Even as China is attempting to finalize a partial trade deal with the United States, some relief came for Beijing because the contraction of the exports and imports of the country for the month of October was less than expected… Read More ›
Economy & Finance
EU Chief Says No Tariffs On European Cars Will Be Imposed By Trump
No announcement of tariffs on import of European cars into the United States will be announced by Washington next week. This was said by the outgoing president of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker. A decision about whether to implement new… Read More ›
EasyJet And Jet2 Buys Out All Airport Slots Of Thomas Cook
All of the take-off and landing slots in te airports in the United Kingdom that were earlier owned by the now collapsed travel company Thomas Cook has been bought out by EasyJet and Jet2.com. The UK government’s liquidation service said… Read More ›
New Sparkling Water Brand Unveiled By Coke, First Brand In Over A Decade
A new brand in over a decade’s time was unveiled by the one of the largest soft drink companies in the world Coca Cola on Thursday – a line of new sparkling water. The new line of water called AHA… Read More ›
Cuba attracts $1.7 billion in foreign direct investments
Faced with a cooling economy, Cuba aims to boost its economy with its annual trade fair in Havana. Cuba’s Trade Minister Rodrigo Malmierca told a news conference at Cuba’s annual trade fair in Havana that Cuba has attracted foreign investments… Read More ›
Chevron and ExxonMobil’s estimates for Tengiz oilfield expansion too high: Kazakh energy minister
Cost escalations by 25% would push up the total cost of the expansion to $45.2 billion, an unacceptable figure for Kazakhstan. On Wednesday, Kazakhstan’s Energy Minister Kanat Bozumbayev stated, the cost escalation in the expansion of the Tengiz oilfield project… Read More ›
Hong Kong business activity falls to its 21-year low: IHS Markit survey
The Purchasing Manager’s Index survey reveals a deepening of an economic crisis in Hong Kong – one of Asia’s leading financial hub. An IHS Markit survey that was published on Tuesday shows, business activity in Hong Kong’s private sector has… Read More ›
China faces opportunity to consolidate its market opening
French President Emmanuel Macron called on China to capitalize on this opportunity and quickly consolidate the opening of its market to its trading partners. On Tuesday, French President Emmanuel Macron called on China to “consolidate” the opening up of the… Read More ›
Malaysia aiming to trace $4.34 billion in 1MDB-linked assets: Latheefa Koya
The investigation into Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) spans several countries. On Tuesday, in a statement Malaysia’s anti-corruption chief disclosed, Malaysia is looking to locate at least $4.34 billion (18 billion ringgit) worth of assets linked to… Read More ›
Russia Passes Law To Create Its Own ‘Sovereign Internet’
A so called “sovereign internet” law – a controversial law that aims to create an independent internet exclusively for the country, was passed in Russia recently. However critics have said that this law is effectively a tool being devised by… Read More ›