The World Bank lowered its 2022 growth prediction for East Asia and the Pacific to reflect the economic impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, warning that if the situation worsens, the area could lose even more momentum. In a research… Read More ›
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Russian Auto Industry Is Grinding To A Standstill As A Result Of Ukraine Sanctions
Thousands of auto employees have been laid off, and food prices have risen as Western sanctions hit Kaluga, a small Russian city known for its international carmakers, with more sanctions sure to follow. Since 2006, the Kaluga area, located 190… Read More ›
US Approves sale of F-16 fighter aircraft to Bulgaria
In a statement the US Department of Defense said, the State Department has approved the potential sale of up to 8 F-16 fighter planes and related equipment to Bulgaria, in a deal valued at $1.673 billion. The principal contractor for… Read More ›
Foreign Minister Wang Yi calls for end to Russia-Ukraine conflict
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a telephonic conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart, Dmytro Kuleba, with Beijing yet again calling to an end to the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The call, made at Ukraine’s request, was the first reported high-level conversation between… Read More ›
The United Kingdom Plans To Coin Its Own NFT To ‘Lead The Way’ In The Crypto Space
The UK government has drawn up plans for minting its own non-fungible token as a patrt of its strategy towards transforming the country into a “world leader” in the cryptocurrency area. Finance Minister Rishi Sunak has written to the Royal… Read More ›
Zero-Covid Regulations Of China Have Shook Shanghai’s Economy
Many global corporations have a presence in Shanghai, from Tesla’s gigafactory to a massive Disney resort. However, the normally bustling financial centre has been halted in recent days due to an increase in coronavirus diagnoses. Officials enforced a lockdown on… Read More ›
Novartis sees $1 billion in synergies in simplified organizational structure
On Monday, in a statement Novartis said, it was integrating its pharmaceuticals and oncology units into an innovative medicines (IM) business to simplify its organisational structure, which could result in targeted savings of at least $1 billion by 2024. “Integrating pharmaceuticals… Read More ›
Euro weighed down by potential sanctions on Russia, ban on cheap LNG
Talks of European banning Russian gas placed a lid on the rise of the Euro even as the US dollar firmed up with expectations of a rise in U.S. interest rates. The euro has been weighed down by worries of… Read More ›
TIM starts potential merger talks with Open Fiber
Telecom Italia (TIM) has signed a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) with Italian state lender CDP and has started formal talks of a potential merger between the phone group’s network with that of smaller broadband rival Open Fiber. The development comes at a… Read More ›
Soaring imports deepen EU-China trade deficit
Soaring imports from China by the European Union is increasing trade deficit by more than a third compared to last year, said the EU statistics office. Imports from China to the EU have jumped by more than a fifth in… Read More ›
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