On Tuesday, in a statement, the Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME), whose members include major international banks and asset managers, have called on the European Union to make its system for financial market access more transparent and predictable… Read More ›
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U.S., EU, Japan need concerted, coordinated action to take on China’s trade practices
On Tuesday, top trade officials from the European Union, the United States, and Japan are set to huddle in Washington to address non-market-oriented trade policies and subsidies by China. According to a spokesman from USTR, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer… Read More ›
China’s purchase of U.S. goods and services to touch $40 billion during next 2 years
According to a source briefed on the Phase 1 trade deal, China has pledged to purchase an additional $80 billion of manufactured goods from the United States over the next two years along with just over $50 billion more in… Read More ›
Hong Kong considers tweaking tax framework to attract private equity
On Monday, Hong Kong’s finance secretary Paul Chan stated, the government is weighing its options for introducing a more “competitive” tax arrangement in order to attract private equity funds to the city. The development comes in the wake of China’s… Read More ›
China’s BYD Co Ltd appoints former GM China President, Kevin Wale, as senior adviser
On Monday, Warren Buffett-backed BYD Co Ltd stated, it has appointed former General Motors China President, Kevin Wale, as a senior adviser to its chairman. In a statement China’s BYD stated, Wale will provide consulting services to BYD’s automotive business,… Read More ›
Indonesia and UAE sign business deals worth $23 billion
On Monday in a tweet, Indonesian President Joko Widodo stated, Indonesia has signed 11 business deals with the United Arab Emirates worth a combined $23 billion (314.9 trillion rupiah). The deals covers investments in areas including energy. Widodo mentioned that… Read More ›
China-Mexico agreement helps boost Chinese exports of goods and services to Mexico
In a statement, Mexican bank Grupo Financiero Banorte stated, it had signed an agreement with China’s Export and Credit Insurance Corp, Sinosure, to help it finance projects in Mexico that involve imports from China. Banorte did not disclose the value… Read More ›
U.S. International Development Finance Corporation eyeing multi-billion investments in Indonesia
On Friday, Adam Boehler, the Chief Executive Officer of U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), a newly established development financier stated, it is eyeing multi-billion dollar investments in Indonesia in the next two months. Luhut Pandjaitan, Indonesia’s coordinating minister for… Read More ›
As Samsung Boss Faces Bribery Trial, The Group Sets Up A Anti-Corruption Panel
External experts have been appointed to a new oversight panel to stamp out criminal conduct by South Korea’s Samsung Group even as its corporate leader is set to face a trial in relation a bribery scandal involving former president Park… Read More ›
Easy access cash savings products needs overhaul: Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority
On Thursday, in a move that is likely to bump up interest rates for consumers, Britain’s markets watchdog has proposed a single interest rate for cash savings products. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) stated, competition in cash savings products needs… Read More ›