With an increase in the sale of its security software product and strong growth in its patent licensing business helped Canada’s BlackBerry Ltd to report a 6 per cent rise in quarterly revenue of the company which came as a… Read More ›
Month: September 2020
Impact of COVID-19 in U.S. beef supply chain
In a significant development, the U.S. Department of Agriculture stated, it will be funding a $1 million research project to identify how COVID-19 could potentially enter the nation’s beef supply chain, starting from cattle in farms to packages of meat… Read More ›
Food safety and sovereignty: companies commit themselves to Europe
Agriculture has always been one of the pillars of the European economy thanks to a long agricultural tradition, as well as natural, infrastructural and human-related advantages. The industry is developing constantly, with EU trade in agricultural products more than doubled… Read More ›
BlackRock and Vanguard add new ETFs with soaring demand for ESG equity products
In a significant development, some of the world’s biggest asset managers, including BlackRock Inc and Vanguard Group Inc have introduced new exchange-traded funds that exclude fossil fuel companies including coal, oil and companies from other industries, after a number of… Read More ›
Debt pile of China’s Evergrande Group poses systemic risk to China’s social and economic fabric
Over burdened with a pile of debt, China’s second biggest property developer, Evergrande Group, is desperate for government support for a restructuring plan that has been waiting for four years, and has warned that it faces a cash crunch that… Read More ›
Ascertaining Supply Chain Deforestation: Unilever Using Geolocation Data And Satellite Imagery
In order to understand exactly form where it’s the raw material for its products, which range from ice creams to deodorant, come from, Unilever is making use of a combination of advanced satellite imagery and geolocation data. According to Marc… Read More ›
Record $920 Million Fine Over Money Laundering Scandal Slapped On Australian Bank Westpac
A record-breaking penalty of almost $1 billion will be paid by Westpac, one of Australia’s largest banks. The charge against the bank is that if has systematically allowed money laundering on its watch. An agreement for a 1.3 billion Australian… Read More ›
World Bank’s International Finance Corporation adopts climate change specific financing, aims to reduce financing for coal to zero by 2030
In a significant development, the World Bank’s private-sector arm has introduced new climate change specific conditions, which encourages commercial banks and other financial lenders to wind down support for coal projects in Asia and Africa. The International Finance Corporation (IFC),… Read More ›
Chinese state investors want to privatize BMW’s Chinese JV partner Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd
Chinese state-backed investors are weighing options, which includes taking BMW’s main Chinese joint-venture partner Brilliance private, said five sources with knowledge of the matter at hand. The development is the latest in such deals aimed at uplifting down-beaten Hong Kong-listed… Read More ›
Gilead Science settles DoJ probe over U.S. kickbacks for Medicare patients with $97M
In a statement, the U.S. Department of Justice stated, Gilead Sciences Inc has agreed to settle allegations that it improperly used the Caring Voice Coalition as a conduit to cover thousands of patients’ co-payment obligations and has agreed to pay… Read More ›
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