Subsidies

France to reimburse cost of weight-loss drugs for severely obese patients

Boxes of Wegovy move along a packaging line at Novo Nordisk's facility in Hillerod, Denmark, March 8, 2024. REUTERS/ Tom Little

Germans switch to EVs at record pace driven by govt bonus

The share of drivers replacing their combustion-engine cars with an EV rose to 7.5 per cent in the period, from 6.3 per cent the previous quarter.

Greek police arrest 20 in Crete over suspected EU farm subsidies fraud

FILE PHOTO: Police protects the Ministry of Rural Development and Food, during farmers’ protest over delays to EU subsidies due to farm fraud scandal, in Athens, Greece, November 11, 2025. REUTERS/Louisa Gouliamaki/File Photo

Prices of unsubsidised fuel in Malaysia to increase from May 21 to 27

The government will maintain targeted subsidised prices for the people and selected sectors

Bolivian miners clash with police in La Paz, demand president’s resignation

Demonstrators from mining unions take part in a protest against President Rodrigo Paz's government amid an ongoing economic and fuel crisis, in La Paz, Bolivia, May 14, 2026. REUTERS/Claudia Morales

Germany's Merz calls for EU budget overhaul as battle looms

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz attends a ceremony to award European Central Bank (ECB) former President and Italian former Prime Minister Mario Draghi the International Charlemagne Prize (Karlspreis) 2026, in Aachen, Germany, May 14, 2026. REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen

Seoul to roll out agricultural product subsidy for pregnant women, including foreigners

Those selected for the programme can be subsidised for up 80 per cent of their purchases made at the affiliated online retailer.

Malaysia mulls over further fuel subsidy cuts even as election looms

Malaysia was expected to spend about RM7 billion (S$2.26 billion) on fuel subsidies in April, about 10 times more than before the conflict.

EU prosecutors arrest 21 Croatians over suspected farm aid fraud

An irrigation system is seen on a corn field in Koritna, Croatia August 21, 2012. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic/File Photo

Malaysian petrol station under probe after S’pore-registered car caught pumping RON95 petrol

Since April 1, drivers of foreign-registered vehicles are banned from buying RON95 petrol.

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