With Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani visiting the U.S. the two leaders vowed to defeat terrorism, the steep hurdle that has to be crossed before Afghanistan’s riches can be tapped. In a meeting in New York, U.S. President Donald Trump and… Read More ›
Geopolitics
If No Global Deal Is Struck, EU Plans To Go Alone On The Issue Of Digital Tax
Even if the rest of the rich world did not follow suit, the EU should proceed with an overhaul of taxes on digital firms, the European Commission said according to a draft report. Accused of paying too little tax in… Read More ›
Thyssenkrupp-Tata Deal Shakes Up German Election
The moving of the headquarter from Germany to the Netherlands for the new entity that has been formed by merger of the steel making operations of Germany’s iconic Thyssenkrupp AG and India’s Tata Steel Ltd. would result in thousands of jobs and this has… Read More ›
China Should Open Up Markets Like It Says It Will, European Group Urges The Second Largest Economy
The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China warned that China needs to make good on its own repeated calls to open up its markets, or face consequences. With President Xi Jinping making speeches on openness and globalization, China has publicly avowed to do… Read More ›
How The German Elections Could Determine Europe’s Destiny
A result being described one which could seal the continent’s fate in terms of ever closer political and economic union, Angela Merkel is likely to be re-elected as Germany’s chancellor for a fourth term in an election next Sunday. With… Read More ›
British lawmakers urge Theressa May’s government to outline its strategy vis-a-vis cross border pensions
Without access to the “grandfathering” process, the legality of insurance contracts to EU citizens, including UK expats, will be null and void. On Monday, British lawmakers have urged Theressa May’s government to address the status of cross-border pensions and insurance… Read More ›
North Korea staring at U.N backed military options
With a naval blockade for enforcing U.N sanctions being one of the military options available in the U.S. repertoire, North Korea’s only ally has begun naval war games with Russia in the Korean peninsula. The U.N Security Council has run… Read More ›
Military ‘Equilibrium’ With U.S. Is Sought By North Korea
While the United States had earlier signalled that its patience for diplomacy is wearing thin after Pyongyang fired a missile over Japan for the second time in under a month, on Saturday, North Korea said that it aims to reach… Read More ›
First Major Test Of Credibility Faced By EU-U.S. Data Pact
With Europe seeking to ensure Washington has lived up to its promises to protect the data of European citizens stored on U.S. servers, a pact underpinning billions of dollars of transatlantic data transfers will undergo its first annual review. The… Read More ›
China’s Struggle To Stop Kim Shown By Smuggled North Korea Clams
Chinese and North Korean trawlers intermingle as they search for crabs, conch and yellow clam in the fishing grounds where the Yalu River opens up to the Yellow Sea. According to media reports that quote traders who have been aboard… Read More ›