Qatar along with other gulf states is aiming to enter into a free-trade agreement with Britain. Just a day before British Prime Minister Theresa May triggers Brexit negotiations with the EU, Qatar has pledged $6.3 billion (5 billion pounds) for… Read More ›
Geopolitics
British manufacturers to brunt of a hard Brexit
The British manufacturing industry along with its financial and banking sector is likely to bear the brunt of a hard Brexit strategy. Today, British manufacturers have told Prime Minister Theresa May, it would be prudent to drop the threat of… Read More ›
After Brexit, Chocolate Could Get Smaller, Cadbury Says
Even while committing to stay in Britain after Brexitt, the size of its products could be shrunk or the prices could be raised after Brexit, Cadbury has said. the country would still be the “home of chocolate manufacturing” and the… Read More ›
The EU Vote That Could Open Te Door To Russia Is Under-The-Radar
One vote that promises to strengthen Russia’s foothold in the European Union, has escaped the glare as eyes are fixed on populist threats in other European Union elections. To benefit voters who feel let down by the bloc a decade after membership, they’ll… Read More ›
Goldman Sachs will relocate to a European city
The bank has reiterated that will continue to service its European customers regardless of its relocation efforts. Its services across Europe will not be affected by the move. As part of its contingency plans, Goldman Sachs Europe’s CEO has disclosed… Read More ›
Britain cozying up to China to offset EU trade
Britain hopes to stave-off the effects of a hard Brexit by partnering with China. A top official at Britain’s finance ministry has stated that Britain aspires to be China’s leading Western partner as China tries to manoeuvre itself as the… Read More ›
Brexit negotiations could reshape UK
The Brexit negotiations will be one of the most challenging negotiations Britain will be undertaking since the end of WW II. May will have to tread carefully since it will decide her political legacy and has the potential to re-shape… Read More ›
EU Said to Rule Out U.K. Trade Talks Before Brexit Bill Deal
Until Theresa May agrees to settle Britain’s financial commitments to the bloc, European Union officials are ruling out any discussions with U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May over a post-Brexit trade deal. In the best-case scenario it may take until early… Read More ›
Peabody’s bankruptcy plan will largely benefit select few
Oddly Peabody’s bankruptcy comes at a time when the Donald Trump Administration is giving the fossil fuel industry the go ahead. The world’s largest private sector coal producer, Peabody Energy Corp, has disclosed that it expects to file bankruptcy under… Read More ›
The Beijing-Seoul Fallout Will Benefit These Counties
As China uses its considerable soft power to push its neighbors when it feels national interests are threatened, geopolitical tensions in East Asia have escalated in the last year. And according to analysts, to turn their fortunes around, now those countries… Read More ›