In a statement French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said, France will host an international conference on Libya on November 12, even as the country prepares for elections towards the end of December. The international conference will be co-hosted by… Read More ›
Month: September 2021
Trade talks with EU will be in coming months: Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison saod
On Tuesday, Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison saod, trade talks with the European Union will be worked through in “the weeks and months ahead”. His comments come at a time when he is dealing with the fallout of the decision… Read More ›
World Bank selling consulting services to governments for improving their score of its ease of doing business is conflict of interest: expert panel
In a significant development, a group of external advisers to the World Bank recommended scrapping its model of Doing Business rankings following a damning independent probe which found countries trying to “manipulate their scores.” The 84-page report, written by senior… Read More ›
Hezbollah importing oil into Lebanon is breach of Lebanon’s sovereignty
According to a report from TankerTrackers.com, a third tanker has sailed from Iran carrying Iranian fuel for distribution in Lebanon. Last week on Friday, Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati had said, Iranian fuel shipments, imported by the Hezbollah movement, constitute… Read More ›
China’s irrational unilateral trade behavior against Taiwan casts shadow on its application to join CPTPP
Taiwan has threatened to drag China to the World Trade Organization following a statement from Beijing saying it would suspend the import of sugar apple and wax apple citing pest concerns. The move marks the latest spat between Democratic Taiwan… Read More ›
Nigeria moves to overhaul petroleum sector
In a statement Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari said, he had appointed a board for state-oil firm NNPC and directed that it should be incorporated within six months. The move is likely to allow NNPC to sell shares in the future…. Read More ›
Caribbean nations and Latin American countries push for EU type economic bloc
In a significant development, in a summit that took on Saturday, Mexico’s president and other leaders said, Caribbean nations and Latin American countries should aspire to form a bloc similar to the European Union in a bid to wrest away… Read More ›
China’s Possible Lehman Moment – The Potential Collapse Of Evergrande
Questions are being raised about whether China is facing its own Lehman Brothers moment – wherein the fall of a single company is powerful enough to disrupt markets all around the world. This is because of concerns of a possible… Read More ›
Former World Bank Chief Kristalina Georgieva Denies Report Of Pro-China Pressure On World Bank Report
Allegations that she had exerted pressure on World Bank staff to change a methodology to favour China during her time as World Bank CEO, were denied by Kristalina Georgieva, who is currently the chief of the International Monetary Fund. A… Read More ›
Nearly 2 Mln People A Year Are Killed Because Of Working Conditions, Says UN Agency Report
Every year, almost 2 million people die because of work related reasons, including form illnesses related to working long hours and from air pollution, showed a recent report published by United Nations agencies. In 2016, 1.9 million people all across… Read More ›