For Johnson, passing the deal is a do-or-die situation: he has banked on the phrase repeatedly, saying he will get the deal through by October 31, no matter what. On Saturday, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s last-minute plan to secure… Read More ›
Geopolitics
South Korean Economy Still Sluggish Due To Weak Exports And Investments
Amidst the slowing global business environment, and the uncertainty surrounding the trade wars between the United States and China and the scheduled departure of the United Kingdom form the European Union, growth in the South Korean economy remained sluggish because… Read More ›
The Major EU Goods Targeted By US Tariffs After WTO Airbus Ruling
Price of many products exported to the United States from the European Union have increased because of the tariffs imposed by Washington. Following the ruling by World Trade Organization in favor of the US earlier this month, Washington imposed tariffs… Read More ›
DUP’s Sammy Wilson calls on rebel lawmakers to torpedo Boris Johnson’s deal
Saturday’s extraordinary parliamentary sessions is promising to be an extraordinary thriller. Sammy Wilson, a lawmaker for the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) stated, voting down British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal will open up better opportunities for the government and… Read More ›
‘Limited Ammunition’ To Fight Recession Left With Central Banks, Warns IMF
The International Monetary Fund has warned that policy blunders of the central banks of the world have pushed the global economy to its weakest point since the global financial crisis of 2008 and the central banks are now wasting scarce… Read More ›
China’s Huawei Not Completely Banned From Bidding In Germany’s 5G Network Building
Germany has effectively not banned Huawei, the Chinese tech giant and the largest manufacturer of telecommunications equipment in the world, from participating in the construction of 5G mobile networks in the country according to a draft proposal prepared by the… Read More ›
No-Deal Brexit Could Force Nissan To Write Off $740m
In the eventuality of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union without any deal which would be a worst case scenario, Japanese auto major Nissan Motor will stand to lose more than 80 billion yen or $737 million in asset… Read More ›
Britain clinches Brexit agreement
The keys to the deal lies with the DUP, which provides critical support to Johnson’s government. On Thursday, in a historic development, at the very last minute, Britain has managed to clinch a Brexit deal with the EU. However, British… Read More ›
Brexit deal close but not guaranteed: Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne
Yesterday, Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party stated it is not in a position to support the Brexit deal being proposed by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the European Union. On Thursday, French junior foreign affairs minister Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne disclosed,… Read More ›
EU eyeing emergency summit for Brexit deal: BBC
It is to be seen whether this new emergency summit can lead to a breakthrough. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s complicated plan of placing Northern Ireland in a dual customs zone with the UK and EU will require major updates… Read More ›