Tech companies in Canada have already registered a 54% growth of skilled U.S. workers immigrating to Canada. In a move designed to capitalize on Trump’s executive order which has temporarily banned travelers from 7 countries, more than two hundred founders… Read More ›
Geopolitics
If Trump Immigration Ban Snares Britons, U.K. will Act, says May
Saying that she does not agree with the approach, U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May broke her silence over President Donald Trump’s U.S. immigration ban on Muslim-majority nations. After the U.S. President temporarily froze the entry of other refugees and prohibited entry… Read More ›
Trump Immigration Moves Makes Facebook’s Zuckerberg ‘Concerned’
He’s “concerned” by the recent executive orders U.S. President Donald Trump signed to restrict immigration, said Facebook Inc’s Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg. The likes of undocumented immigrants who had come to the United States with their parents at a young… Read More ›
Sales of Switch Luxury Watches Drop 10% Indicating Hard Times
As official crackdown on bribery makes it the worst year for the luxury industry since 2009, Swiss watch federation reports huge drop in exports to China to the tune of 10 % last year. As the Chinese bought far fewer… Read More ›
Britain in dire straits for a deal with the U.S.
Theresa May knows her legacy depends on walking on the middle path: cosying up to Trump will not put her in the good graces of her neighbours; revealing her “Hard Brexit” stance has already pushed her against the wall. Desperate… Read More ›
UK’s car industry reels under Brexit heat
A clean break with EU’s single market will leave the UK’s car industry high and dry. It is no wonder that car manufacturing companies in the country have lobbied hard against Brexit. Brexit has not only put London’s financial credentials… Read More ›
As Lawmakers Challenge Her Power, U.K.’s May Faces Brexit Revolt
U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May’s talks over leaving the European Union is getting complicated as she is battling a rebellion from her own lawmakers. Demanding that May publishes an official government document detailing her negotiating goals, at least six Conservative… Read More ›
EU tells China to walk the talk
Although Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for “inclusive globalization” China itself has enforced strong capital controls and has placed measures that impede global investment in its economy. With Chinese President Xi Jinping talking about protectionism at the World Economic… Read More ›
GE could potentially prop up Nigeria’s oil assets
The development has manifold potential for Nigeria – not only will it substantially slash its oil import bill but it could also strengthen its creaking power grid. In a strategic move aimed at recouping sunken cost in Nigeria’s oil refineries,… Read More ›
In Spite of Trump’s TPP, Nafta Moves, Optimism Emerges in Canada
Signs of optimism emerged from Justin Trudeau’s government that it can escape the upheaval relatively unscathed on a day when Donald Trump backed out of one trade deal that included Canada and pledged to reopen a second. With Trump atop the… Read More ›