He will be replaced by Michael Heuer, Roche’s regional head of Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America, until a permanent replacement is found. On Tuesday, Roche disclosed, Roland Diggelmann the head of its diagnostics division will be leaving… Read More ›
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WEKO stands by legality of service-after-sales agreements
Basing itself on the conclusions drawn an EU court, the Swiss competition authority has made it clear that such agreements are not indicative of an abuse of market dominance nor were they considered as unacceptable. On Tuesday, WEKO, the… Read More ›
U.S. trade sanctions on Turkey could destabilise the Middle East: Turkish Finance Minister Berat Albayrak
Although the Turkish lira has continued to weaken, it has stepped back from yesterday’s 6.1200 against the dollar as of 0435 GMT. On Tuesday, the Turkish lira weakened further as investors weighed up Turkey’s efforts to handle its rift with… Read More ›
China’s Central Bank moves to support the falling renminbi
The move by the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) is largely aimed at supporting the currency rather than reverse its trajectory. Market watchers expect the central bank to stick to this policy as long as the trade war with the… Read More ›
Tesla To Face Stiff Challenge In Chinese Market
While markets are still grappling with the ill times tweet of Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk of taking the company private, they also now demand that the billionaire now needs to focus on some of the other challenges faced by… Read More ›
German business moral all time high in August
The July 2018, meeting between European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker with U.S. President Donald Trump has done a lot of good, with both sides deciding to negotiate a further cutback to their respective trade tariffs. In August, for the very… Read More ›
Russia’s Answer To Tesla Is Kalashnikov’s CV-1 Electric Car
A Russian electric car made by manufacturing company Kalashnikov will give competition to Elon Musk’s Tesla Inc, claimed the manufacturer. A prototype of the new electric car – which eggshell-blue, was presented by the company which is behind the making… Read More ›
Canada’s Enbridge Inc acquires U.S. Spectra Energy Partners for $3.3 billion
The acquisition comes in the wake of the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission blocking income tax claims of fees charged to shoppers as part of their fees. After this move, many pipeline companies have reorganized their business structure. Canada’s… Read More ›
Siemens denies plans of cutting 20k jobs
Brushing aside a report by monthly magazine Manager Magazin, Siemens said, details of its Visions 2020+ strategy are still being worked out. German engineering giant Siemens has trashed a report by Manager Magazin, a monthly magazine, which had said it… Read More ›
Norway’s Commission differs from Central Bank’s advice on oil and gas strategy
The decision assumes significance on the account of the wealth fund being the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund and in a scenario with sustained low oil prices, it will result in a reduction in the government’s net cash flow from… Read More ›