An initial agreement on trade and tariffs has been agreed upon by the United States and Japan that will either completely remove or bring down the rate of tariffs on some products identified in the deal that are exchanged in… Read More ›
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Paris Climate Targets ‘Unlikely’ To Be Met By Most Of World’s Biggest Firms: Report
According to fresh analysis of their climate disclosures, it is unlikely that the targets set out in the Paris climate agreement by 2050 would be met by more than 20 per cent of the largest companies of the world. This… Read More ›
Chinese Foreign Minister Demands US ‘Remove All Unreasonable Restrictions’
China does not want to remove the United States as the leader of the world but expects that the US would “remove all unreasonable restrictions”, said Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi in New York on Tuesday. This… Read More ›
Fall In Human Migration But Rise In Labor And Family Migration In 2018: OECD
There has been a slight increase in migration flow in 2018 into the OECD countries compared to 2017, claimed a new OECD report, and noted an increase in family and labor migration with a sharp decline in number of asylum… Read More ›
A ‘Big, Dark Cloud’ Over Global Economy Is Trade War, Says Christine Lagarde
Currently, the biggest threat to the development and growth of the global economy is the ongoing trade war between the United States and China, believes the incoming European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde. The head of the International Monetary Fund… Read More ›
Credit Card Interest Rates Hit Record High Despite Low Very Low Bank Rates
While the overall benchmark rate of interest in Europe has gone into the negative and some European banks charging fees from customers to hold their money, the scene in the credit card industry is entirely different. According to reports, there… Read More ›
Largest Of The Global Firms Take Green Energy Vows
Amid increasing calls for addressing climate change all across the world, pledges for big investments on green energy have been made by a host of the largest companies of the world such as Amazon and Google. While Amazon has set… Read More ›
Sale Of E-Cigarette To Be Stopped By Walmart In US In Response To Vaping Illness
No more e-cigarettes at the Walmart and Sam’s Club locations in the United States would be sold by the largest retailer of the world. This was communicated by Walmart on Friday through an internal memo which was accessed by the… Read More ›
OECD Warns Of 3% Knock Off From UK Economy By A No-Deal Brexit
In the latest forecast for the global economy, the OECS has predicted that almost 3 per cent of Britain’s economic growth in the next three years would be wiped away in the case of a no-deal Brexit in comparison to… Read More ›
Hong Kong Approaches PR Firms To Rebuild Image Only To Be Snubbed By All
The government of Hong Kong wants to try and rebuild the embattled image of the city and had reportedly got in touch with eight public relations firms for that purpose. However according ot reports, none of the firms were willing… Read More ›