British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is weighing options which includes a plan for imposing carbon tax on imports from polluting industries in am aim to protect British farmers from foreign rivals. The proposal which initially was targeted at heavy industry,… Read More ›
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EU-Britain tensions stem from Brexit, not from Northern Ireland protocol: Ursula von der Leyen
On Tuesday, the head of the European Commission said, tensions with Britain, a former EU member, stem from Brexit and not from issues surrounding the Northern Ireland protocol that has been agreed by both sides. After the first day of… Read More ›
UK cautiously reopens economy
Britain lifted a four month COVID-19 lockdown on Monday giving 65 million people a measure of freedom that was earlier curtailed by the Coronavirus-induced COVID-19 pandemic which began in Wuhan, China in late 2020. The British will now be able… Read More ›
Second referendum a matter of when not if: Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon
In a development with potentially big consequences, Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon has told British Prime Minister Boris Johnson that a second referendum on independence was inevitable following a resounding election victory by her party. Johnson’s Conservative Party is strongly opposed… Read More ›
G7 increases focus on malignant threats from China, Russia
On Tuesday, in a significant development, Britain is set to agree to a firm decisive stand from its G7 partners to protect democracies against global threats stemming from China and Russia. Hosting the event, Britain is likely to lay the… Read More ›
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson launches mass COVID-19 testing program, opens up sections of economy
On Monday, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said everyone in England will be in a position to take a COVID-19 test twice a week in a development that sees the government’s vaccine rollout continue at a rapid pace. Johnson is… Read More ›
Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority begins consultations on changes to SPAC listing rules
In a significant development on Wednesday, Britain’s financial regulator said, it will consult on changes on listing rules for Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs). Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority said, it will consider introducing a minimum market capitalization and a redemption… Read More ›
Payment processing companies including Mastercard ran cartel operation on vulnerable members of society
On Wednesday, in a statement Britain’s Payment Systems Regulator said, Mastercard is among five companies which broke the law for cartel behavior; the regulator has alleged that these five companies including, Mastercard, allpay, APS, PFS and Sulion offered pre-paid cards… Read More ›
ESMA imposes $4.35 million fine on Moody’s for failure to disclose conflicts of interests
On Tuesday, the European Union’s markets watchdog, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) said, it has fined Moody’s $4.35 million (3.7 million euros) for breaching rules which includes failure to disclose conflicts of interests. “All of the breaches resulted… Read More ›
Tariffs are “legitimate tool” for U.S. trade policy: USTR
In a statement U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said, she plans on continuing to maintain threat of U.S. tariffs on goods from Britain, India, Austria, Spain, Italy and Turkey in retaliation to their digital services taxes. She went on to… Read More ›