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Lebanon struggles over Eurobond decision as clock runs down

Lebanon's cash-strapped authorities are struggling to decide what to do about a $1.2 billion Eurobond maturing in March but are leaning towards repayment for foreign holders and a swap for local investors, political and banking sources said on Tuesday. Lebanon, which has never defaulted on...

Iraq says OPEC weighing output cut over virus outbreak

OPEC members and their ally Russia are discussing a further cut to crude oil output at a meeting in Vienna because of China's coronavirus epidemic, Iraq's oil ministry said Tuesday. Crude prices have tumbled since the deadly outbreak in the world's second-biggest economy, which is a huge...

Hong Kong economy shrinks for first time in a decade

Hong Kong confirmed Monday it plunged into recession in 2019, suffering its first annual contraction in a decade as the city buckled under the twin pressures of the US-China trade war and months of furious pro-democracy protests. The data was released as the semi-autonomous city begins the...