Even as the second wave of the novel coronavirus pandemic is sweeping through many regions of Europe, the Covid-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech has been now approved by the European Commission earlier this week. The approval has been… Read More ›
Regulations & Legal
Brexit trade deal possible by Wednesday: ITV’s political editor Robert Peston
On Wednesday, ITV’s political editor stated a Brexit trade deal could potentially be on the cards following both sides making progress on fishing rights; the tweet follows another tweet which said there was no chance of an accord before Christmas…. Read More ›
UK-EU Narrows Gap On Fishing, But Trade Deal Is Still Uncertain
While the two sides in the Brexit talks – the United Kingdom and the European Union, have apparently reduced their differences with relation to fishing rights to European vessels in British sea waters starting 2021, this politically sensitive issue still… Read More ›
UK Could Face Food Shortages Due To French Ban, Says Sainsbury’s
The banning of hauliers carrying freight across the English Channel amid fears over the new coronavirus strain by France could result in shortages of lettuce, broccoli and citrus fruit during the festive seasons, the grocery giant Sainsbury’s has warned. Even… Read More ›
Scotland Generated Renewable Energy Enough To Meet 90% Of Electricity Demand
Latest figures show that last year, enough electricity from renewable sources was generated in Scotland which was enough to meet about 90.1 per cent of the total energy consumption. There was an increase of 13.4 per cent in electricity generated… Read More ›
$11.7 Billion Raised Via US IPOs This Year By China-Based Firms, The Highest Since 2014
Despite tensions between the United States and China, investors of the US stock markets showed affinity for Chinese companies and which reached a six year high in 2020. According to a recent report from Renaissance Capital, so far this year,… Read More ›
Questions About Converting ‘Large Transactions’ To Bitcoin Asked By Tesla’s Elon Musk
Founder and chief of the United States based electric car maker Tesla’s Elon Musk inquire about the possibility of transforming the “large transactions” of Tesla Inc’s balance sheet into bitcoin as reported by the media based on a Twitter exchange… Read More ›
Companies that do not comply to U.S. auditing standards will be debarred from U.S. Stock Exchanges
On Monday, in a statement China said it firmly opposes U.S. President Donald Trump’s bill that would remove any Chinese companies from U.S. stock exchanges unless they adhere to U.S. auditing standards. Chinese companies have tapped the lucrative U.S. stock… Read More ›
Chinese Official Suggests Bank Tie-Ups With Fintech Platforms Could Be Restricted By Beijing
A restriction on the number of banks that a single fintech platform can partner with could be imposed by Chinese authorities, said the country’s former finance minister Lou Jiwei. That measure could be taken up to not allow any such… Read More ›
A No-Mask Selfie Fine Of $3,500 Slapped On Chile’s President Sebastián Piñera
A fine of $3,500 was imposed on the president of Chile, Sebastián Piñera, for charges of posing and posting a selfie without a facemask on him which was in violation of novel coronavirus pandemic rules of the country. An apology… Read More ›