In a statement the Confederation of British Industry has urged British finance minister Rishi Sunak to not raise taxes and instead offer assistance to meet challenges stemming from COVID-19, climate change and Brexit. Sunak is scheduled to make major budget… Read More ›
Regulations & Legal
France Raises Bird Flu Outbreak With The Virus Spreading Again In Europe
A bird flu alert has been raised by France after severe cases of the virus were discovered in backyard chickens in the northeast part of the country. This was in addition to the cases in neighbouring Belgium and Luxembourg. The… Read More ›
UK Economy Barely Grew In July Due To Spread Of Delta Variant Of Covid-19
Official data from the United Kingdom released on Friday showed that the country’s economy barely grew in the month of July as the Delta variant of Coronavirus had spread rapidly within the after the lifting of lockdown restrictions. According to… Read More ›
China pledges to open its capital markets to foreign investors
In a statement China’s top securities regulator said, Beijing plans on further opening its capital markets to foreign investors with an aim to pursue pragmatic cross-border cooperation to regulate overseas-listed Chinese companies. In recent months, global investors have been spooked… Read More ›
European Centre for Constitutional and Human Rights files complaint against German retailers over Chinese cotton
In a significant development, a human rights group has filed a complaint to German prosecutors alleging that several fashion retailers have profited from forced labor camps, a euphemism for modern concentration camps, in China’s Xinjiang region. Berlin-based European Centre for… Read More ›
Blue chip companies don’t make the cut on Britain’s revised best practices code
On Monday, in a statement Britain’s Financial Reporting Council said, 125 companies, including Fidelity, BlackRock, M&G, Legal & General, have endorsed Britain’s tougher best practice code to stop “greenwashing” assets, with 64 companies failing to make the cut. Among the… Read More ›
Euro Zone Recovery Weakened In August Due To Supply Chain Issues
Despite concerns of the spread of the Delta variant of the coronavirus and significant issues of supply chains, business activity in the euro zone remained strong in August, according to a survey which indicated that the euro zone economy could… Read More ›
France to push for global tax reforms at next G20 meeting
In a statement French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said, Paris will do its best to iron out burrs on the technical parameters for a global tax reform at the next G20 meeting, which aims to change the way large… Read More ›
11 Ride-Hailing Firms, Including Didi, Summoned By Chinese Regulators Over ‘Illegal’ Practices
Eleven ride hailing companies in Chian were ordered to rectify their non-compliant behaviour by Chinese regulators after representatives of the companies were summoned and interviewed. Interviewing of the companies, including Didi, T3 and Meituan, were conducted jointly by the country’s… Read More ›
Record 225 Mln Euro Fine Slapped On WhatsApp By Ireland Over Privacy
Irish data protection regulator slapped a record 225 million euro ($266 million) fine on Facebook’s WhatsApp following pressure on Ireland by the European Union privacy watchdog to increase the penalty amount for breach of privacy charges. While saying that the… Read More ›