Bloomberg The UK will abandon plans to call for proof of vaccination to enter certain venues, and may soon drop mandatory testing for returning travelers as part of a further easing of coronavirus restrictions to be announced this week, even as cases remain high. Health Minister Sajid Javid spoke ahead of steps expected to be announced by Prime Minister Boris ...

Bloomberg Guinea’s coup leader Mamady Doumbouya said he will meet socio-economic and political officials of the West African country as part of the transition after seizing power a week ago. The meetings will start from September 14 with leaders of political parties and religious groups, before they are extended to civil society organisations and representatives of diplomatic missions in the ...

Bloomberg China’s central bank is increasingly making use of one of its lesser known monetary policy tools to support the economy, a move that analysts say suggests less need for broad policy action like interest rate cuts. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) is turning to its relending program, providing loans to commercial banks for lending to customers. The funds ...