Negating what was reported earlier, which based itself from quotes from Iran’s news agency, Airbus will lease 7 aircrafts to Iran’s flagship carrier. As per two sources from the aviation industry, Teheran’s Aseman Airlines has agreed to lease seven Airbus… Read More ›
Geopolitics
General Motors to expand testing & production of self-driving cars
GM to build next generation self-driving cars in its factory in Michigan. In a strategic development that signals General Motor’s potential launch of new self-driving vehicles, the company’s CEO, Mary Barra has disclosed that the automaker will be expanding… Read More ›
EU set to gain clearing house business after Brexit
The relocation of the multi-billion-euro business to a city within the EU is likely to happen once Britain leaves the bloc. As per an official from the European Union, the bloc is considering legislative measures to relocate London’s euro-denominated clearing… Read More ›
Theresa May’s posturing are a pointer to the fact that Britain needs access to EU’s single market bloc
Although Britain has opted out of the EU, Theresa May has stated it will still continue to play a full part in discussions on matters related to the European Union. Her warning that it would take nearly a decade to… Read More ›
Britain to trigger Article 50 before March 2017
With Theresa May’s government advancing the date by when she intends on triggering Brexit talks, clearly she has a strategy in mind and is keeping her cards very close to her chest. While her flamboyant Brexit minister generates enough noise… Read More ›
Clarity required on how Britain will access EU’s single bloc market – Bank of England
As per the Deputy Governor of the Bank of England, the lack of clarity on how Theresa May’s government plans on accessing EU’s single market bloc could have serious consequences for Britain’s famed financial district.
VW dismisses EU Lab test results
Although lab tests by the European Commission’s Joint Research Center show that Audi models have spewed out toxic gasses almost double than the permissible limit, VW has trashed the report saying, the tests did not factor in key parameters, including… Read More ›
China flexes economic muscles, reminds Trump of its economic might
Beijing is stating rather bluntly that resetting ties with Taiwan has an economic cost attached. In a tit-for-tat move, Beijing’s China Daily newspaper has quoted a senior state planning official as saying the country will soon slap a penalty on… Read More ›
Google makes in-roads in Cuba
In a move that has geo-economic and geo-political implications, the parent of search engine giant Google Inc. has expanded its footprint in the Americas by signing a deal with the Cuban government which allows improved internet access to Cuban citizens… Read More ›
British pension funds weigh in on Fox-Sky deal
British pension funds are stating that a respectable premium be paid for Sky by Fox. If Fox were to prolong negotiations such that the acquisition takes place after Theresa May’s government invokes article 50 of the EU Lisbon Treaty in… Read More ›