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Taiwan Accuses China Of Blocking A Covid-19 Vaccine Deal With BioNTech
China was accused by Taiwan directly for the first time of blocking a deal of the island with Germany’s BioNTech SE for Covid-19 vaccines further escalating a war of words since Beijing offered the vaccine shots to the island through… Read More ›
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India Govt. Sued By WhatsApp Over New Media Rules Which It Says Break Privacy
Social media messaging app WhatsApp has filed a lawsuit against the Indian government in Delhi seeking court intervention to prevent implementation of regulations that came into force on Wednesday which, according to experts, would force the California-based Facebook unit to… Read More ›
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German Economy Could Rebound In Summer After Covid-19 Contraction
The German economy is headed for a swift recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic this summer following a more than expected shrinking of the economy ion the first quarter. This optimistic picture of the German economy is based on better German… Read More ›
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IAEA Chief Concerned About Iran’s Level Of Uranium Enrichment
Expressing alarm over the nuclear program being carried out by the Iranian government, the chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency spelled out why he was so concerned in an interview with the Financial Times this week. The situation was… Read More ›
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Consolidation In Aircraft Leasing Industry To Be Accelerated By Covid-19
The Covid-19 pandemic is likely to accelerate the consolidation of the aircraft leasing industry, believes the head of major lessor SMBC Aviation Capital. The aircraft leasing industry has control of more than 40 per cent of the total global passenger… Read More ›
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Report Finds Corporate America Appointed More Black Directors Last Year Following Social Justice Protests
A new report published by consultancy ISS Corporate Solutions has revealed that since the killing of George Floyd last year at the hands of Minneapolis police, there has been a significant rise in the number of African-American directors who have… Read More ›
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M&A Investment Bankers Start Meeting In Person After Boom Via Zoom
After conducting merger and acquisition meeting via video conferencing apps such as Zoon during the pandemic, investment bankers are now rushing to see company CEOs and other top executives in person with the restrictions imposed on movement due to Covcid-19… Read More ›
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Global Property Markets Will Surge This Year
A poll recently conducted by the news agency Reuters showed that there is expected to be a growth in residential property markets in major economies in the current year because of huge monetary and fiscal support and because of the… Read More ›
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Successful Vaccination Drive Prompts Israel To End Cpvid-19 Restrictions
There are almost no new infections of Covid-19 in Israel as the country has been able to implement near universal vaccination against the disease. The country’s Health Ministry said on Sunday that the successful vaccination in eth country has now… Read More ›
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$44 Bln Virgin-O2 Merger Approved By British Competition Regulator
The telecom market leader of Britain BT will now be challenged by the merger of broadband company Virgin Media and Telefonica’s UK mobile network O2 after the competition regulator of the country cleared the merger deal between the two companies… Read More ›