Following reports in the local media about the United States based electric car maker Tesla holding talks with at least three auto parts suppliers of India to decide on sourcing critical parts for its cars for an anticipated entry of… Read More ›
Economy & Finance
Economists Fear A Slowdown In Australian Q2 Economy Even Before The Delta Hit
Australian economy is likely set to fall into a vicious contraction in the third quarter as the economy was likely already slowing down prior to the imposition of wide scale coronavirus restrictions which closed down business and jobs. If the… Read More ›
Singapore-based Shopee emerges as game changer in Brazil’s e-commerce market
Singapore-based Sea Ltd’s took just two years to become Brazil’s most-downloaded shopping app, winning users to its low-cost marketplace with its game-changing approach to e-commerce which uses in-app mini-games that offer coupons to winning users. Sea has combined online shopping with… Read More ›
UK Germany, Netherlands agree on common G7 approach on Taliban
In a statement British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s office said, Prime Minister Boris Johnson and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have discussed the situation in Afghanistan and agreed on the need for a common approach by the G7 as well as… Read More ›
Musk Reportedly Expresses Competition Concern Over Nvidia-Arm Deal
The planned acquisition of the British semiconductor designing company Arm by Nvidia Corp could present competition issues, indicated Tesla chief executive Elon Musk, according to a report published by the Telegraph reported on Saturday. The report stated that opposition to… Read More ›
July Retail Sales In Australia Decline, Analysts Expect Shrinking Of Economy
With government imposing lockdowns because of rising Covid-19 cases forcing shutting down of stores and services in the largest city of Australia which was partly responsible for a plunge in retail sales in the country in July. According to analysts,… Read More ›
$500 Mln Raised By Geely’s EV Brand Zeekr In Its First Finding Round
With significant interest from investors including Intel, battery maker CATL and online entertainment firm Bilibili, the premium electric vehicle brand by Geely, Zeekr, raised as much as $500 million from its first external funding round. The total stake of the… Read More ›
Trials For A Digital Rupee Could Be Started By December By India’s Central Bank
The first trials for its own digital currency could be launched by the Reserve Bank of India, the central bank of the country, by December, said the governor of the central bank Shaktikanta Das in a media interview. The potential… Read More ›
China Considering New Laws To Ban Chinese Firms With Sensitive Data From US Listing
Chinese authorities are trying to formulate new regulations that would prevent domestic internet based companies from getting publicly listed in the United States, said a report published by The Wall Street Journal on Friday. The Journal reported, citing people familiar… Read More ›
PBOC injects $7.71 billion into banking system, biggest ever since February 2021
China’s central bank The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has increased its short-term fund injection this week to meet higher cash demand that typically ensues towards the month-end. In a statement PBOC said it has offered $7.71 billion (50 billion… Read More ›
