With economies around the world, including the United States and the EU, taking measures to mitigate China’s trade policies, China’s economy witnessed a historic slowdown in 2018. As part of that slowdown, the Chinese car market touched its 30-year low…. Read More ›
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Big Investors Getting Attracted To ‘Aphrodite’ Gas Following Egypt-Cyprus Deal
International oil companies, downstream companies and financial institutions have shown great interest in the Cypriot Aphrodite gas field following an intergovernmental agreement arrived at between Egypt and Cyprus, claimed Egypt’s Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Tarek El-Molla, according to… Read More ›
Mark Tucker appointed as chairman of TheCityUk
The development assumes significance since the lobby group has been one of the main channels through the UK’s financial services firms lobbied the British government for a favorable outcome vis-a-vis Brexit. On Monday, TheCityUk, a British financial industry lobby group,… Read More ›
UK to maintain financial ties with Switzerland post Brexit
This step is among the few concrete steps the UK government has taken towards mitigating issues revolving around Brexit. On Monday, Switzerland and Britain are scheduled to sign an agreement which will the continuance of their trade on preferential terms… Read More ›
Australia signs $35.5 billion contract with France’s Naval Group for a fleet of 12 submarines
The development assumes significance since the deal is part of Australia’s plan to secure its trade interests in the strategic Asia-Pacific region. On Monday, Australia signed a production contract with French shipbuilder Naval Group for a fleet of twelve new… Read More ›
U.S.-China trade negotiations to focus on intellectual property
This is a crucial round of negotiations since it revolves around one of Washington’s core demands of China’s treatment of U.S. intellectual properties. Negotiations in the U.S.-China trade war is slated to shift to a higher gear this week with… Read More ›
Private equity firm Apollo Global Management LLC close to acquiring Cox Enterprises Inc’s 14 regional TV stations
Broadcast TV stations are appealing to private equity because of the cash-rich fees they generate from being carried by cable operators. According to sources familiar with the matter at hand, Apollo Global Management LLC is close to sealing a nearly… Read More ›
French drinks group Pernod Ricard needs to be more ambitious: Elliot Management
Elliot is pushing Pernod Ricard to boost its margin and growth potential and come on par with its British rival Diageo; it also wants better corporate governance from the group. Despite stating that French drinks group Pernod Ricard’s results were… Read More ›
Barclays Plc hires investment banker Riaz Ladhabhoy
Barclays Plc appears to be positioning itself for the record number of tech IPOs scheduled for take off this year. Barclays Plc has hired Riaz Ladhabhoy, an investment banker from Deutsche Bank to be its co-head of internet banking in… Read More ›
UK businesses hiring fewer permanent position since 2016: survey
The KPMG/Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) Report fell from 53.7 to 49.7, indicating a contraction in the job market. On Friday, the results of a recent survey of recruiters has piled on mounting evidence of business caution ahead of Brexit…. Read More ›