Saddled with 750 billions euros in sour loans, ECB’s guidelines had wanted banks to hike up their provisions against these non-performing assets. On Thursday, the European Central Bank stated although its guidelines on the treatment of non- performing assets of… Read More ›
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U.S. Administration aiming to slash China trade surplus by $100 billion
It is to be seen how the Trump Administration will go about achieving its goal of balancing trade between the two economies. Although a spokeswoman clarified on Trump’s tweet to even out this trade surplus, a lot more clarity will… Read More ›
Earnings of U.S. airlines primed to take off in the first quarter: trade body
Airlines for America (A4A) has forecast nearly a doubling of passengers carried by U.S. airlines this spring. According to a forecast by a U.S. airlines industry trade group, starting this spring the sector is set to carry an all-time high… Read More ›
Donald Trump aims to target Chinese IT, consumer electronics and telecom goods in latest push to balance bilateral trade
While the U.S. Administration’s effort to reign in China’s aggressive trade policy which aims to subplant foreign technologies with domestic ones, it will have to streamline its apprach since its imposition of metal tariffs have largely undermined support from Europe…. Read More ›
U.S. President Donald Trump blocks Broadcom Ltd’s acquisition of Qualcomm Inc
The strategic move by U.S. President Donald Trump, on national security concerns, effectively blocks China’s Huawei from being a dominant player in the emerging 5G mobile cell phone technology and allows other major players level-playing grounds in the setting up… Read More ›
Norweigian defense contractor Kongsberg Gruppen signs $1.93 billion deal with Qatar
The deal will see Kongsberg Gruppen supply military vehicles, weapons technology and help in the digitization of 490 armored vehicles. On Tuesday, Kongsberg Gruppen, a Norwegian defense contractor disclosed it has signed a letter of intent to supply equipment for… Read More ›
Vas Narasimhan, Novartis’s new CEO pushing for immersion of technology at the Swiss pharmaceutical firm
The elevation of key human resource personnel to Novartis’s board suggests that Vas Narasimhan is aiming to turn a new leaf at the Swiss pharmaceutical giant. Vas Narasimhan, Novartis’s new CEO is strategically changing the leadership in the Swiss drugmaker…. Read More ›
Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers starts due diligence on GM Korea’s troubled unit
While the due diligence will decide the fate of GM Korea, already 2,500 workers, amounting to nearly 15% of the plant’s staff, have opted for a redundancy package, as part of a strategic restructuring. On Monday, an official from South… Read More ›
Jeff Fettig to replace Andrew Liveris as DowDuPont’s executive chairman
The change in leadership comes at a time when the U.S. chemicals producer is in the process of breaking up its units into 3 distinct businesses. On Monday, the Wall Street Journal reported, Andrew Liveris, U.S. chemicals producer DowDuPont Inc’s… Read More ›
Crude oil prices edge up on a drop in U.S. drilling activity
The general U.S. oil drilling trend shows that it is set to become the world’s no.1 oil producer. On Monday, two factors contributed in the rise of oil prices. The first was the drop in production of U.S. rigs drilling… Read More ›