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A Russian state flag flies over the Central Bank headquarters in Moscow, Russia, August 15, 2023. A sign reads: "Bank of Russia". REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsAug 23 (Reuters) - Russian authorities are working on a draft presidential decree to give the country's retail investors a way to unblock their frozen assets held in overseas accounts and sell them to foreign parties, the central bank said on Wednesday.International sanctions against Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine have blocked many Russian investors' access to securities held in jurisdictions outside the...

The trading floor of Norges Bank Investment Management, the Nordic countryÕs sovereign wealth fund in Oslo, Norway, June 2, 2017. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsFund is world's single largest stock market investorWants more women on boards, eyes developing countriesConcerned about larger pay packages for CEOsARENDAL, Norway, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Norway's $1.4 trillion wealth fund, the world's single largest stock market investor, is to step up pressure on the companies it invests in to have more women board members and to also reduce excessive executive pay, a top fund...

Inflation Reduction Act raised fears of investment shift to U.S.EU decision to relax state aid rules has helped ease fearsEU working on more legislationCritics say EU legislation favours big states, big companiesBRUSSELS, Aug 17 (Reuters) - When the United States launched its massive green subsidies push a year ago, many in Europe feared it would be a fresh blow to their regional economy grappling with the knock-on effects of war in Ukraine and lingering aftershocks of the COVID-19 pandemic.Yet while critics argue the European Union has yet to offer a...