Driven by a combination of its core characteristics and short-term boosts related to the U.K.’s vote to leave the European Union, the lure of London for luxury shoppers has tightened its pull in recent months. According to a report released… Read More ›
Economy & Finance
Spanish rival joins Carlos Slim’s consortium to bid for $3.5billion Mexico airport terminal
Slim has already won the bid for building the airport’s runway. The wining of a further bid will consolidate his construction business and set off the losses from his telecom venture. As per 5 sources familiar with the matter at… Read More ›
Canada needs free trade deal with EU for its economic growth
With its trade deal with the U.S. under stress, the Canadian negotiation team need to up their game and bring home CETA for the good of their economy. A free trade deal with the EU will see an almost 20%… Read More ›
Fossil Fuel Beaten for First Time by Record Green Power Installations
With record new installations of emissions-free power surpassing sources that burn fossil fuel, renewable energy reached an important turning point last year. This was revealed by the International Energy Agency. The Paris-based agency said in its Medium-Term Renewable Energy Market… Read More ›
Report says if EU Blocks Trade Deal in Brexit, UK could Slash Corporation Tax to 10 Percent
If the European Union refuses to agree a post-Brexit free trade deal or blocks U.K.-based financial services firms from accessing its market, the Sunday Times said citing an unidentified source that Britain could slash its headline corporation tax rate to 10 percent… Read More ›
Warning Over Brexit Banking Exodus Received by UK Government
Large banks with a presence in the U.K. feel that in the wake of the uncertainty surrounding the Brexit vote, the country’s government is not fully receptive to the financial services sector, reported CNBC citing an industry source with knowledge of… Read More ›
Overseas Acquisitions by Chinese Companies Touch Record Amounts this Year
For the first time on record, compared to U.S. buyers, Chinese companies are buying up overseas assets at a faster pace. Select-service hotel portfolio from Starwood Capital Group LLC was agreed to be bought by China Life Insurance Co Ltd for $2… Read More ›
Banks harness blockchain tech to unveil world’s 1st international payment
Eager to reduce costs, 70 of the world’s leading banks have got together to create a group, R3, which researched the benefits of blockchain technology and brought about “smart contracts”. In a development that has all the hallmarks of history… Read More ›
As Currency Shortage Spreads in Egypt, Tea Drinkers Forfeit Sugar
Grocery stores in Cairo’s bustling Dokki district on the banks of the Nile River were scourged extensively by Laila El-Sayed as she spent her entire afternoon looking got for just one thing – sugar. At a price that was twice… Read More ›
As Soon as Early Next Year, Leading Banks Set to Pull out of UK Following Brexit
Amid growing fears over the impending Brexit negotiations, while smaller banks are making plans to get out before Christmas., Britain’s biggest banks are preparing to relocate out of the UK in the first few months of 2017. Warning that “the… Read More ›