With significant interest from investors including Intel, battery maker CATL and online entertainment firm Bilibili, the premium electric vehicle brand by Geely, Zeekr, raised as much as $500 million from its first external funding round. The total stake of the… Read More ›
Day: August 27, 2021
Trials For A Digital Rupee Could Be Started By December By India’s Central Bank
The first trials for its own digital currency could be launched by the Reserve Bank of India, the central bank of the country, by December, said the governor of the central bank Shaktikanta Das in a media interview. The potential… Read More ›
China Considering New Laws To Ban Chinese Firms With Sensitive Data From US Listing
Chinese authorities are trying to formulate new regulations that would prevent domestic internet based companies from getting publicly listed in the United States, said a report published by The Wall Street Journal on Friday. The Journal reported, citing people familiar… Read More ›
PBOC injects $7.71 billion into banking system, biggest ever since February 2021
China’s central bank The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has increased its short-term fund injection this week to meet higher cash demand that typically ensues towards the month-end. In a statement PBOC said it has offered $7.71 billion (50 billion… Read More ›
KKR acquires New Zealand’s largest bus company Ritchies Transport
In a statement U.S. private equity firm KKR & Co Inc said, it will acquire New Zealand’s largest bus company, Ritchies Transport, marking its first infrastructure investment in the country. Both companies did not disclose the value of the deal; KKR… Read More ›
Turkey must abide by new global tax rules, must remove digital service taxes: USTR
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai told her Turkish counterpart Mehmet Mus, that Ankara must remove individual digital services taxes following a broader multilateral agreement that was reached in talks led by the OECD. Among a range of issues that was… Read More ›