In an interview to German daily Muenchner Merkur, BMW’s CEO Oliver Zipse said, the carmaker plans on creating up to 6,000 new jobs in 2022 as it prepares to meet heightened demand for its electric vehicles. “BMW is on a… Read More ›
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General Motors re-enters rare earths industry
In a significant development that marks the return of General Motors Co to the rare earth industry, the US automaker now plans on sourcing rare earth magnets for its future line of electric vehicles from new U.S.-based manufacturing facilities under two… Read More ›
EU plans on creating joint military force by 2025
In a significant development, a draft EU plan shows that the bloc is weighing an option to create a joint military force of up to 5,000 troops by 2025 which can intervene in a range of crises without relying on… Read More ›
Blackstone and Hudson Pacific Properties to create film, TV, digital production complex worth $1 billion in UK
In a statement Hudson Pacific Properties and Blackstone said, they plan on creating a major film, TV and digital production complex in Broxbourne, UK. The development marks the first overseas expansion of their Sunset Studios platform. The two companies had… Read More ›
Financial group creating new reporting standards to gauge social and environmental impacts of financing
On Wednesday, a group of banks, including Singapore’s DBS and UBS announced plans to create a new way of measuring the impact of environmental and social financing. The group, called Banking for Impact, also includes ABN Amro and Danske Bank;… Read More ›
Fujifilm Holdings Corp to invest $2 billion in new cell culture production site in United States
In a statement Fujifilm Holdings Corp said, it aims to invest up to $2 billion so as to create a new large-scale cell culture production site in the United States. The new plant will help accelerate growth of the company’s… Read More ›
Japanese government weighing options to create $19 billion environment-friendly investment fund: Govt Sources
According to three government sources with direct knowledge of the matter at hand, the Japanese government is weighing its options to create a ($9.63 billion to $19.27 billion (1 trillion to 2 trillion yen) fund to promote investment in environment-friendly… Read More ›
Citadel and Citadel Securities expand footprint in Asia-Pacific, opens new offices in Singapore, Shanghai and Sydney
On Monday, in a statement, Citadel, a Chicago-based hedge fund and Citadel Securities, which provides trading services to asset managers, banks, broker-dealers and hedge funds, said, it will open a new office in Singapore. Both businesses, which have offices across… Read More ›
Indonesia and UAE sign business deals worth $23 billion
On Monday in a tweet, Indonesian President Joko Widodo stated, Indonesia has signed 11 business deals with the United Arab Emirates worth a combined $23 billion (314.9 trillion rupiah). The deals covers investments in areas including energy. Widodo mentioned that… Read More ›
French President Macron moves to privatize airports group ADP
The French government aims to raise sufficient money for a new innovation fund for investing in next generation technologies. On Thursday, in a significant development, French lawmakers have adopted a bill that aims to kickstart a wave of privatizations, including… Read More ›