【首相指名選挙】野党統一候補にハードル 「玉木首相」思惑交錯
【首相指名選挙】野党統一候補にハードル 「玉木首相」思惑交錯
Category: Politics
Fuel crisis hampers distribution of Bolivian election ballots
LA PAZ, Bolivia — A severe shortage of fuel is hampering preparations for Bolivia’s presidential run-off, which will be held on Oct. 19. This will see the Andean nation swing right after two decades of leftist rule, an electoral official said Tuesday. Right-wing former president Jorge Tuto Quiroga and center-right ex-mayor Rodrigo Paz go head-to-head in
Global stocks see mixed day amid trade angst, Powell comments
NEW YORK, United States — European and US stock markets fell before recovering somewhat as markets weighed trade tensions between Beijing and Washington and digested fresh Federal Reserve commentary. Wall Street indices opened firmly in the red amid the latest back and forth involving the United States and China on trade. But US stocks recovered somewhat
Fitch: Infra graft probe may hurt local banks’ loan quality
MANILA, Philippines – The deepening probe into anomalous flood control projects could hurt the asset quality of Philippine banks, Fitch Ratings warned, as delays in public works could squeeze the cash flows of contractors and undermine their ability to pay loans. Tamma Febrian, director of the financial institutions team at Fitch, said banks with higher
Recto: Corruption probe stalls Philippines trek to ‘A’ rating
MANILA, Philippines – The high-profile corruption scandal over state-funded flood control projects has upended the Philippines’ bid for an “A” credit rating this year, Finance Secretary Ralph Recto said, warning that the fallout could hurt economic growth and weigh on the government’s fiscal position. Recto told reporters on Tuesday that, based on recent discussions with