TOKYO (Reuters) - The return of inflation in Japan is pushing up loan demand from the country's small and midsize firms for capital investment and digitalisation, the chief executive of Japanese lende ...

The seasonally-adjusted PMI sponsored by South African bank Absa slipped to 48.1 points in November from 52.6 in October, falling below the 50-point mark that separates expansion from contraction.The ...

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's central bank is under increasing political pressure to cut interest rates as soon as this week, after data showed growth was much weaker than expected, but its fir ...

(Reuters) - Joe Biden sets off for Angola on Sunday on a trip that will deliver on a promise to visit Africa during his presidency and focus on a major, U.S.-backed railway project that aims to divert ...

Australia approved the social media ban for children late on Thursday after an emotive debate that has gripped the nation, setting a benchmark for jurisdictions around the world with one of the toughe ...

OTTAWA (Reuters) -U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday he discussed the border, trade and energy in a "very productive" meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau amid fears of ...

DUBLIN (Reuters) -Ireland's two large centre-right parties looked set to be returned to power after an election on Friday, but will likely need at least one smaller partner to secure a majority, raisi ...

"We require a commitment from these Countries that they will neither create a new BRICS Currency, nor back any other Currency to replace the mighty U.S. Dollar or, they will face 100% Tariffs, and sho ...

Ratings agency Standard & Poor's gave Prime Minister Michel Barnier's fragile minority government a rare reprieve late on Friday leaving its rating steady although France's budget deficit has spir ...