On Monday, Lebanon’s former premier Najib Mikati, a wealthy businessman, is poised to be the country’s designated Prime Minister after winning the support of most major parties to form a new government. The development comes at a time when Beirut… Read More ›
Regulations & Legal
VW’s shareholders approve $339M compensation for former executives
Volkswagen’s shareholders have approved a deal to settle claims against four former executives, including long-time CEO Martin Winterkorn, with regard to its emissions cheating scandal. The initial deal, announced last month, sees Volkswagen receive $339 million (288 million euros) in… Read More ›
Collusion among British EV charging operators reduces competition in the EV charging market: CMA
On Friday, Britain’s competition regulator said, it has begun an investigation into some electric vehicle chargepoint operators on motorways and highways; the development comes at a time when it is laying out guidelines to ensure the rollout of a robust… Read More ›
$50m Reportedly Demanded By Hackers From Saudi Aramco Over Data Leak
Company data from one of the contractors of Saudi Aramco, the most valuable oil producer of the world, was leaked, the Saudi oil giant has confirmed. Such leaked data is now reportedly being used for an attempted extortion of $50milion… Read More ›
EU Rejects UK’s Demand For Changes In Post-Brexit Deal On Northern Ireland
The European Union rejected a demand by Britain that the deal that was signed just about a year ago between the UK and the EU and one that oversees the problematic post-Brexit trade involving Northern Ireland should be rewritten. … Read More ›
Bitcoin Drops Below $30,000, Global Crypto Market Loses Nearly $90 Billion In 24 Hrs
The global cryptocurrency market saw almost $89 billion being wiped off in 24 hours on Tuesday, according to CoinMarketCap data, as the value of most digital coins being dragged down by bitcoin which dropped below $30,000 for the first time… Read More ›
China’s real estate market in the doldrums
On Tuesday, for a second day in a row, shares and bonds in China Evergrande, Beijing’s most indebted developer, plunged downwards following the suspension of sales of its two real estate projects by local authorities, which highlighted worries over its… Read More ›
Pakistan Implements Measures To Make Cryptocurrency Boom Under Regulation
There has been a boom in trading and mining cryptocurrency in recent times in Pakistan with thousands of views of relate videos on social media as well as transactions on online exchanges showing the growing interest in the country. The… Read More ›
Women Account For 1/3 Of British Financial Service Firm Boards, Says Report
There has been a significant improvement in the proportion of women on the board of listed financial companies in Britain over the last five years since the government initiated an initiative to improve gender balance in the sector. A report… Read More ›
Air cargo PT My Indo Airlines files lawsuit against carrier Garuda Indonesia over debt repayment
In a statement Indonesian carrier Garuda Indonesia said, air cargo firm PT My Indo Airlines has filed a lawsuit against it over failure to repay a debt. The court proposal had no immediate impact to Garuda’s operations, the company said… Read More ›