According to a report from the Financial Times, the EU’s new trade chief has told the United States to remove the imposition of tariffs on more than $7 billion EU products or face additional duties on exports to Europe, in… Read More ›
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Collapse of global tax treaties could impose $100 billion in costs: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
On Monday, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development said, the global economy could see a drop of more than 1% in output if international talks to rewrite cross-border tax treaties break down and trigger a trade war. On Friday,… Read More ›
Standard Chartered’s Hong Kong unit approved to set up brokerage unit in Mainland China
On Monday, China’s state backed news agency Xinhua reported, the Hong Kong branch of Standard Chartered has applied for a brokerage license in mainland China. The application was accepted by the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) on October 10. Standard… Read More ›
China’s financial network and tech supply chain vulnerable to U.S. pressure: PBOC Vice Governor
On Monday, in a report, a magazine by the China’s central bank, Fan Yifei, a vice governor of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) said, China’s financial network as well as its technology supply chain faces a huge risk from… Read More ›
HSBC targets net zero carbon emissions by 2050, flags $1 trillion towards green financing
In a significant development, Europe’s biggest lender HSBC said, it aims to target net zero carbon emissions across its entire customer base by 2050 at the latest; it will provide financing in the range of $750 billion to $1 trillion… Read More ›
Green Bonds Booming Amid Pandemic Rush To Fix The Climate Crisis
A critical role could be played by green bonds in the recovery of the global economy from the impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic. In recent months, there has been an increase in interest in green bonds with investors trying… Read More ›
WTO Could Soon Have Its First Ever Female Boss
The process of selecting the new director general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) is now in its final stages. Nigeria’s former finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and South Korean trade minister Yoo Myung-hee are the final two candidates who… Read More ›
ING cuts lending to carbon emitting companies, aligns financing with 2015 Paris climate agreement
On Thursday, in a significant development that will see the renewable energy industry receive a financial boost, Dutch lender ING stated, it has taken steps to significantly cut on lending to carbon emitting companies in the power industry over the… Read More ›
Washington likely to impose sanctions on Iran’s financial sector
According to a Republican congressional aide briefed on the matter at hand, the United States plans on imposing fresh sanctions on Iran’s financial industry. The development comes ahead of a key U.S. election. The move is likely to shut out… Read More ›
Argentina becomes the first country to approve GMO wheat
Argentina has approved a strain of drought-resistant GMO wheat, developed by biotechnology firm Bioceres SA, making it the first country in the world to approve of GMO wheat. So far no country has given approved the imports of GMO products;… Read More ›
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