Venezuela’s Maduro to push oil exploration in disputed territory

Venezuela’s Maduro to push oil exploration in disputed territory

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro attends an event at the National Electoral Council (CNE) after voters in a referendum rejected the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) jurisdiction over the country’s territorial dispute with Guyana and backed the creation of a new state in the potential oil-rich Esequibo, in Caracas,… Acquire Licensing Rights Read more CARACAS, Dec … Read more

Russia’s sanctioned Sovcombank requests US licence to make UN climate payments

Russia’s sanctioned Sovcombank requests US licence to make UN climate payments

A view shows a board with the logo of Sovcombank at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Saint Petersburg, Russia June 17, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights This content was produced in Russia where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine MOSCOW, Nov 23 (Reuters) – Russian private … Read more

US broadly eases Venezuela oil sanctions after election deal

US broadly eases Venezuela oil sanctions after election deal

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a meeting with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi at the Miraflores Palace, in Caracas, Venezuela June 12, 2023. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights WASHINGTON, Oct 18 (Reuters) – The Biden administration on Wednesday broadly eased sanctions on Venezuela’s oil sector in response to a deal reached between the … Read more

Exclusive: Iraq to end all dollar cash withdrawals by Jan. 1 2024, central-bank official says

Exclusive: Iraq to end all dollar cash withdrawals by Jan. 1 2024, central-bank official says

BAGHDAD, Oct 5 (Reuters) – Iraq will ban cash withdrawals and transactions in U.S dollars as of Jan. 1 2024 in the latest push to curb the misuse of its hard currency reserves in financial crimes and the evasion of U.S. sanctions on Iran, a top Iraqi central bank official said. The move aims to … Read more

Poland, Hungary, Slovakia to continue own bans on Ukraine grains

Poland, Hungary, Slovakia to continue own bans on Ukraine grains

[1/2]A view of the cereal terminal with grain silo in the Black Sea port of Constanta, Romania, May 11, 2022. REUTERS/Anca Cernat/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights European Commission decides not to extend ban Five nations were allowed to ban sales of Ukraine grains BRUSSELS/WARSAW, Sept 15 (Reuters) – Poland, Slovakia and Hungary will impose their … Read more

US curbs AI chip exports from Nvidia and AMD to some Middle East countries

US curbs AI chip exports from Nvidia and AMD to some Middle East countries

A smartphone with a displayed NVIDIA logo is placed on a computer motherboard in this illustration taken March 6, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Aug 30 (Reuters) – The U.S. expanded the restriction of exports of sophisticated Nvidia (NVDA.O) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.O) artificial-intelligence chips beyond China to other regions including … Read more

Biden signs order to ban certain tech investments in China

Biden signs order to ban certain tech investments in China

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on access to mental health care in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., July 25, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, Aug 9 (Reuters) – President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order that will narrowly prohibit certain U.S. investments in sensitive technology in … Read more