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Adidas launches $1.2 billion share buyback after record 2025 sales

Adidas, the German sportswear giant, has unveiled plans to repurchase up to 1 billion euros ($1.2 billion) of its own shares in 2026. This move follows a stellar close to 2025, marked by record annual revenues. The program, set to kick off in early February, will draw from anticipated cash flows and......

Russia sues Euroclear for $235 billion in closed-door Moscow trial

A Moscow court has begun proceedings in a massive lawsuit filed by Russia's central bank against Belgium-based Euroclear, seeking 18,200 billion rubles around $235 billion for sovereign assets frozen in Europe since Moscow's 2022 invasion of Ukraine. The presiding judge ordered journalists out......

Morocco’s tax revenues expected to reach 366 billion dirhams by 2026

Morocco’s tax revenues are expected to reach 366 billion dirhams by 2026, up from 199 billion dirhams in 2020, according to government spokesperson Mustapha Baitas. The announcement was made on Thursday during a press briefing following a meeting of the Government Council. Baitas, who also serves......

Ghana’s former finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta detained by U.S. immigration authorities

Ken Ofori-Atta, former Finance Minister of Ghana, has been detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), his legal team announced Wednesday evening. Ofori-Atta, 66, has been in the United States since January 2025 for medical treatment, including prostate cancer surgery. He has been under......

European bond issuance hits record 57 billion euros in one day

European borrowers unleashed a staggering 57.2 billion euros ($66.8 billion) in debt on Wednesday, shattering the region's single-day record for bond sales as issuers capitalized on ideal market conditions to lock in funding for the year ahead. At least 28 issuers sold bonds across 42 tranches on......

Western sanctions leave 500 million dollars of Telegram bonds frozen in Russia

Around 500 million dollars of Telegram bonds remain frozen at Russia’s National Settlement Depository because of Western sanctions imposed after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, underscoring the messaging app’s ongoing financial exposure to Russian capital markets despite founder Pavel Durov’s......

Global markets show mixed start to 2026 as tech rally fades

World stock markets kicked off 2026 with uneven results on the first trading day. Asian benchmarks hit fresh highs, London's FTSE 100 briefly crossed a historic threshold, and Europe's broad index reached a record close, while US tech-heavy shares pulled back from early gains. In Asia, South......

Morocco publishes 2026 edition of general tax code

The Moroccan General Directorate of Taxes (DGI) has released the 2026 edition of the General Tax Code (CGI), updating the previous 2025 version to incorporate the changes introduced by Finance Law No. 50-25 for the 2026 fiscal year, enacted on December 10, 2025. The updated code is organized into three......

China reduces dollar's weight in yuan's basket amid soaring trade surplus

China has announced routine annual adjustments to its CFETS currency basket for the yuan, further decreasing the weights of major currencies including the US dollar and the euro, as the renminbi concludes its strongest year against the greenback since 2020. The China Foreign Exchange Trade System (CFETS),......