India in talks with Guyana for long-term crude supply -minister Reuters 1 hr ago
By Neil Marks and Nidhi Verma
GEORGETOWN/NEW DELHI, April 24 (Reuters) - India, the world s third-largest crude consumer and importer, has approached Guyana s government about a possible long-term deal to buy the South American country s oil, a Guyanese official said.
India has expressed interest in buying one of the 1 million-barrel cargoes Guyana s government is entitled to in order to test the crude in its refineries, according to Guyana s Natural Resources Minister Vickram Bharrat. If the crude is compatible, the parties could begin talks on a long-term arrangement.
India in talks with Guyana for long-term crude supply -minister
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CORRECTED-UPDATE 1-U.N. halts Venezuela cash transfer programs Reuters 1/21/2021
(Corrects to change sourcing in paragraph 1 to United Nations, clarifies budget language in paragraph 8)
CARACAS, Jan 20 (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Wednesday it has temporarily suspended programs in Venezuela that provide cash transfers to the poor via local nonprofit organizations. We re working with pertinent authorities so that the (cash transfer programs) are in line with the country s financial/banking regulatory framework with the aim of reactivating them, guaranteeing the safety of humanitarian workers and continuing to support . vulnerable people, the agency wrote in an email.
It added that the suspension does not affect other humanitarian activities in its portfolio, and that it is seeking to provide other types of benefits to those who have been receiving cash transfers.