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Despite Trump Rhetoric, US Bound Exports To Increase After Talks With US, Say Japanese Firms
The intensive and relentless efforts by the United States President Donald Trump to reduce the trade deficit with Japan, expectations of an increase in exports to the US because of trade talks between the two countries was expressed by almost… Read More ›
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Significant Crude Price Drop In One Month Forces Opec To Close In On Production Cuts
After almost a year of increasing oil output, the Opec and its allies are now poised to again reduce production with the aim of cutting down supply of crude to the market in 2019 to shore up prices. Saudi Arabia,… Read More ›
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IMF Expects Argentine Recession To Turn Around In Q2 Of 2019
According to the International Monetary Fund, the recession in the Argentine economy would bottom out by the first three months of next year and a recovery in the economy would be initiated in the second quarter of 2019. The IMF… Read More ›
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UK Prime Minister Sets Up Brexit ‘Business Councils’ For Strategy Setting
Five new business councils have been formed by the British Prime Minster Theresa May to advise the government on the best ways to create the most suitable business environment in the country after implementation of Brexit. There are some bog… Read More ›
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ISIS Is Still A ‘Problem’ Online Though It Has Lost Influence On Ground, EU Security Official
According to Julian King, the EU’s commissioner for the security union, the Islamic State is still “very much a problem” because this terrorist organization that once had under its control extensive areas in Syria and Iraq, us still continuing to… Read More ›
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Facebook Commissioned Report Indicts It Of Inaction In Myanmar’s Rohingya Issue
Facebook has agreed to allegations against it that held it responsible for not being able to stop its platform from being used to “incite offline violence” in Myanmar, the largest social media platform has said. The platform had created an… Read More ›
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Saudis Take to Social Media To Call For Boycott Of Amazon Over Khashoggi Issue
Jeff Bezos – owner of the Washington Post, and his business in Saudi Arabia and in the Middle East is being targeted by Saudis who are reportedly unhappy with the manner in which the killing of its journalist Jamal Khashoggi… Read More ›
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Europe’s Electric Car Aspirations Are Being Trampled By China
While some of the largest auto companies have emerged from Europe, yet the region is apparently losing out to China in terms of electric cars. China has developed into a powerhouse for the electric vehicle batteries which is considered critical… Read More ›
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Softbank To Maintain Saudi Ties Even After Khashoggi Murder: SoftBank Chief
While condemning the murder of a veteran US based Saudi journalist allegedly at the hands of security men of Saudi Arabia in the Turkish capital of Istanbul, the chief of the Japanese tech and investment group Softbank has said the… Read More ›
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S&P Warns Of Lengthy UK Recession In Case Of No-Deal Brexit
According to analysis by the global rating agency Standard & Poor’s, there could be a prolonged recession in the British economy because of a possible rise in unemployment and a fall in the household income if the Theresa May government… Read More ›