Bloomberg Latvian central bank Governor Ilmars Rimsevics was detained by the country’s anti-corruption bureau, the prime minister said in a statement on Sunday. The government has full trust in the work of the anti-graft body and won’t interfere in its work, according to the statement sent by the office of Premier Maris Kucinskis. No further details on the reason for ...

Bloomberg As the European Union pushes for a new role in military matters, the bloc has thrust its development bank into the center of a policy struggle that reveals an old fissure over the very nature of the EU project. The European Investment Bank (EIB) is getting prodded to be bolder about lending to defense companies by a France-led group ...

Bloomberg After delaying spending on its fleet for too long during a turnaround program, Qantas Airways Ltd. faces a possible funding squeeze when it’s time to buy new planes, according to S&P Global Ratings. The Australian flag carrier needs to increase investment in its aging fleet of 309 planes before the sum required is too large to handle, S&P said ...