The 5-Star Movement, a coalition partner of Italy’s ruling party is fiercely opposed to the rail link. On Friday, Italy’s junior minister for infrastructure Armando Siri told Corriere della Sera, an Italian news daily that if work on the high-speed… Read More ›
Economy & Finance
Swedbank dragged into Danske Bank’s scandal
Bill Browder, an investor who campaigns to expose corruption, has filed a complaint with Swedish authorities over Swedbank’s alleged links with Danske Bank’s money laundering scandal. On Friday, Swedbank disclosed, it has been notified by Swedish authorities that Bill Browder,… Read More ›
China’s trade surplus in February much lower than forecast
According to analysts, there are multiple factors, including an internal clampdown on riskier lending practices, slowdown in global economy and U.S. trade action, because of which the Chinese economy is cooling down. \ In February 2019, in what is possibly… Read More ›
Intesa Sanpaolo eyeing to sell $11 billion in impaired loans
Intesa Sanpaolo is Italy’s biggest retail bank. On Thursday, as per a source familiar with the matter at hand stated, Intesa Sanpaolo, Italy’s biggest retail bank, is holding talks with a unit of U.S. fund Davidson Kempner for selling $11… Read More ›
China To Focus On Increasing Consumption To Boost Its Economy In 2019
Recent data has clearly indicated slowness in the Chinese economy and the government there is undertaking measures to increase domestic consumption and viewing that as a key cure to spruce up the flagging economy this year. The state planer of… Read More ›
U.S. Budget Surplus In January Reaches 8.7 Billion USD
Even as the United States is reportedly getting close to striking a deal on trade with China which would potentially bring an end to the seven month old acrimonious trade war, latest figures from the U.S. Treasury Department released on… Read More ›
Experts Say US Would Not Slow Down In 5G Tech Due To Huawei Absence
A news report on CNBC claimed that experts believe that in cease of the Chinese telecom giant Huaweri remaining banned in the United States would not impact the speed of roll out of the next-generation 5G mobile networks in the… Read More ›
Donald Trump will accept only perfect U.S-China trade deal: Mike Pompeo
The statement by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo essentially sets the stage for the forthcoming U.S.-China trade summit. In a media interview, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made it lucidly clear that U.S. President Donald Trump will reject… Read More ›
Ford likely to close down two plants in Russia
Ford is losing money in every region where it has a plant other than North America. According to three industry sources, Ford Motor Co is weighing its options on shuttering two of its big plants in Russia. The move is… Read More ›
UK Firms Grow At Lowest In Six Years Sue To Brexit And Global Trade Concerns
A survey by the Confederation of British Industry has shown that concerns over a no-deal Brexit and rising global trade barriers were the primary factors that slowed down British businesses growth to its lowest rate in almost last six years…. Read More ›