Japan and the United States are eager to strike a two-way trade agreement and both the countries would begin working-level meetings with greater intensity starting early next month as agreed between the two sides, said the Japanese Economy Minister Toshimitsu… Read More ›
Sustainability
Facebook’s Digital Currency Libra Likely To Face Strict Regulatory Scrutiny
While there are high hopes that Libra – the planned crypto currency of social media giant Facebook set to be launched in 2020, would be recognized globally as a legal tender within a year, there are many analysts who believe… Read More ›
Top Cocoa Producers Ivory Coast And Ghana To Set Minimum Floor Price
Two of the top cocoa producers of the world who account for 60 per cent of global supply – Ivory Coast and Ghana, have joined hands to set a minimum floor price for cocoa for chocolate companies in order to… Read More ›
EU Ministers To Participate In Cyber War Games To Prepare For Cyber Threat Form Russia And China
Following a number of incidents of cyber hacking from by elements in Russia and China that have caused an obvious alarm among European governments, the European Union now wants to respond to them and is will conduct a war games… Read More ›
UK Could Be Short Of Natural Gas Supply After Brexit
After Brexit, there could be shortage in supply of gas to the UK along with a potential rise in prices, warned an industry leader of the nation. In the eventuality of EU nations prioritizing their own countries during winter cold… Read More ›
IBM’s Acquisition Of Red Hat Approved Unconditionally By European Regulator
The landmark acquisition of open source vendor Red Hat worth $34 billion has been approved unconditionally by the European Commission (EC). The evaluation and approval process of the deal by the executive arm of Europe took just nine weeks to… Read More ›
Japan Wants Next British PM Should Not Go For No-Deal Brexit
The United Kingdom should not go out of the European Union without a trade deal, Japan has urged to the two Prime Minister hopefuls Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt, when either of them becomes the UK prime minister. That request… Read More ›
US Urged By China To Remove Ban On Huawei
China has demanded that the sanctions imposed on the Chinese tech company Huawei by the United States should removed with immediate effect. This demand was made by a spokesman for the country’s commerce ministry on June 27 even as US… Read More ›
Real-Time Payments For EU Banks To Speed Up Due To Competition From Facebook And The Likes
According to officials of the finance industry, by 2020, there can be in place a an instant payments system shared by all banks in the euro zone. This would be driven by greater competition being faced by banks from services… Read More ›
Hard Brexit border to cost 50K pounds a minute in border delays: British car industry body
Boris Johnson and rival Jeremy Hunt, have both said they are prepared to take Britain out of the EU without a deal on Oct. 31, 2019, although this is not their preferred option. In a statement, Britain’s car industry warned… Read More ›