The European Parliament president says he is optimistic that a free-trade deal between the EU and Canada can be signed soon despite last-minute obstacles. Objections by a Belgian region, which opposes the deal, “are for us Europeans to solve”, Martin Schulz said. He was speaking after meetings in Brussels with ... Read More »
St. Lucia’s government has signed an agreement to build the island’s first internationally targeted, integrated development — a project worth $2.6 billion designed to attract Chinese tourists and investment. The Pearl of the Caribbean will occupy a 700-acre site on the south end of the island. Plans include a casino, ... Read More »
China’s leaders sound more confident that the world’s second-largest economy has arrested a slide in growth to quarter-century lows, but their policy advisers caution it is too early to call an end to a cycle of easing that began in 2014. Signs the economy is picking up give the central ... Read More »
SINGAPORE: Crude futures jumped on Wednesday as hopes for an agreement among exporters to freeze output underpinned the market, although persistent global oversupply and Iran’s plans to boost production pressured physical oil prices. Oil futures recovered from one-month lows to end the previous session up after the Kuwaiti governor for ... Read More »
