On Monday, Vietnam’s domestic car manufacturer Vinfast said, it has opened offices in Europe and in North America. The development marks the company joining a crowded sector as it tries to woo customers with smart electric cars. VinFast, a unit… Read More ›
Europe
Large insurance and reinsurance companies launch alliance towards net-zero emissions economy
In a significant development, 8 of the world’s top insurance and reinsurance companies, including Europe’s top three insurers by premiums, Allianz, AXA and Generali, have launched a partnership to help speed up the transition towards a net zero emissions economy…. Read More ›
Visa eyeing acquisition of European open banking platform Tink
In a statement Visa Inc said, it had agreed to a $2.2 billion (1.8 billion euro) takeover of European open banking platform Tink. Founded in 2012, Sweden-based Tink is an open banking platform that enables banks and other financial institutions to… Read More ›
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co and Eisai Co to jointly develop, market experimental cancer drug
In a statement, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co and Eisai Co said, they had entered into an agreement to jointly develop and market an experimental cancer drug worth up to $3.10 billion. Bristol-Myers would pay $650 million, including for research and development… Read More ›
Unrestricted travel between Britain and Europe possible from July onwards: Ryanair’s CEO
Despite Britain’s move to curtail travel, Ryanair’s CEO said, he was optimistic about the possibility of an unrestricted travel between Britain and Europe from July onwards. “When people are travelling in July and August there will be no restrictions on… Read More ›
European Commission fines ICAP $7.9M for yen cartel
On Friday, antitrust regulators from the European Union levied a fine of $7.9 million (6.45 million euros) on the world’s largest interdealer broker ICAP for taking part in several yen interest rate derivatives cartels. In 2015, although the European Commission… Read More ›
Michel Doukeris to replace Carlos Brito as CEO: AN InBev
In a significant development, Anheuser-Busch InBev CEO Carlos Brito is set to step down from the company in July; he will be replaced by the head of the company’s North America division. The development comes at a time when AB InBev,… Read More ›
SK Innovation weighing options to withdraw from battery business in US
On Tuesday, in a statement South Korea’s SK Innovation Co Ltd said it is considering all options which includes pulling out of its battery business in the United States if U.S. President Joe Biden does not overturn a trade panel’s… Read More ›
German export expectations rises to highest since Jan 2011 based on pick-up in economic growth in US, Asia
According to the results of a survey that was released on Monday, German exporters are increasingly optimistic about a pick-up in exports based on growing stability of the U.S. economy as well as those in Asia. A survey conducted by… Read More ›
Global vaccine producers should match EU’s vaccine exports: Ursula von der Leyen
In a statement, Ursula von der Leyen, the Chief Commissioner of the European Union, said, Europe was the biggest vaccine exporter in the world and challenged other COVID-19 producers to match its exports. After Britain introduced a vaccine exports monitoring… Read More ›