Authorities in Northern France, in the port town of Calais are lobbying the French government to create a duty-free zone which covers the entire town if a future trade deal between the EU and France trturns to trade tariffs. Calais’s… Read More ›
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Italian court orders ING to pay $33.17 million to settle money laundering probe: judicial source
On Tuesday, a court in Milan, ordered Dutch lender ING to pay $33.17 million (30 million euros) to settle a money-laundering case in Italy, said a judicial source. Judge Roberto Crepaldi imposed a penalty of 1 million euros on ING… Read More ›
Thailand’s exports to China affected by coronavirus, to lose $65M in Q1
On Tuesday, a Thai shipping association said, Bangkok could lose as much as $64.6 million (2 billion baht) in exports to China in the first quarter due to the outbreak of the coronavirus; this is yet another example of the… Read More ›
Turkmenistan to build new city from scratch
On Tuesday, Turkmenistan stated, it will be importing equipment and materials worth $1.5 billion to build a new city from scratch. The project in the gas-rich Central Asian country is overseen by its President, Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov’s son. The move is… Read More ›
China seeking flexibility on its Phase-1 trade deal purchase commitments: sources
With China’s coronavirus threatening to put the brakes on China’s recovering economy, Chinese officials are hoping the U.S. will agree to some flexibility on its pledges in the recently signed phase-1 trade deal, said sources familiar with the situation at… Read More ›
Coronavirus jolts China’s economy, triggers rethink on wide economic spectrum
With the China’s coronavirus showing no signs of slowing down, Beijing is preparing to take steps to adjust to a slower rate of economic growth with officials pondering whether economic growth targets for 2020 should be softened. According to sources… Read More ›
EU-Britain trade deal will encapsulate financial services, fisheries, energy and trade in goods: EU Commissioner
On Monday, Ursula von der Leyen, the head of the European Commission stated, any agreement on the European Union’s future relationship with Britain will contain details on financial services, fisheries, energy and trade in goods. “It’s all outlined in the… Read More ›
Taiwan’s Wistron Corp sets up second iPhone plant in India
In a development that marks Apple Inc’s push to expand its manufacturing in India – the world’s second biggest phone market, Taiwan’s Wistron Corp stated, it plans on assembling printed circuit boards (PCBs) for Apple’s iPhones at its new factories… Read More ›
Toyota & Panasonic teams up to produce prismatic electric vehicle batteries
On Monday, in a joint statement, Toyota Motor Corp and Panasonic Corp stated, they have agreed to set up a joint venture which will specialize in producing prismatic electric vehicle batteries. Prismatic electric vehicle batteries developed by the joint venture… Read More ›
Chinese tech companies continue to hum despite coronavirus pandemic
On Monday, Huawei Technologies Co Ltd stated, production at its consumer devices and carrier equipment divisions have resumed and are working normally. Huawei is among other Chinese tech companies who are continuing to keep their factories running despite the Chinese… Read More ›