According to the results of a survey on large business associations, more than three out of four U.S. human resource executives opine that the work from home trend will continue to be in vogue even after the threat of the… Read More ›
Economy & Finance
India and China present investment grade opportunities in post-coronavirus world: BlackRock
On Wednesday, BlackRock, the world’s biggest asset manager said, oil stocks, domestic tourism and debt in India and China are investment opportunities in its Asia outlook. With $6.5 trillion of assets under management, BlackRock said, it expects the global economy… Read More ›
UK should provide access to capital to key strategic industries: Make UK
On Monday, Make UK, a UK trade body stated, the government should provide direct support to strategic manufacturing sectors and companies, including those in the steel, aerospace, and automotive space, to help through mitigate the coronavirus crisis. As Britain slides… Read More ›
Japan weighing options to open tourism sector to TPP-11 members
Japan is weighing its options on re-opening its tourism sector to select countries which have low levels of coronavirus infections. Japan has already eased restrictions put in place earlier this year to control the coronavirus outbreak, these include reopening of… Read More ›
No plans to change to U.S dollar peg: Hong Kong’s finance secretary
In a statement Hong Kong’s finance secretary Paul Chan said, Hong Kong has no plans to change its currency’s peg to the U.S. dollar and that it has not seen any “obvious” capital outflows following a move by the United… Read More ›
Microsoft To Replace Journalists With Artificially Intelligent Robots
Microsoft has replaced humans with artificial intelligence as the company sacked dozens of journalists and installed artificial intelligence software in their place. The company has told the employees who manage the news homepages on Microsoft’s MSN website and its Edge… Read More ›
Global Slump Forces Slow Down In Factory Activity In China In May
The growth rate of factory activity in China slowed down in May as the second largest economy of the world attempts to turn around after the economy coronavirus pandemic hit. The slowness in factory data was shown official data on… Read More ›
Japan Govt. Guarantee For Almost A Third Of Nissan’s $6.6 Billion Loans: Reports
Guarantees for almost a third of the 7l3 billion yen ($6.65 billion) in loans that Japans auto making giant Nissan Motor Co has managed to secure form some of its main debtors to tide over the economic hit of the… Read More ›
15 Billion Euro Proposed By EU For Supporting Strategic Firms
The European Commission aims to make investments in strategic businesses and companies that have been wrecked by the novel coronavirus pandemic and the executive arm of the European Union has proposed to set aside a fund of 15-billion-euros for that… Read More ›
A 20% Contraction In French Economy Likely In Second Quarter -INSEE
According to the estimates of the INSEE official statistics agency published earlier this week, there can be a contraction of up to 20 per cent in the second quarter compared to the previous three months for the French economy as… Read More ›