According to reports citing two documents of the European Union, new rules within four years are being planned to be introduced in the single currency market that will allow making of cross-border payments quicker and cheaper by the use of… Read More ›
Sustainability
EU’s climate plan will see carbon prices double by 2030
Going by an analysis of a model created by the European Commission, carbon costs for Europe’s businesses is likely to double this decade under EU plans to deliver steep emissions cuts by 2030. On Thursday, the European Commission laid out… Read More ›
Thomas Cook’s Chinese Owners Re-Launch The Brand As Online Only Travel Operator
After being shut down for about a year, the iconic travel operator Thomas Cook is back but with a different business model. On Wednesday, the British tour operator re-launched as an online-only venture. One year ago, the company collapsed and… Read More ›
Amid US Tensions, Biggest Chinese Tech Firms Flock To Singapore
With increasing bilateral tensions between the United States and China, the biggest tech companies from China are expanding their operations in Singapore. It has been reported that their presence in the city state is being increased by Tencent and… Read More ›
WTO’s ruling on U.S.-China trade war, underpins U.S. arguments for reforming trade body
In a significant development, the World Trade Organization found that U.S. trade tariffs on China were in breach of global trading rules. In a statement, the Trump administration said, its more than $200 billion trade tariffs on China was justified… Read More ›
World’s Top Polluters Should Support Target For Net-Zero Emissions, Demands Investors That Manage $47tn Assets
The biggest corporate polluters of the world should support strategies that are aimed to reach net-zero emissions, demanded a group that represents investors that collectively manage more than $47tn in assets. The group said that if the demand is not… Read More ›
ECB’s Lagarde Urges EU Governments To Spend Heavily
According to the European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde, it is important for the various governments of the euro zone to continue to spend heavily in order to engineer a revival of the region’s economy from the historic recession that… Read More ›
Mexico unveil’s world’s first sovereign bond linked to UN’s sustainability development goals
In a world first, Mexico has issued the world’s first sovereign bond linked to the sustainability development goals set by the UN, in a development that sees it raising $889.73 (750 million euros). In a statement Mexico’s Deputy Finance Minister… Read More ›
More Than $3tn Recorded For US Budget Deficit Which Is A Record
The massive spending of the United States government to support the economy in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic has forced the US budget deficit to hit a record high of more than $3tn. According to the data available… Read More ›
Delay In AstraZeneca’s Covid Vaccine Trial Is A ‘Wake-Up Call’, Says WHO
The delay in the final phase of human trials for AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine was described as a ‘wake up call’ by the World Health Organization (WHO). AstraZeneca had announced the suspension of its phase three human trials all over the… Read More ›