Airlines are now trying to assess the future and fate of air travel in Europe given the crisis in Ukraine. This crisis is hardly what airlines wanted as it comes as another stumbling block for the European airline industry wihch is… Read More ›
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Preparing to comply with sanctions on Russia : SWIFT
In a statement the SWIFT international payments system said, it was preparing to implement new sanction measures by Western countries targeting select Russian banks in coming days. “We are engaging with European authorities to understand the details of the entities… Read More ›
Fallout of Russian invasion of Ukraine spreads to global aviation industry
The fallout of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has spread to the global aviation industry with two more European countries banning Russian carriers and the European Union saying it would restrict the exports of aircraft parts. Virgin Atlantic and British Airways… Read More ›
Limited impact from Russia Ukraine war on chip supply chain
On Saturday, in a statement the government of Taiwan said, it expects little impact on the supply of raw materials for semiconductors from the war in Ukraine. Following a meeting of the cabinet, Vice Premier Shen Jong-chin, said there would… Read More ›
Russia threatens to seize assets of foreign companies and foreign individuals in Russia
On Saturday, Russian news agency RIA quoted Dmitry Medvedev, deputy head of the security council, as saying Moscow will respond to the seizure of funds owned by Russian companies and citizens abroad by seizing funds of foreigners and foreign companies… Read More ›
Major buyers of Russian crude struggle with Letter of Credits
Chaos ruled the global oil market with top buyers of Russian oil struggling to secure guarantees at Western banks or find ships to take the crude from Russia, one of the world’s largest producers. As per four trading sources, at… Read More ›
Britain unveils largest ever sanctions on Russia
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has unveiled the country’s biggest-ever package of sanctions against Russia targeting banks, members of President Vladimir Putin’s closest circle and wealthy Russian Oligarchs. Many western nations are imposing tough economic sanctions against Russia in response… Read More ›
US Congress wants to provide $600M worth of weapons to Ukraine
In a statement U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said US lawmakers want to provide “lethal defense weapons” worth $600 million to Ukraine to battle the Russian invasion. “What we’re doing with Ukraine is making sure that we have… Read More ›
US slaps additional sanctions against Russia
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the United States has imposed additional sanctions on Moscow targeting two of its biggest banks along with Russian Oligarchs and warned more economic actions could follow. Among the targeted banks were five major Russian banks,… Read More ›
Australia imposes more sanctions on Russia
On Friday, Australia imposed more sanctions on Russia targeting many of its elite citizens and lawmakers and termed China’s actions of easing trade restrictions on Moscow as being “unacceptable”. “We will work along with our partners for a rolling wave… Read More ›