Chinese brands, they said. Huawei (HWT.UL), the […]
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Britain, US sanction Russian hackers over years-long FSB cyberespionage campaign

Reuters exclusively reported that The British and U.S. governments imposed sanctions on two Russian hackers on Thursday for what Britain’s foreign office said was a sustained but failed attempt to interfere in politics by Russian cyber spies. A hacking group cybersecurity researchers dubbed “Cold River”, working on behalf of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), targeted […]
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