Iraq signs agreement with JPMorgan to establish the bank’s first branch in Iraq, according to the Prime Minister’s Office.
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Iraq says the planned JPMorgan branch will help finance projects executed by U.S. companies, according to the Prime Minister’s Office.
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Fitch keeps Finland’s credit rating at ‘AA’ and affirms a Stable outlook.
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Trump’s Chinese interference claims ‘reveal huge crisis facing American democracy’ - SCMP
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Kuwait Electricity: Iranian attack on another power station and water desalination plant this morning
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Open banking is coming to Canada. One day it will mean more competition for the big banks, but consumers shouldn’t expect miracles, Christine Dobby writes in the Bay Street Edition newsletter.
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Meta in talks to rent some of its billions in AI infrastructure to Anthropic
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Vietnam is hunting for global capital to help finance about $1.5 trillion of infrastructure investment over the next decade.
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NVIDIA Could Be the Missing Piece in Japan's AI Puzzle: Analyst
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China said it hopes Indonesia can provide a stable and transparent policy environment for its mineral sector, as the two countries deepen economic ties
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China is deploying more humanoids than ever before, sending thousands to logistics hubs, battery factories and other industrial locations at a faster pace than the US
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Iran launched fresh attacks on U.S.-allied Gulf states on Saturday after another night of U.S. strikes on Iranian targets.
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Ukrainian UAVs hit the largest order-processing hub of Wildberries, Russia's biggest e-commerce retailer, in the Moscow region.
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Shares in Sandvik and Epiroc fell as a slide in precious metal prices since the start of the year weighed on orders
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Shipping cargo through the Arctic is set to be big business and South Korea wants a piece of the action.
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Kuwait's electricity, water and renewable energy ministry said another power generation and water desalination plant came under an Iranian attack on Saturday, causing a fire in one of the facility's components.
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The ministry said precautionary measures were taken, including shutting down several generation units to protect the plant, workers and the stability of the electricity grid.
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Boeing keeps 20-year forecast for jet demand steady, shrugs off Iran war impact
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German security authorities are rushing to ensure sensitive information is kept safe in the event that the country’s far-right party takes government control for the first time in an eastern region later this year
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Uniqlo's lower priced sibling brand GU is betting a former luxury fashion designer can help turn $18 jeans into global success
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China warned its flood-control situation remains “severe and complex” as the country’s main rain belt shifted south again, prompting authorities to step up disaster preparedness.
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