On Friday, in a significant development, German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier said, it is critical that Germany sets up a new government body which will have the power to quickly decide whether it should take stakes in strategic domestic companies… Read More ›
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Mitigating climatic risks a must for financial stability: Haruhiko Kuroda, BOJ Governor
On Thursday, Haruhiko Kuroda, the Governor of the Bank of Japan stated, central banks are facing new issues from climate-related risk which must be mitigated to maintaining financial stability. “Natural disasters, such as the strong typhoon that struck Japan in… Read More ›
Trump signs into law 2 legislations backing Hong Kong
In a significant development, U.S. President Donald Trump has signed into law a congressional legislation which backs the pro-democracy uprising in Hong Kong despite objections from China. The development midst Washington and Beijing trying to hammer out a deal to… Read More ›
Twitter To Remove Huge Number Of Inactive Accounts
All those accounts whose holders have not logged into their accounts for more than six months will be deleted by Twitter unless such account holders again log in before 11 December deadline. The culling will also include those account holders… Read More ›
TikTok App Owner Moves To Separate App From Chinese Operations For US Market
ByteDance, the Chinese owner of the social media app TikTok, is trying to separate the app from its other Chinese businesses and operations as the app has come under pressure after an inquiry into the safety of the personal data… Read More ›
Private Equity firm Silver Lake buys 10% stake in City Football Group
In a deal that values the owners of English soccer champions Manchester City at $4.8 billion, private equity firm Silver Lake has agreed to make a $500 million equity investment into the Premier League club. Silver Lake will have a… Read More ›
Trade deal with UK to be a priority post-Brexit: Michel Barnier
Michel Barnier, the European Union’s Brexit negotiator, has told EU lawmakers that he will make Britain’s new trade deal with the EU a priority after Brexit, said a report from the Financial Times citing sources briefed on a closed-door meeting…. Read More ›
Top U.S. China trade negotiators hold phone call on preliminary phase one deal
On Tuesday, as per a statement from China’s Commerce Ministry, top trade negotiators from the United States and China have held a phone call to try and hammer out a preliminary “phase one” trade deal. Chinese Vice Premier Liu He… Read More ›
China’s rare exports to the U.S. surge by 21.7% to 477T in October 2019
Data from China’s General Administration of Customs data showed, exports of rare earth magnets to the United States have surged by 21.7% month on month to 477 tonnes in October 2019, to touch their highest level since 2016. U.S.-bound shipments… Read More ›
Apple to expand operations in India: Indian Information Technology minister
In a statement, India’s information technology minister Ravi Shankar Prasad disclosed, Apple Inc will be expanding its operations in the country. Salcomp, one of Apple’s suppliers, plans on opening a plant near Chennai in southern India. Salcomp, which makes components… Read More ›