Flash Briefing: UK to remove SA from red list; Hong Kong Stock Exchange suspends Evergrande; UPL faces criminal probe

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News headlines:
* The UK has finally agreed to remove SA from its controversial red travel list. The changes, which are expected to be announced on Thursday, will mean travellers would no longer be expected to quarantine in a hotel at their own expense.
* Trading in shares of China's debt-laden property group Evergrande was suspended on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange today after it missed a key bond interest payment last week - its second offshore debt obligation in a week.
* Multinational chemical producer UPL faces a criminal probe after it illegally stored hazardous chemicals in a warehouse in Durban that was looted and set ablaze during South Africa's social unrest in July. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4 Oct 2021 7AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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