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China ends COVID-19 travel and quarantine restrictions – JURIST
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China Tuesday announced an end to certain restrictions on international arrivals posed by the country’s “zero-COVID” policies that have been in place […]
Citi on the brink of agreement to recover accidental payout to Revlon’s lenders
Finders keepers, losers weepers is not always the law of the land. Hedge funds are on the verge of reluctantly returning some $500m that Citigroup accidentally gave to them three years ago, […]
Taiwan announces extension of compulsory military service amid China military threats – JURIST
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen Tuesday announced a plan to strengthen and restructure the nation’s military defence strategies, including extending the current mandatory conscription period from four months to one year. Beginning in […]
Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon says banker talent war is ‘as strong as ever’ despite cuts
Goldman Sachs chief executive David Solomon said that the job market for bankers is “surprisingly tight” and that the bank is straddling the need to manage expenses with retaining talent. The US […]
Alexei Navalny claims Russia prison authorities deliberately undermine his health as he remains in solitary confinement – JURIST
Russian dissident and critic Alexei Navalny Monday announced that he has been suffering from worsening back pain due to the conditions of his solitary confinement. Navalny has been intermittently held in a […]
Numis eyes dealmaker hires as larger rivals cut back
City investment bank Numis is aiming to add dealmakers as larger rivals cut back, while shifting its business away from its traditional reliance on equity capital markets. The City’s biggest corporate broker, […]
UN official meets Taliban authorities to withdraw ban on women working in NGOs – JURIST
UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) head Ramiz Alakbarov Monday called for a reversal of the decision to ban women from domestic and international NGO humanitarian jobs, in a meeting with Economy […]
Citigroup’s European financial institutions co-head Piers Davison departs
A senior Citigroup dealmaker who co-heads the bank’s coverage of financial institutions in Europe has left as part of a shake-up of the team. Piers Davison, a former JPMorgan banker who joined Citigroup […]
Ukraine authorities accuse four appellate judges of bribery – JURIST
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office accused on Thursday four judges from the Kyiv Court of Appeal of graft totaling $35,000. According to NABU, the payment occurred […]
Kenya High Court declares housing levy unconstitutional – JURIST
Kenya’s High Court declared on Tuesday that a 1.5 percent levy, introduced in an earlier bill to fund affordable housing, violated constitutional principles. The levy was a provision of the Finance Act […]
Niger junta revokes law which restricted migrant smuggling routes to Europe – JURIST
Niger’s junta issued a decree Monday revoking a law which had helped curb migration of West Africans to Europe. The law had been backed by the EU but faced strong opposition from […]
UN report reveals surge in violence in Haiti rural central region – JURIST
According to a UN report issued Tuesday, there has been a rise in gang violence in Haiti’s central rural region, an area previously considered safe from the increased instability in the country. […]
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