Under the recent Phase 1 U.S.-China trade deal, China has agreed to expedite by nine months a previous December 2020 deadline for removing foreign ownership caps on securities firms, which includes investment banking, underwriting and brokerage operations. The Phase 1… Read More ›
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U.S. President Donald Trump signs U.S.-China Phase 1 trade deal
On Wednesday, U.S. President Donald Trump signed a trade deal with China at a White House event. The U.S.-China trade has been a centerpiece of Trump’s presidency, and the Phase 1 deal ceremony being held at the White House rather… Read More ›
EU needs urgent overhaul of competition policy to meet global challenges
In an interview to Danish business daily Finans, Maersk’s CEO Soren Skou stated, the strict enforcement of competition rules in the European Union is acting as a barrier to developing global champions who can compete with U.S. and Chinese companies…. Read More ›
U.S., EU, Japan need concerted, coordinated action to take on China’s trade practices
On Tuesday, top trade officials from the European Union, the United States, and Japan are set to huddle in Washington to address non-market-oriented trade policies and subsidies by China. According to a spokesman from USTR, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer… Read More ›
China’s purchase of U.S. goods and services to touch $40 billion during next 2 years
According to a source briefed on the Phase 1 trade deal, China has pledged to purchase an additional $80 billion of manufactured goods from the United States over the next two years along with just over $50 billion more in… Read More ›
Hong Kong considers tweaking tax framework to attract private equity
On Monday, Hong Kong’s finance secretary Paul Chan stated, the government is weighing its options for introducing a more “competitive” tax arrangement in order to attract private equity funds to the city. The development comes in the wake of China’s… Read More ›
China-Mexico agreement helps boost Chinese exports of goods and services to Mexico
In a statement, Mexican bank Grupo Financiero Banorte stated, it had signed an agreement with China’s Export and Credit Insurance Corp, Sinosure, to help it finance projects in Mexico that involve imports from China. Banorte did not disclose the value… Read More ›
U.S. International Development Finance Corporation eyeing multi-billion investments in Indonesia
On Friday, Adam Boehler, the Chief Executive Officer of U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), a newly established development financier stated, it is eyeing multi-billion dollar investments in Indonesia in the next two months. Luhut Pandjaitan, Indonesia’s coordinating minister for… Read More ›
Chinese Vice Premier Liu Hu to visit Washington next week for signing Phase 1 trade deal
On Thursday, China’s commerce ministry stated, Vice Premier Liu He, who heads China’s negotiation team in the U.S.-China trade talks, will be visiting Washington next week to sign the “Phase 1” trade agreement. Liu’s Washington visit will be for the… Read More ›
China’s Luckin Coffee Inc corners more marketshare with new vending machine business
In a statement, Luckin Coffee Inc founder and CEO Qian Zhiya stated, it is in the process of expanding its business into vending machines that sell freshly brewed hot beverages and snacks, as it seeks to corner even more of… Read More ›