On Friday, Ukraine was hit by a massive cyberattack. Russia has also released footage of more forces being deployed on Ukraine’s border in a drill. These developments come at a time when no breakthrough agreement was reached between Russia and… Read More ›
Regulations & Legal
Europe at greatest risk of war in 30 years: Poland’s foreign minister Zbigniew Rau
In a statement Polish foreign minister Zbigniew Rau warned, Europe is closer to war than it has been in the last 30 years. The warning comes at a time after a third round of diplomacy aimed at defusing tensions over… Read More ›
Pandemic Risk Models Being Adapted By Insurers After Surge In Claims In 2021
Following a more than anticipated surge in Covid-19 claims in 2021, life insurers are predicting a five-year-long pandemic and more variants that are even more transmissible. According to a report released by insurance broker Howden, the global life insurance industry was hit… Read More ›
European Airlines Forced To Fly Almost Empty Flights This Winter To Hold On To Their Airport Slots
European airlines are being forced to fly nearly empty passenger flights this winter in order for the airlines to keep prized take-off and landing sites at airports at a time when the demand for air travel is quite low. At… Read More ›
A Free Trade Deal With India In 2022 Would Be A Relief For The UK
For the United Kingdom, trade talks with India are not completely comfortable. However, with no progress on a free trade agreement with the United States and none expected in the near future, the formal initiation of trade discussions with India,… Read More ›
Chinese real estate market in dire straits
All is not well with China’s economy. Cash-strapped Chinese developers are scrambling to negotiate new terms with their bondholders to avoid defaults, with Yuzhou Group and the Shimao Group being the latest case in point of Chinese developers seeking extensions on their… Read More ›
Benefits of digital pound can be achieved by alternative means with fewer risks: Economic Affairs Committee Chair Michael Forsyth.
On Thursday British lawmakers warned, a digital pound which will be used by consumers is likely to affect the country’s financial stability, erode privacy and raise the cost of credit. The digital pound would need greater appraisal before its widespread… Read More ›
Citi’s Strategy Of Revamping To See It Exit The Mexican Consumer Business
Citigroup Inc has announced that it will close its Citibanamex consumer banking operation in Mexico, ending a 20-year retail presence in the country that was the last of the bank’s overseas consumer businesses. Citigroup’s decision to sell or spin off Citibanamex,… Read More ›
British Trade Minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan arrives in India to secure post-Brexit trade deals
On Wednesday, British Trade Minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan arrived in India in an effort to boost economic ties between the two countries. The development marks Britain trying to sign trade deals after its departure from the European Union – the world’s… Read More ›
Bulgaria’s secret surveillance laws not compliant with Europe’s Human Rights Convention: European Court of Human Rights
In a significant development, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Bulgaria violated the European Convention of Human Rights citing its secret surveillance and retention and accessing of communication data. The court order comes after two Bulgarian lawyers and… Read More ›