In a significant development, Israel and Bahrain signed a security cooperation agreement marking the first such agreement between Tel Aviv and a Gulf nation. The security cooperation agreement was signed during a visit by the Israeli defence minister to the… Read More ›
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Japan Australia sign Reciprocal Access Agreement for economic and defense cooperation
Following the cancellation of a trip to the United States and Australia due to rising COVID-19 cases, Japan and Australia are set to sign a treaty to beef up defence and security cooperation at a virtual summit on Thursday. Japanese… Read More ›
Emmanuel Macron unveils $35 billion investment plan as part of France 2030 vision plan
On Tuesday, French President Emmanuel Macron unveiled a five-year, $35 billion (30 billion euro) investment plan aimed at providing much needed support to champions of domestic industry and to support innovation. “We must wage the battle of innovation and industrialisation… Read More ›
Turkey aims to ratify Paris climate agreement before November COP 26
In a statement Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said, the Paris climate agreement would be presented to the Turkish parliament for approval next month. If Turkey ratifies the deal, it would make it the last G20 country to do so. “Following… Read More ›
EU-Swiss draft treaty strengthens cross-border trade, improves framework for dispute resolution
A framework to strengthen and simply procedural norms between the European Union and Switzerland hangs in the balance as the Bern government meets to consider whether to break off talks over ratifying the draft treaty that was struck in 2018…. Read More ›
Britain’s biggest fund manager with more than $1.55 trillion in AUM, expands push towards low-carbon economy
On Wednesday, Britain’s biggest asset manager said, it plans on increasing the number of companies it assess and engages vis-a-vis climate change, in order to accelerate global efforts to move towards a low-carbon economy. In a statement Legal & General… Read More ›
Meaningful transatlantic relationship EU’s top priority: EU’s new trade chief
According to a report from the Financial Times, the EU’s new trade chief has told the United States to remove the imposition of tariffs on more than $7 billion EU products or face additional duties on exports to Europe, in… Read More ›
British car parts will attract EU tariffs, with or without a deal: BBC
In a report the BBC said, the UK has so far failed to persuade the EU to accept car parts from Japan and Turkey as British when they are used in Britain, thus implying that such automotive exports from Britain… Read More ›
China may have conducted zero yield standard nuclear test at Lop Nur nuclear test site: State Department
In a report, the U.S. State Department stated, China may have secretly conducted a low-level underground test explosions nuclear despite being a signatory to an international pact which bans such blasts. The findings, which were first reported by the Wall… Read More ›
Equivalence for financial services not part of Brexit negotiations: EU
In a statement, the European Commission stated, Brexit negotiations with Britain will not include British financial firms gaining access to the EU market. The clarification comes in the wake of Britain stating it wants a “legally binding” framework to access… Read More ›