Beijing is stating rather bluntly that resetting ties with Taiwan has an economic cost attached. In a tit-for-tat move, Beijing’s China Daily newspaper has quoted a senior state planning official as saying the country will soon slap a penalty on… Read More ›
Day: December 14, 2016
Google makes in-roads in Cuba
In a move that has geo-economic and geo-political implications, the parent of search engine giant Google Inc. has expanded its footprint in the Americas by signing a deal with the Cuban government which allows improved internet access to Cuban citizens… Read More ›
British pension funds weigh in on Fox-Sky deal
British pension funds are stating that a respectable premium be paid for Sky by Fox. If Fox were to prolong negotiations such that the acquisition takes place after Theresa May’s government invokes article 50 of the EU Lisbon Treaty in… Read More ›
Qatar sovereign fund to invest $10 billion in U.S. infrastructure projects
It is yet to be clarified whether this sum is in addition to Qatar’s $35 billion earlier commitment. Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund has disclosed that it will be investing upto $10 billion in infrastructure projects in the United States. This… Read More ›
Airbus could finalise the sale of 17 jets to IranAir within 2 weeks
The urgency with which Iran is hoping to import the jets before the May 2017 presidential elections show that the issue is likely to be used to boost Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s image as a pragmatist. Iran’s flag carrier, IranAir… Read More ›