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• Brexit slashes Britain’s economic growth to lowest in a decade

  By admin1 on March 18, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has warned of greater economic harm if the geo-political scenario does not quickly get a more stable footing. As per the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), companies across industry segments are looking to cut… Read More ›

• May grows more cautious for Tuesday’s Brexit vote in parliament

  By admin1 on March 18, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Tomorrow’s vote will depend on whether May has the numbers backing the deal. On Monday, Britain’s Foreign Minister Jeremy Hun stated, the Britain’s government will only hold another meaningful vote on Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal on Tuesday provided… Read More ›

• U.S. Transportation Department investigating Boeing 737-8 MCAS

  By admin1 on March 18, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  The Transportation Department’s probe is focusing on whether the FAA used appropriate design standards and engineering analyses in certifying the aircraft’s anti-stall system. According to a report by the Wall Street Journal citing sources familiar with the the matter at… Read More ›

• Principal Financial Group Inc eyeing to purchase Wells Fargo & Co’s retirement plan services business

  By admin1 on March 18, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  If all goes well with the potential deal, worth possibly more than $1 billion, an announcement could be made later this month. According to sources familiar with the matter at hand, Principal Financial Group Inc is in advanced talks to… Read More ›

• Macron pushes France’s strategic interests in Kenya

  By admin1 on March 14, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Kenya has major geostrategic and economic implications. A strong bi-lateral relation between the two countries could largely offset China’s growing clout in the region. On Thursday, in a development that marks a deepening of… Read More ›

• EU updates blacklist of tax heavens, adds 10 jurisdictions

  By admin1 on March 13, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  The United Arab Emirates, Oman, Aruba, Belize, Barbados, Fiji, Bermuda, Vanuatu, Marshall Islands, and Dominica have now been added to the list. In a significant development, the European Union has broadened its blacklist of tax havens and has added ten… Read More ›

• Danske Bank nominates Bente Avnung Landsnes to its board

  By admin1 on March 13, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Bente Avnung Landsnes’ experience in working with Denmark’s financial watchdog is likely to be an important factor in her candidacy. The Board of Directors of Danske Bank, has nominated Bente Avnung Landsnes, the CEO of Oslo Bors ASA, as its… Read More ›

• British lawmakers throw Britain in Chaos

  By admin1 on March 13, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Investors and analysts expect British lawmakers to firmly reject a no-deal Brexit; this opens up the possibility of a second referendum, a delayed Brexit or even a snap election. British lawmakers struck yet another blow to Prime Minister Theresa May’s… Read More ›

• Russia shrugs off U.S. boycott threat of its International Economic Forum

  By admin1 on March 12, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Foreign investors, including U.S. companies, are nervous over the arrest by U.S. investor Michael Calvey by the Kremlin. On Tuesday, Russia downplayed the risks of a possible boycott by U.S. companies of the Kremlin’s International Economic Forum over the arrest… Read More ›

• Attorney General Geoffrey Cox holds the keys to a smooth Brexit

  By admin1 on March 12, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  The clincher to May’s deal is Attorney General Geoffrey Cox’s opinion on the legal tenability of the new assurances. On Tuesday, Britain’s former Brexit Secretary David Davis said, British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit proposal could be acceptable once the… Read More ›