An analysis in Global Waves of Debt, the World Bank has found that in 2018, a record $55tn in total debts was attributed to the Emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs). The institution said that this was the straight eighth… Read More ›
Day: December 21, 2019
EIU Predicts 50% Slower Global Growth Over The Next Decade Compared To The Last
A senior and well known economist has predicted that the pace of global economic growth in te next decade will be about half of what the global economy had achieved in the 2010s. Simon Baptist, chief economist at the Economist… Read More ›
Private equity firm Lone Star acquires BAF’s construction chemicals business for $3.5 billion
On Saturday, in a statement BASF’s construction chemicals business stated, Lone Star, a private equity firm has entered into a deal to acquire it for $3.5 billion (3.17 billion euros) on a cash and debt-free basis. The deal, having immediate… Read More ›
China’s Big Fund trim stake in tech sector
On Saturday, China’s state-backed semiconductor fund announced plans to trim its stakes in select tech firms, even as foreign investors continued to increase their exposure to its tech sector. China’s National Integrated Circuitry Investment Fund, which is known as the… Read More ›