According to the estimates of the INSEE official statistics agency published earlier this week, there can be a contraction of up to 20 per cent in the second quarter compared to the previous three months for the French economy as… Read More ›
Geopolitics
A Fresh $1.1 Trillion Stimulus Approved By Japan For Pandemic Hit Economy
A new $1.1 trillion stimulus package to stimulate the economy battered by the novel coronavirus pandemic was announced by Japan which includes plans for a significant amount to be spent in direct spending. These plans gave been approved by the… Read More ›
Alliance of 10 democracies to create alternative pool of suppliers for 5G and other technologies
In a significant development, The Times reported that the United Kingdom is pursuing a strategy of allying itself with at least 10 democracies, in order to create an alternative pools of suppliers of 5G equipment and other technologies so as… Read More ›
IEA Warns Of Record Drop In Investments In Energy Projects In 2020
The largest drop in the investment in the history of global energy is being engineered by the novel coornavirus pandemic. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), investment in global energy expected to increase by 2 per cent before the… Read More ›
China Targets Australian Exports In Retaliation To Calls For Coronavirus Investigation
It did not take long for China to strike back against Australia after Australia demanded the constitution of an international investigation into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic. On a Sunday morning television show in late April, support for an… Read More ›
UK must defend against foreign hostile takeovers: chairman – Foreign Affairs Select Committee
Tom Tugendhat, a senior British lawmaker from the Conservative Party who is also the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee opined, Britain must defend its companies against overseas takeovers in the aftermath of the coronavirus crisis while adding that… Read More ›
Slowing Down China And India Raises Uncertainty Of Global Economic Revival
China and India have driven much of the global growth since the global financial meltdown of 2008. But following the novel coronavirus pandemic, economic activity in both countries has plunged which has raised the risk of prolongation of the expected… Read More ›
US Could Permanently Halt WHO Funding And Review Membership, Threatens Trump
If the World Health Organization (WHO) did not commit to improvements within 30 days, all funding of the world body by the United States will be halted permanently, warned US President Donald Trump on Monday. Trump also threatened that he… Read More ›
Virus Pandemic Widens Gap In Focus Of Oil Majors In The Europe And The US Towards Clean Energy
A review conducted by Reuters on companies in the oil and gas sector has revealed that Europe’s top oil and gas companies believe that the novel coronavirus induced global health crisis will have a long-term drop in fossil fuel demand… Read More ›
Both The UK And The EU Should Concede Grounds In Brexirt Talks, Urges Both Parties
After the latest round of negotiations between the United Kingdom and the European Union over post Brexit deals yielding little results, both the parties have urged that each one should conceded some ground in the negotiations for r a trade… Read More ›