According to a news bulletin from Sweden’s TV4, Stockholm is set to sign a defence cooperation agreement with Denmark and Norway in an effort to counter a deteriorating security situation in the Baltic region. Although Sweden is not a NATO… Read More ›
Geopolitics
Supply Chain Issues Can Hit Auto Firms By $210 Billion In 2021, Says A Forecast
According to Alixpartners, global automakers might lose $210 billion in sales in the current year because of due to supply chain interruptions, which was nearly double compared to an estimate issued by the organization earlier this year. In a recent… Read More ›
Internal Government Dissent Over India’s Plans For Stricter E-Commerce Rules: Reuters
India’s plans to tighten regulations on its rapidly growing e-commerce market have run into internal government dissent. According to a report published by the news agency Reuters based on memos of the government seen by it, the Ministry of Finance… Read More ›
Hezbollah importing oil into Lebanon is breach of Lebanon’s sovereignty
According to a report from TankerTrackers.com, a third tanker has sailed from Iran carrying Iranian fuel for distribution in Lebanon. Last week on Friday, Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati had said, Iranian fuel shipments, imported by the Hezbollah movement, constitute… Read More ›
China’s irrational unilateral trade behavior against Taiwan casts shadow on its application to join CPTPP
Taiwan has threatened to drag China to the World Trade Organization following a statement from Beijing saying it would suspend the import of sugar apple and wax apple citing pest concerns. The move marks the latest spat between Democratic Taiwan… Read More ›
Caribbean nations and Latin American countries push for EU type economic bloc
In a significant development, in a summit that took on Saturday, Mexico’s president and other leaders said, Caribbean nations and Latin American countries should aspire to form a bloc similar to the European Union in a bid to wrest away… Read More ›
More Covid-19 Vaccines Need To Be Sent To Poor Countries, Urge IMF And World Bank
Countries that have already achieved high rate of vaccination against Covid-19 were urged by the International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and other multilateral-organization leaders to increase their efforts to deliver more doses of the vaccines to low and… Read More ›
China applies to join the CPTPP
In a statement China’s Commerce Ministry said, China has filed an application to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). The Chinese move is aimed at bolstering its clout in global trade. The application was made by… Read More ›
France to push for global tax reforms at next G20 meeting
In a statement French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said, Paris will do its best to iron out burrs on the technical parameters for a global tax reform at the next G20 meeting, which aims to change the way large… Read More ›
China directs closure of American Chamber of Commerce in Chengdu without citing violation of specific Chinese law
Officials from the American Chamber of Commerce in China’s southwestern city of Chengdu said, Chinese authorities have instructed them to close the American Chamber of Commerce. Earlier this week, the chamber notified its members that, in accordance with Chinese laws… Read More ›