On Tuesday, according to a report from The Times, negotiators from the European Union have signaled their willingness on creating a joint legal framework with the UK. EU’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier said, he is ready to begin work on… Read More ›
Geopolitics
U.S.-China Bilateral Tensions Force Investments To Fall To Nine Year-Low
A research report shows that in the first half of the current year, investment between the United States and China have dropped to a nine-year low because of the bilateral tensions between the two countries with possibility of more Chinese… Read More ›
There Is Solid Basis For Agreeing To Global Digital Tax, Says OECD
According to the head of tax at the OECD, there is now a “solid basis” for the global talks on updating international tax rules for the digital age and the situation is good enough to wrap up the negotiation by… Read More ›
Huawei cuts investments and jobs in Australia
In a statement embattled Chinese telecom network maker Huawei Technologies Co Ltd said, it will be cutting more staff from its Australian operations midst strained relations between Canberra and Beijing. Huawei will also trim its investments in the country. In… Read More ›
U.S.-China investment slides to 9-year low
According to a research report, investment flows between the United States and China touched its nine-year nadir during the first half of 2020 due to increasing Chinese belligerence-induced tensions which could see more Chinese companies come under U.S. pressure to… Read More ›
Amid US Tensions, Biggest Chinese Tech Firms Flock To Singapore
With increasing bilateral tensions between the United States and China, the biggest tech companies from China are expanding their operations in Singapore. It has been reported that their presence in the city state is being increased by Tencent and… Read More ›
WTO’s ruling on U.S.-China trade war, underpins U.S. arguments for reforming trade body
In a significant development, the World Trade Organization found that U.S. trade tariffs on China were in breach of global trading rules. In a statement, the Trump administration said, its more than $200 billion trade tariffs on China was justified… Read More ›
ECB’s Lagarde Urges EU Governments To Spend Heavily
According to the European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde, it is important for the various governments of the euro zone to continue to spend heavily in order to engineer a revival of the region’s economy from the historic recession that… Read More ›
China launches anti-subsidy probe into U.S. import of glycol ethers
On Monday, in a development that will further escalate U.S.-China tensions, China’s commerce ministry stated, it has launched an anti-subsidy probe into some glycol ethers imports from the U.S. starting from September 14. The development comes in the wake of… Read More ›
New Restrictions On US Diplomats’ Activities Imposed By China
New restrictions on the activities of diplomats from the United States working in Mainland China and Hong Kong was announced by China which has been described by China as a justified response by it to similar measures that were previously… Read More ›