On Thursday, in a tweet, Lebanese President Michel Aoun said, Alvarez & Marsal has begun a forensic audit of the Lebanon’s central bank. The tweet indicates a fresh thrust for Lebanon in its efforts to secure foreign aid midst a… Read More ›
Economy & Finance
British foreign minister Liz Truss to pursue trade deal with Gulf countries in her visit to Saudi Arabia and Qatar
British foreign minister Liz Truss will be travelling to Qatar and Saudi Arabia this week to pursue a potential trade deal with Gulf countries as well as to deepen diplomatic ties. During her visit, Truss will meet her Saudi counterpart… Read More ›
Achieving Zero-Carbon Shipping By 2040 Pledged By Amazon, Ikea And Unilever
An aggressive target of moving their cargo only on ships using zero-carbon fuel by 2040 has been pledged to be achieved by nine big companies including Amazon, Ikea and Unilever. The companies have said that this aim will also be… Read More ›
$17.5 Bln To Be Spent By Japan’s Mitsubishi By 2030 To Drive Emission Reduction
Investments to the tune of 2 trillion yen ($17.54 billion) in development of alternative energies such as renewables and hydrogen will be made by Japanese company Mitsubishi Corp by 2030, the company said on Monday, and added that this will… Read More ›
More Info On India’s Covid Vaccine – Covaxin, Sought By WHO For Emergency Usage Approval
The Indian pharma company Bharat Biotech got a further set back on Monday with respect to its hopes of being granted an emergency-use listing by the World Health Organization for the Covid-19 vaccine developed by it called Covxin as the… Read More ›
International travelers with mixed WHO/FDA-approved COVID19 doses will be permitted to enter US: CDC
Late on Friday, in a statement the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said, international travelers who have taken a mixed-dose coronavirus vaccines will be permitted to enter the country. Last week, the CDC had said, it would… Read More ›
Stock Shortages Could Last Well Into Next Year, Warns Ikea
The current disruption to the global supply chains is expected to last for at least another year, warned Ikea, the Swedish furniture behemoth. While there has been some improvement, according to CEO Jesper Brodin, there is still congestion at ports,… Read More ›
Despite Curbing November Production, Japan’s Toyota Holds On To Its Full-Year Target
The ongoing global chip shortage has forced Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp to reduce its planned global production output for November by as much as 15 per cent on Friday. The company however hinted that it would increase production in December… Read More ›
Economic Rebound And Deals Help Estimating Beating Profits By US Banks
Another strong quarter of earnings were reported throughout the week by the four largest consumer banks in the United States, buoyed by the improving situation in the economy which gave them the opportunity to release more cash which they had… Read More ›
Poland to provide $380M in subsidies midst hike in energy prices
On Friday, in a statement Polish Climate Minister said, Poland will provide an additional $380 million (1.5 billion zlotys) subsidies to consumers following a hike in energy prices. Benchmark European gas prices have risen sharply following tightening of gas supplies… Read More ›