In a significant development, Kimberly Reed, the head of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) urged the incoming Biden administration to build on gains made by the Trump Administration to neutralize Chinese export subsidies and provide U.S. companies… Read More ›
Month: January 2021
Freight forwarders rejecting contracts to move goods to Britain
According to data from Transporeon, a German software company, there has been an increase in the number of freight groups rejecting contracts to move goods from France to Britain during the second week of January, resulting in price rise underscoring… Read More ›
£600m Lawsuit Over Overcharging Customers To Be Filed Against BT
A law suit is slated to be filed against British telecom (BT) over charges that the telecom company did not adequately compensate its elderly customers even after overcharging them fpr their landlines for years. Those BT customers who only had… Read More ›
Amazon.com Inc to open distribution and fulfillment center in Italy with $278 million
On Monday, in a statement, Amazon.com Inc, the world’s biggest online retailer said, it will open two new logistics centers in Italy later this year and plans on sinking more than $278 million (230 million euros) towards them. With the… Read More ›
Tesla starts deliveries of Shanghai-made Model Y SUVs in China
On Monday, in a statement Tesla Inc said, it has commenced delivery of its Shanghai-made Model Y sports utility vehicles (SUV) to Chinese customers. In November 2020, Tesla had obtained permission from the Chinese government to start selling Model Y… Read More ›
Singapore’s ride hailing giant Grab exploring potential US IPO
According to three sources familiar with the matter at hand, food delivery and ride hailing giant Grab is exploring a potential listing in the United States. The development comes midst robust investor appetite for IPOs. Grab aims to raise at… Read More ›
Facebook’s WhatsApp Delays Update Of Business Features After Privacy Backlash
Following a huge amount of concerns from millions of its users who feared that the messaging platform was loosening its user data privacy policies, the Facebook Inc. owned messaging app WhatsApp has decided to delay its planned and announced update… Read More ›
Malaysia Files Case Against EU At The WTO Over Restrictions On Palm Oil As Biofuel
The European Union and its member states France and Lithuania had previously imposed restrictions on palm oil based biofuels from Malaysia and the Malaysian government will be initiating legal action against these parties at the global trade watchdog – the… Read More ›
General Motors to invest $785.42 million in Canada plant to build electric vans
In a statement U.S. carmaker General Motors Co stated, it has reached a tentative deal with labor union Unifor following which it aims to invest around $785.42 million (C$1 billion) in its CAMI Assembly Plant in Ingersoll, Ontario, to manufacture… Read More ›
Trump Administration unveil rules to protect U.S. telecom supply chain
In a significant development, the Trump Administration has labeled China, Iran, Russia, Cuba and North Korea as foreign adversaries as part of a new set of rules aimed at protecting the U.S. telecoms supply chain. The rules, which implement an… Read More ›