21/4/2016/IMF Call for faster action on carbon pricing to deliver on Paris climate change agreement Six heads of state and government, two city and state leaders, and the heads of the World Bank Group, the International Monetary Fund and the OECD today agreed on an ambitious global target for putting […]
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Volkswagen shares surge as U.S. Dieselgate deal looms
Thu Apr 21, 2016/Reuters Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) shares jumped more than 6 percent early on Thursday on expectations that the carmaker was close to reaching a deal to buy back 500,000 diesel cars in the United States in a step toward resolving an emissions rigging scandal. Regulators and prosecutors around the […]
Nigeria to hold off new MTN talks until parliament concludes probe
20/4/2016/Reuters Nigeria will hold off new talks with South Africa’s MTN over a $3.9 billion fine for missing a deadline to disconnect unregistered SIM card users until parliament concludes a probe, its communications minister said on Wednesday. Last month, the House of Representatives launched a probe into whether Nigeria can […]
