If British Prime Minister Theresa May does not win sufficient support for her Brexit deal from Brussels, the likelihood of a managed disorderly exit from the EU is likely to rise. According to a senior British minister, British Prime Minister… Read More ›
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French companies need to wake up to no-Brexit deal: Gerald Darmanin
British Prime Minister Theresa May faces strong headwinds in her efforts to push the Brexit deal through her divided party and Britain’s parliament. Gerald Darmanin France’s Minister of Customs stated, French companies need to be more prepared to the reality… Read More ›
UK open to a trade deal with U.S.
Brexit allows Britain to have an independent trade policy. A framework for a trade agreement with the U.S. has already been laid. Following U.S. President Donald Trump’s statement saying U.S.-U.K trade could be potentially hit due to Britain’s trade arrangements… Read More ›
European Securities and Markets Authority wants no disruption to UK clearing houses
Irrespective of whether negotiators and lawmakers manage to hammer out a Brexit deal, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) wants no disruption to central clearing. On Friday, in a significant development, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) stated,… Read More ›
EU-Britain agrees on declaration on their future ties
Much of the noise coming out of Britain was in this general direction. This draft declaration could potentially stymie headwinds for British Prime Minister Theresa May. On Thursday, as per an official from the European Union with knowledge of the… Read More ›
Theresa May rallies business houses to support her draft Brexit deal
May’s deal focusses on a key issue, the immigration system, which was a significant factor in the Brexit referendum. Facing dissenters from within her own party, British Prime Minister Theresa May has scrambled to win support from business leaders for… Read More ›
Global trade facing heightened risks from new cold war: French finance minister Bruno Le Maire
One of the ways out of this pickle is to reform the World Trade Organization, opined French finance minister Bruno Le Maire. On Friday, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire stated, the world is facing a cold war over trade…. Read More ›
Chinese-born German engineer caught in industrial espionage
In 2017, China passed the National Intelligence Law which places a duty on all its citizens to act as “intelligence organs” of the state security and support the national intelligence network. In a development that underscores growing concerns among German… Read More ›
Brexit Minister’s resignation deals a body blow to the British Pound
Following the resignation of Britain’s Brexit minister Dominic Raab, the forex, derivatives and money markets are seeing a bloodbath. Following the resignation of Britain’s Brexit minister Dominic Raab in protest of Prime Minister’s draft Brexit deal, the pound nose dived… Read More ›
The EU and Britain clinch draft Brexit agreement
Theresa May’s government will now have to go through the guantlet of the British parliament, bridge opposing views of the country’s lawmakers and sell the Brexit deal to a deeply divided country. In a momentous development, Britain has clinched a… Read More ›