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• Canada announces first round of economic sanctions against Russia

  By admin1 on February 23, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  In a statement Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the country’s first round of economic sanctions on Russia after Moscow recognised the separatist regions of Donetsk and Luhansk in Ukraine as being independent. In 2014, Russian-backed separatists in Donetsk and… Read More ›

• Saudi Arabia celebrates its foundation day for first time

  By admin1 on February 22, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  On Tuesday, for the first time Saudi Arabia celebrated its founding day nearly 300 years ago, and chose to downplay the role played by clerics from the ultra-conservative Wahhabi school of Islam. The anniversary marks the day in 1727 when… Read More ›

• U.S.-European Union Trade and Technology Council to meet on May 15-16

  By admin1 on February 22, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  In a statement the EU’s antitrust chief Vestager said, the U.S.-European Union Trade and Technology Council, which was set up last year to strengthen strained transatlantic trade ties and help allied democracies better compete with China, will meet for the… Read More ›

• E-Bike startup Zoomo raises $20M in Series B funding round

  By admin1 on February 22, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  On Tuesday, Zoomo, a startup that designs and sells commercial grade e-bikes for online deliveries said, it had raised an additional $20 million in its latest funding round to fund its European expansion and grow its software and engineering teams…. Read More ›

• Mercedes-Benz boosts production of EV vehicles, keeps production lines in synch with market demand

  By admin1 on February 22, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  In a statement Mercedes-Benz said, it expects its factories to exclusively produce electric vehicles (EVs) from the second half of this decade; however, it will steer clear of building EV-only plants but instead keep production lines flexible, in line with market… Read More ›

• Thailand interested in purchasing 8 F-35 stealth fighters

  By admin1 on February 22, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  According to a senior official from US defense giant Lockheed Martin, Thailand’s interest in the F-35 stealth fighters is genuine, clearance to purchase the jets however is a matter for the U.S. government. Speaking on the sidelines of the Singapore… Read More ›

• Goldman Sachs’ Private Wealth Management division opens office in Monaco

  By admin1 on February 22, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  In a statement Goldman Sachs said, its Private Wealth Management division had opened up a new office in the high net-worth hub of Monaco as part of broader European expansion plans. To this end, it has hired Arnaud Caussin, Thibaut Lambert… Read More ›

• Credit Suisse laundered money of fraudsters, human rights abusers, sanctioned individuals

  By admin1 on February 22, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  Swiss banking giant Credit Suisse was dragged into a dirty money scandal following news reports of the Swiss bank managing the funds of human rights abusers, fraudsters and businessmen who had been placed under sanctions. A source had leaked information on… Read More ›

• Biden signs executive order prohibiting trade and investment with Ukraine rebel held regions

  By admin1 on February 22, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  U.S. President Joe Biden has signed an executive order prohibiting trade and investment by U.S. individuals in the two breakaway regions of eastern Ukraine which have been recognized by Russia as being independent, said the White House. The executive order… Read More ›

• Ready to join US led sanctions on Russia: Japan

  By admin1 on February 22, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  On Tuesday, Japan said it is ready to join the United States and allied nations in imposing economic sanctions against Russia, in the event Russia President Vladimir Putin orders an invasion of Ukraine, The statement from Japan, the world’s third… Read More ›