According to Saudi Arabian news outlet Maaal, Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) plans on ordering 70 airliners from Airbus and Boeing. The report states, Saudia is negotiating with local banks to raise $3.07 billion (11.5 billion riyals) to partly finance an… Read More ›
Economy & Finance
SoftBank Group Corp writedowns its $1.5 billion investment in supply-chain finance company Greensill Capital
According to a report from Bloomberg News citing sources familiar with the matter at hand, SoftBank Group Corp’s Vision Fund has significantly written down its $1.5 billion investment in supply-chain finance company Greensill Capital. According to the report, SoftBank’s Vision… Read More ›
From 2022 banks in EU to publish world’s first green asset ratio
In a significant development, the European Union’s banking watchdog stated, starting from next year banks in the Eurozone would have to publish a pathbreaking “green asset ratio” (GAR) as a core measure of their climate-friendly business activities. With investments in… Read More ›
Porsche to participate in electric supercar maker Rimac Automobili’s funding round
In a statement to Automobilwoche weekly, Volkswagen unit Porsche said, it is participating in Rimac Automobili’s funding round which will see the electric supercar maker raise $157 million-$181 million (130 million-150 million euros). “The fundraising should be completed in two… Read More ›
Cloud-communications firm Twilio Inc nears deal to invest $750M in Syniverse Technologies LLC
According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, Twilio Inc, a cloud-communications firm, is in talks to invest around $750 million in Syniverse Technologies LLC. The investment is slated to be announced later today, which could be followed by… Read More ›
India’s Pharma Firm SII Is The Leader In Vaccinating The World Against Covid-19
With global pharma companies ramping up production of their respective vaccines, there is one firm that has already moved into the leading position. Even though the Serum Institute of India (SII) is not a household name, it is the… Read More ›
SoftBank backed Berkshire Grey AI-based logistics automation systems solutions provider to go public with SPAC in $2.7 billion deal
In a statement SoftBank-backed robotics firm Berkshire Grey said, it has agreed to go public through a merger with a blank-check company in a deal that values the combined company at $2.7 billion. The deal is expected to provide Berkshire… Read More ›
In Landmark Case, Court In China Orders Husband To Pay Wife For Housework
In a landmark ruling, a divorce court in Beijing, China has directed a man to give compensation to his wife against the housework she did during their marriage. The country ordered the man to play 50,000 yuan ($7,700) against the… Read More ›
Square’s Purchase Of Bitcoin Worth $170M Pushes It Over $50,000 Again
With the announcement by Square of it purchasing $170 million worth of the crypto currency bitcoin, the price of the largest crypto currency of the world in terms of market capitalization surged again, after a few days of dropping, and… Read More ›
EU Request For More Time For Ratification Of Brexit Deal Allowed By UK
The request of the European Union to postpone the ratification of their post-Brexit trade deal by a month was agreed to by the United Kingdom. This move however added on to the existing uncertainty into what is already a very… Read More ›