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By Leika Kihara and Wayne Cole (Reuters) – Some Asian central banks are shaking off their long-held reluctance to follow their global peers in lifting benchmark interest rates off historic lows, as the Ukraine war blows consumer prices well out of policymakers’ comfort zones. The region’s economies have largely lagged U.S. and European reopenings from …

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By Tim Hepher PARIS (Reuters) – European planemaker Airbus delivered between 140 and 142 aircraft in the first quarter, up almost 13% from the same period last year, industry sources said on Wednesday. Airbus declined comment ahead of monthly orders and deliveries data due on Friday. The figures imply March deliveries of some 62 jets, …

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By Aditi Shah NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s Tata Motors said it plans to launch electric vehicles (EVs), including SUVs, using a new design which will allow for a larger battery and a range of up to 500 kilometres. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made EVs a major focus for India’s government, which is offering …

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BENGALURU (Reuters) -Indian digital payments firm Paytm said on Wednesday it is aiming to be operationally profitable by September next year, seeking to allay doubts about its business model that has clouded the stock. Backed by China’s Ant Group and Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp (9984.T), Paytm raised $2.5 billion in India’s biggest initial public offer …

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By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Major online platforms face a yearly fee up to 0.1% of annual net income to cover the costs of monitoring compliance with new European Union rules requiring them to do more to police their content, an EU document shows. The Digital Services Act (DSA) rules are likely to be …

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By Ben Klayman DETROIT (Reuters) – General Motors and Honda Motor Co said on Tuesday they will develop a series of lower-priced electric vehicles based on a new joint platform, producing potentially millions of cars from 2027 in a bid to beat Tesla in sales. The announcement expands on plans for GM to begin building …

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By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Internal Revenue Service has suspended information exchanges with Russia’s tax authorities in a bid to hamper Moscow’s ability to collect taxes and fund its war against Ukraine, the Treasury Department told Reuters on Tuesday. Under a 30-year-old tax treaty, the IRS and Russia’s Federal Tax Service have shared …

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