In a statement China’s most indebted property developer said, it had arranged $1.75 billion (HK$13.6 billion) to repay bonds which will mature on Monday; it also aims to repay interest on all other dollar bonds. On Thursday, the company said,… Read More ›
Economy & Finance
EU aims for summit with Russia, exit negative spiral in relations
On Thursday, leaders from the European Union said, they are weighing options which include seeking a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin as part of a strategy to manage relations with Moscow and exit the current “negative spiral”. On Wednesday,… Read More ›
US bans import of key solar panel material from Chinese companies
In a significant development, the Biden Administration has banned U.S. imports of a key solar panel material from China’s Hoshine Silicon Industry Co over forced labor allegations, said two sources. In a separate move, the U.S. Commerce Department has also restricted… Read More ›
A Third Of Mainstream Investment Firms Believe Crypto Is ‘Rat Poison’, Shows JPMorgan Survey
A survey conducted by JPMorgan found that only 10 per cent of the institutional investment firms who participated in the survey trade in cryptocurrencies and almost half them have described this emerging digital asset class as “rat poison” or have… Read More ›
Japan to tighten regulations on foreign ownership of domestic firms
On Wednesday, a report from Japan’s Yomiuri newspaper stated, the government is weighing options which include tightening regulation on foreign funds which have stakes in domestic firms in important technology sectors such as defense and the nuclear industry. With the… Read More ›
Chinese Banks Directed To Stop Supporting Cryptocurrency By The Country’s Regulators
Chinese authorities have directed banks and payments platforms to not provide any more support to digital currency transactions as the country clamps down further on crypto currencies. This latest direction was preceded by an order on Friday for shutting down… Read More ›
Britain Starts Talks To Potentially Join The Trans-Pacific Trade Deal CPTPP
Negotiations for joining a trans-Pacific trade deal was started by Britain as it views the deal as crucial for its to end its dependence on the European Union in the post-Brexit era and shift towards markets that are geographically more… Read More ›
Australia drags China to WTO over economic coercions
In a statement, Australia’s Foreign Minister Marise Payne said, with Canberra dragging Beijing to the World Trade Organisation over the latter imposing anti-dumping duties on wine exports, bilateral negotiations is expected to commence. Last week, the Australian government filed a… Read More ›
UK plans on capitalizing scientific breakthroughs for public good
In a statement the office of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said, he would lead a new initiative to capitalize on scientific and technological breakthroughs made in the country with the purpose of directing research into areas that will benefit… Read More ›
EIG Global Energy Partners led consortium acquires 49% stake in Aramco’s pipeline business for $12.4 billion
In a statement U.S.-based EIG Global Energy Partners said, a consortium led by it has closed a deal to acquire a 49% stake in Saudi oil giant Aramco’s pipelines business for $12.4 billion. The co-investment process for the deal attracted… Read More ›