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G7 agrees to keep united front on China export controls, diversify suppliers

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Group of Seven finance ministers agreed to keep a united front and coordinate their short-term response to China’s export controls on rare earths and to diversify suppliers, European Economic Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis said on Thursday. Speaking to Reuters on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund meetings in Washington, Dombrovskis said China now …

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Investors call for greater disclosure in Toyota’s buyout of group company

By David Dolan and Maki Shiraki TOKYO (Reuters) -Global investors have called on Toyota Motor to provide more disclosure about its planned buyout of group firm Toyota Industries, criticising what they said was “opaque” valuation and a failure to safeguard the interests of minority shareholders. An August 8 letter – made public on Thursday – from …

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HSBC raises average gold price forecasts for 2025 and 2026

(Reuters) -HSBC has raised its 2025 average gold price forecast to $3,355 per ounce from $3,215 due to safe-haven demand driven by geopolitical tensions, economic uncertainty, and a weakening U.S. dollar.  “Sentiment remains bullish as rallies are expected to continue in 2026 aided by official sector buying and institutional demand for gold as a diversifier,” …

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China’s retailers extend Singles’ Day to five weeks to revive spending

By Casey Hall and Sophie Yu SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Chinese retailers are stretching their annual “Singles’ Day” sales bonanza to as long as five weeks this year, as the likes of Alibaba and JD.com try to drum up interest from shoppers in a struggling economy. Weak consumption has dogged the world’s second-largest economy this year as …

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Vietnam’s VPBank Securities expects strong demand for its IPO

HANOI (Reuters) -VPBank Securities, a brokerage owned by Vietnam Prosperity Bank, expects its initial public offering to be oversubscribed, the company’s chief executive said on Thursday, citing strong interest from institutional investors. The firm is targeting 12.7 trillion dong ($481 million) in what is anticipated to be Vietnam’s largest IPO this year. Institutional investors have …

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Daewoo begins building Turkmenistan fertilizer plant, official says

ASHGABAT (Reuters) -South Korea’s Daewoo Engineering & Construction has begun work on a large mineral fertilizer plant in Turkmenistan, a project costing around $780 million, a government official close to the negotiations told Reuters on Thursday. Turkmenistan’s President Serdar Berdymukhamedov attended a groundbreaking ceremony at the plant, local television reported. Daewoo E&C was not immediately …

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Tanker diversions from sanctioned Chinese terminal may cause congestion at other ports

(In paragraph 11, corrects reference to Egyptian Arco crude to Arco crude loaded from Egypt) By Florence Tan, Chen Aizhu and Trixie Yap SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Trading firms have diverted at least five more crude oil tankers from a major port in eastern China after the U.S. imposed sanctions on an import terminal there, according to …

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ASEAN endorses action plan to increase renewable electricity share to 45% by 2030

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -The Southeast Asian regional bloc ASEAN has endorsed an action plan to increase the share of renewable electricity to 45% of total capacity over the next five years, as part of its energy transition efforts. The plan will increase the share of renewables in its total primary energy supply to 30%, the …

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Indonesia considering 1% sustainable aviation fuel blend by 2026, official says

JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia, the world’s largest palm oil producer, is considering a plan to require international flights from Jakarta and Bali to use a 1% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) blend starting from 2026, energy ministry official Edi Wibowo said on Thursday. Indonesia’s state energy firm Pertamina this year started producing SAF made partly from used …

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Malaysian pension fund KWAP launches $475 million climate-focused investment fund

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Malaysian public sector pension fund Kumpulan Wang Persaraan (KWAP) said on Thursday it had launched the country’s first climate-focused investment fund, with a target deployment of 2 billion ringgit ($475 million). It said the “Dana Iklim +” fund will seek climate-focused investments across infrastructure, private equity, real estate and nature-based solutions, and …

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