In a statement, the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh said, it will provide financial incentives to Samsung Electronics Co to set up its $654.36 million (48.25 billion rupee) display factory in the state. Samsung will be relocating the factory from… Read More ›
Economy & Finance
Covid-19 Stimulus Package Finally Approved By EU Leaders After Veto Lifted By Hungary And Poland
The European Union has finally ended the impasse over the much-needed stimulus package for Covid-19 which means that access to a historic level of funding will soon be available for cash-strapped countries. In July, the European countries agreed to raise… Read More ›
British PM Johnson Says No-Trade Deal Brexit ‘Very Very Likely’
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday that it is likely that the exit of the former from the European Union on January 1 next year will happen without a deal… Read More ›
BoE does not foresee Brexit related market disruptions threatening UK’s financial stability
On Friday, Britain’s central bank, the Bank of England, took steps to keep inter-bank lending rates steady through 2021 as Britain negotiates its trade relationship with the European Union. In a statement, Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said, Britain… Read More ›
Rolls Royce roiled by coronavirus, as pandemic disrupts engine flying hours
With the coronavirus-induced COVID-19 pandemic bring the global travel to a stop, British engineering company Rolls-Royce downgraded its yearly cash outflow forecast underscoring the challenges it faces in its financial outlook even as the air travel continues to be disrupted… Read More ›
China leverages COVID-19 – only major economy to recover from pandemic, auto sales surge
On Friday, China’s industry body stated, vehicles sales in the country is set to touch 25 million units in 2020. The development underscores the interesting phenomena in the world’s biggest vehicle market where the auto industry has recovered from the… Read More ›
Government to spend $3.71 billion towards Go To Travel campaign: Japan’s Ministry of Finance
On Friday, in a statement Japan’s Ministry of Finance said, the Japanese Cabinet has decided to spend $3.71 billion (385.6 billion yen) from emergency budget reserves to back the government’s domestic travel. The bulk of the spending will go towards… Read More ›
BlackRock expands coverage of climate-related issues to 90% of holdings
On Thursday, ahead of its upcoming shareholder meeting, BlackRock said it would more than double the number of companies it engages with over climate-related issues to more than 1,000 while laying out stronger goals on other fronts for portfolio firms… Read More ›
S&P Dow Jones Indices delists Chinese-military backed companies
On Thursday, in a significant development, S&P Dow Jones Indices said it would delist Chinese companies including Hikvision from its products, becoming the latest stock exchange to do so following the U.S. Administration ordering restrictions on the purchase of their… Read More ›
Britain signs FTA with Singapore
In a significant development, on Thursday, Britain has signed a free trade agreement with Singapore as it prepares its transition out of the European Union on December 31, 2020. The deal was signed by Britain’s secretary of state of international… Read More ›