According to a top official from the Canadian government, the parliament has quickly ratified the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade pact even as it ramps up efforts to stop the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus. Canada was the last of the… Read More ›
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Pharma industry could be nationalized to localize supply chain: German Economy Minister
On Friday German news magazine Der Spiegel reported German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier as saying, he wants to support pharmaceuticals companies that are dependent for key reagents on imports from Asia in order to rebuild their production sites in Europe…. Read More ›
SEC relaxes rule requiring external audit for smaller publicly traded companies
In a significant development, the Securities and Exchange Commission has voted to relax internal audit controls measures that were first introduced at smaller publicly listed companies in 2002, following a string of accounting scandals including one at Enron Corp. The… Read More ›
Insurance Cover For Coronavirus Withdrawn By Three More Travel Insurers
Travel related insurance cover for future coronavirus claims has been withdrawn by three more travel insurers – Aviva, InsureandGo and the Post Office, following a similar measure earlier by LV=. Late on Wednesday night, an announcement that sale of all… Read More ›
ECB Announces New Stimulus To Address Coronavirus Impact, Retains Interest Rates
While not making any change on the interest rates, the European Central Bank has announced a set of fresh stimulus measures to help the European Union to tackle the economic fall out of the spread of the coronavirus – now… Read More ›
U.S. response to coronavirus – payroll tax cuts, extension of tax deadline on the table: U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley
With WHO finally classifying China’s coronavirus as pandemic, U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley stated, a payroll tax cut was among the options being tabled to offset the economic impact of the coronavirus. “If you’re going to negotiate in… Read More ›
U.S. Administration looking at CalPERS holding in Chinese defense firms: U.S. national security adviser
The U.S. Administration is “looking at” investments made by the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) in Chinese military companies, said U.S. national security adviser Robert O’Brien. O’Brien’s comments come midst U.S. charges of massive Chinese espionage in the United… Read More ›
$39 Billion Spending Package Announced By The UK To Tackle Coronavirus Slowdown
The United Kingdom government has just announced a package worth billions of pounds to cushion the economic fallout on its economy and businesses because of the spread of the coronavirus. This announcement was made by the country’s finance minister on… Read More ›
ECB’s Lagarde Warns Of A 2008 Like Crash In Europe Du Rot Coronavirus
Unless strong economic support was provided by the governments of the various member countries in the European Union, Europe as a region will plunge into an economic downturn similar to the 2008 financial meltdown because of the economic fall out… Read More ›
Coronavirus Could Infect Upto 70% Of Germany, Says Chancellor Merkel
About 58 million German residents – which is about 70 per cent of the population of Germany could contact the coronavirus, warned German Chancellor Angela Merkel. This warning was issued by her during a news conference on Wednesday which she… Read More ›