After Saudi Arabia closed its land border with Qatar and at least five Gulf-based airlines announced they will halt service to the desert peninsula nation, the rift between Qatar and other Arab nations intensified Monday. Saudi Arabia has developed a “Sunni coalition” in… Read More ›
Economy & Finance
Marking A More Than 2,800% Rally This Year, Ethereum Hits Another Record High
Amid continued interest in the digital asset space and increased trade from Asia, ethereum, an alternative cryptocurrency to bitcoin, hit a fresh record high on Sunday. According to data from industry website CoinDesk, ethereum traded at an all-time high of $250.41… Read More ›
Futures Industry Association warns of heightened costs for relocating euro clearing post Brexit
The FIA has called for market forces to determine the location of the euro clearing from its current London location. The Futures Industry Association, (FIA) an industry body, underlined the fact that forcing banks to shift the clearing of euro… Read More ›
Trump Administration plans on privatising air traffic control system
The move aims to upgrade America’s ageing air traffic control systems which date back to world war two. However, the issue is not as simple as it appears …
Theresa May’s Conservative Party plans on taking out Britain out of EU’s single market bloc
May plans on creating a ministry for trade tasked with the sole purpose of boosting bilateral trade relations with “old friends and new allies”. On Monday, Theresa May’s Conservative Party has presented its post-Brexit scenario of setting up a network… Read More ›
Diplomatic Ties With Qatar Cut By Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, UAE And Egypt
Pointing to Doha’s ties to terrorism and the need to maintain national security, Saudi Arabia and three other nations broke diplomatic relations with Gulf Arab state Qatar on Monday. While the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt cut ties with Doha on Monday, Riyadh… Read More ›
Big Money Investors Would Not Be Deterred By Trump’s Abandonment Of Paris Climate Accord
Big money investors, such as Singapore wealth fund Temasek, said they’re continuing to go green even though U.S. President Donald Trump pulled out of the Paris climate change deal. Going green was just good business, said Robin Hu, head of the sustainability… Read More ›
United Arab Emirates, Saudi, Bahrain and Egypt sever ties with Qatar accusing it of terrorism
A split in between the members of the Gulf Cooperation Council will have serious repercussions around the Middle East. In an unprecedented development, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Egypt have accused Qatar of supporting terrorism and have… Read More ›
Britain will have to have “difficult conversations” with Saudi Arabia and Gulf States: Jeremy Corbyn
The Labour Party is fast catching up with May’s Conservative party. Resuming his election campaign after the London terror attacks, Jeremy Corbyn, Britain’s opposition leader, has stated Britain will need to have “difficult conversations” with Saudi Arabia and other Gulf… Read More ›
Goldman Sachs’s purchase of Venezuela’s “hunger bonds” come under fire
Goldman Sachs bought PDVSA’s oil bonds for pennies. As per a senior White House official, the Trump administration is concerned about any action by U.S. companies that provides a financial lifeline to Venezuela’s government. The U.S. government stance may have… Read More ›