The group aims to overhaul its European steel and car operations as well as cash in on ecommerce in its home country ... ( read original story ...)
India coronavirus cases surge to 3.6 million
India reported 78,512 new novel coronavirus infections on Monday, slightly fewer than its record set the previous day when it posted the biggest, single-day tally of infections of any country in the ... ( read original story ...)
In China’s Xinjiang, forced medication accompanies lockdown
BEIJING (AP) — When police arrested the middle-aged Uighur woman at the height of China’s coronavirus outbreak, she was crammed into a cell with dozens of other women in a ... ( read original story ...)
TikTok US sale faces fresh hurdle after China tightens tech export rules
Beijing says some exports will now need government approval in move believed to be linked to Trump sale order ... ( read original story ...)
Bahrain Plans Return to Debt Market With Mix of Bonds, Sukuk
Bahrain is planning to return to the dollar bond market, according to people familiar with the matter, as the country faces one of the world’s biggest budget deficits this year.The Gulf nation sent a ... ( read original story ...)
Israel’s Budget Chief Quits Amid ‘Impossible’ Working Conditions
The head of Israel’s government budget office said he’s quitting, and took aim at the country’s finance minister for creating an environment that made it “impossible” to create economic certainty in ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia Reserves Grew in July From Lowest Level Since 2010
Saudi Arabia’s net foreign assets rose slightly in July even as crude prices lingering below $50 a barrel kept the coffers of the world’s largest oil exporter under pressure. ( read original story ...)
South Korea’s Factory Activity Grows for Second Month in a Row in July
Industrial production in July rose by a seasonally-adjusted 1.6% from a month earlier, Statistics Korea said on Monday, down from 7.2% in June and slightly missing the median forecast of a 1.9% rise. ( read original story ...)
Japan July industrial output rises 8.0% mth/mth
TOKYO, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Japan's industrial output rose 8.0% in July from the previous month, posting a second straight month of gains in a tentative sign of a pick-up in factory activity from ... ( read original story ...)
Bahrain planning its second dollar-denominated bond sale this year, says report
Bahrain is planning its second foray into the debt capital markets this year, two sources familiar with the matter said, as the oil-dependent Gulf state seeks to bolster its fragile public finances. ( read original story ...)