In a significant development, France’s Labour Ministry stated, the French government plans on making wearing a mask compulsory in the vast majority of workplaces from September 1, 2020, as one of the measures to mitigate the resurgence of the COVID-19… Read More ›
Regulations & Legal
Britain to introduce legally binding environmental targets
In a significant development, Britain stated it would bring about legally binding targets on air quality, biodiversity, waste reduction, and cleaner water as part of efforts to combat climate change, rebuild the economy and improve the environment. These green targets… Read More ›
U.S. hedge fund Third Point LLC sells 100% of ADRs in Sony: SEC filings
According to regulatory filings, U.S. hedge fund Third Point LLC has sold all American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) that it holds in the Japanese company. In recent months it had been pushing Sony Corp to increase return of stakeholders, including spinning-off… Read More ›
Trump Offers Cash Incentives For American Firms Moving Factories Out Of China
The United States President Donald Trump has offered tax credits to any American company ho that decides to shift its production units out of China. At the same time however Trump also threatened that those American companies that still continue… Read More ›
Huge Loss For Norway’s Wealth Fund In First Half Of 2020 Due To Covid-19
While reporting a 188bn kroner loss in the first half of the year, Norway’s sovereign wealth fund – the largest in the world – also issued a warning there could be further volatility in the financial markets because of the… Read More ›
Beijing grants first COVID-19 vaccine patent to CanSino Biologics Inc
In a significant development, Chinese vaccine specialist CanSino Biologics Inc has been approved by Beijing to produce its COVID-19 vaccine candidate Ad5-nCOV, said a report from the state media citing documents from the China’s intellectual property regulator. This is the… Read More ›
Malaysia’s Second Quarter Contraction Largest Since 1998 Asian Crisis
The contraction in the second quarter for the Malaysian economy was the sharpest for the country since the Asian financial crisis more than two decades ago. Based on that performance, the central bank of the country sharply downgrading its outlook… Read More ›
2020 Economic Forecast Slashed By Hong Kong, Says Revival Dependent On Virus Control
Hong Kong slashed its economic outlook for the current year on Friday and warned that a recovery of the economy from a recession will depend on the time that the city will take to bring under control a fresh wave… Read More ›
Oil And Gas Assets Worth $87bn Written In 9 Months Off Seven Top Oil Firms
With the novel coronavirus pandemic accelerating a global shift away from fossil fuels, almost $90bn from the value of their oil and gas assets was written off by the largest listed oil companies of the world in just the last… Read More ›
Chinese IPOs flood U.S. market despite delisting threat
Despite the threat of deliting for non-compliance to U.S. accounting standards, Chinese mainland companies are rushing to list their shares on U.S. stock exchanges thus increasing the risk of U.S. investors to the Trump Administration’s delisting ban. Despite trade threats… Read More ›