Despite drawing flak for Foxconn’s LCD plant in the state, the Governor of the state of Wisconsin has given the green signal for the project which would initially provide direct employ to 3,000 people and ultimately to 13,000 people at… Read More ›
Economy & Finance
Goldman Sachs and China Investment Corp sign agreement for industrial collaboration
The agreement, signed on the sidelines of Trump’s visit to Beijing, covers a whole range of industries which can have or can develop business connections with China. On Thursday, The U.S. State Department released a statement saying Goldman Sachs and… Read More ›
Foreign payment card companies need not enter into JV to operate in China: People’s Bank of China
Foreign payment card companies face more hurdles in China: its central bank has clarified, it cannot officially process their application for operating in China. On Wednesday, China’s central bank has stated, Chinese regulations do not require foreign payment card firms… Read More ›
Britain to introduce bills to enable it to manage post-Brexit scenarios
While the pro-Brexit camp has welcomed the provisions of the bill, the pro EU camp has warned that Britain may not have the independent capacity to strike new trade deals with other nations. On Tuesday, British Prime Minister Theresa May’s… Read More ›
China pressuring foreign card companies into JV
There is an emerging pattern in China’s approach as it engages in various fronts in the world stage. While officially it portrays itself as being professional, however its true colors become apparent as it seeks to impose its will that… Read More ›
Proposed Tax bill will have to deal with double taxation avoidance and WTO rules before it becomes law
A theory that is doing the rounds is that the bill perhaps aims to set off the promise of additional revenue against hopes that the new tax regime may entice MNCs to locate more production and jobs to the U.S.,… Read More ›
CIPS survey reveals British firms struggling to secure orders from EU suppliers post March 2019
Following the Brexit referendum, with the dramatic fall of the pound was interpreted as being good for the economy by the Pro-Brexit interest groups, the results of a survey conducted by the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS), are… Read More ›
The European Central Bank wants progress on NPAs from banks in the Eurozone
Taking a tough stance, the ECB has made it lucidly clear that banks across the Eurozone will have to stick to the deadline in reducing their non-performing assets, including loans. On Friday, the European Central Bank disclosed that it plans… Read More ›
Republican tax plan proposal will increase cost of U.S. education by more than $65 billion
This proposal’s target are the liberal values promoted by U.S. colleges and universities. By significantly hiking the cost of education, the proposal aims to diminish liberal values among the masses. As per an analysis by the American Council on Education… Read More ›
SEC’s staff legal bulletin places burden of proof on investor proponents
The new measure comes in the wake of demand for reforms in annual director elections as well as on topics related to corporate governance. Going by the SEC’s “staff legal bulletin”, companies are likely to block ethical or social matters… Read More ›