With the effects of climate change becoming ever more palpable, Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, managed by Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) is turning up the heat against a range of carbon emitting industries paving the way for other funds to… Read More ›
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Japanese beer maker Asahi Group Holdings borrows $11 billion to acquire AB InBev’s Carlton & United Breweries
On Monday, Japanese beer maker Asahi Group Holdings stated, it will take on $11 billion (1.185 trillion yen) when it borrows the sum from Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp (SMBC) to pay for its acquisition of Anheuser-Busch InBev’s Australian subsidiary. In… Read More ›
Australia resumes tourism in Victoria, following low coronavirus cases
Starting from June 1, Australia will allow tourists to stay overnight in regional areas in the southern state of Victoria, especially in its rural regions which have been ravaged by bushfires and the coronavirus. On Sunday, state Premier Daniel Andrews… Read More ›
UK must defend against foreign hostile takeovers: chairman – Foreign Affairs Select Committee
Tom Tugendhat, a senior British lawmaker from the Conservative Party who is also the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee opined, Britain must defend its companies against overseas takeovers in the aftermath of the coronavirus crisis while adding that… Read More ›
This Indian Firm Could Be Key To A Covid-19 Vaccine Reaching Corners Of The World
India’s Serum Institute, the largest manufacturer of vaccines in the world by volume, could be the key to production of Covid-19 vaccines. This institute is currently working with a number of candidates for a vaccine for the novel coronavirus –… Read More ›
Vodafone hires Jean-Francois Van Boxmeer as chairman
Britain’s Vodafone has hired Jean-Francois Van Boxmeer, the current CEO of Heineken, as its chairman. He will succeed Gerard Kleisterlee from November 2020. Van Boxmeer, a Belgian, will join Vodafone as a non-executive director on July 28. Since 2005, Boxmeer… Read More ›
General Motors gradually reopening plants in Mexico
In a statement, General Motors Co stated, it was gradually restarting its transmissions and motors lines at its Mexican plants in Ramos Arizpe located in the northern state of Coahuila and in the central city of Silao. The assembly plants… Read More ›
UK drawing up plans to end reliance of Chinese imports
In a report on Friday, an article from Britain’s The Times newspaper stated, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has instructed civil servants to draw up plans to end the UK’s reliance on China for vital medical supplies and other strategic imports…. Read More ›
China skips setting economic growth rate due to coronavirus pandemic
On Friday, a journalists from Bloomberg tweeted citing a Bloomberg report saying, China, the world’s second largest economy, has decided not to set an economic growth target for 2020 due to global uncertainties stemming from the coronavirus pandemic. Bloomberg News… Read More ›
ECB’s New Guidelines For Banks To Assess And Disclose Their Climate Risk Exposure
Banks in Europe will be asked to assess and then disclose the climate related risks of their lending portfolio by European Central Bank (ECB). This measure by the central bank of the European Union could also prompt EU based banks… Read More ›