In a significant development, in a report The Mail said, loyal members of the Chinese Communist Party have infiltrated some of the UK’s leading companies, as well as universities and the British consulates. The Mail’s report is based on a… Read More ›
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U.S. sanctions coming over Hong Kong crackdown : Sources
According to three sources familiar with the matter at hand, Washington is preparing to impose sanctions on at least 12 Chinese officials over their alleged role in disqualifying elected legislators in Hong Kong. The move is likely to be formally… Read More ›
Hungary to purchase NASAMS air defense systems from Raytheon and Kongsberg
On Thursday, in a statement the Hungarian government stated, it plans on purchasing NASAMS air defense systems from Norway’s Kongsberg and from Raytheon, a U.S. company. The delivery for the same is scheduled for 2023.
Norwegian Air will run out of cash in early 2021: CEO Jacob Schram
While reporting its third quarter results, Norwegian Air, which likes its peers has been ravaged by the coronavirus-induced COVID-19 pandemic which has brought the global travel industry to a standstill, said it is likely to run out of cash in… Read More ›
Indonesia fall into coronavirus-induced recession
According to official economic data, Indonesia, Southeast Asia’s biggest economy, has fallen into a recession during the third quarter, for the first time in more than two decades following the coronavirus ravaging its business activity. According to statistical data, Indonesia’s… Read More ›
British government job support schemes likely to be hit with $5 billion fraud: National Audit Office
In a significant development, Britain’s spending watchdog stated, “British companies may have fraudulently claimed up to $5.1 billion (3.9 billion pounds) in public money by accepting funds from a salary support scheme while ordering furloughed staff to still work during… Read More ›
Berkshire Hathaway Inc pays $4.14M to settle non-compliance to U.S. sanctions against Iran
In a statement the U.S. Treasury Department said, Berkshire Hathaway Inc had agreed to pay a sum of $4.14 million to settle civil allegations that its Turkish subsidiary had made “egregious” violations and was non-compliant with U.S. sanctions against Iran…. Read More ›
Calls for informal boycott of Turkish imports rises in Saudi Arabia
In a significant development, the head of Saudi Arabia’s Chambers of Commerce called for a boycott of Turkish goods and service midst merchants’ reports of animosity between Riyadh and Ankara. Since years, both countries have been at loggerheads over foreign… Read More ›
Tokyo Stock Exchange suffers glitch in Arrowhead” trading system, trading suspended for entire day
On Thursday, the Tokyo Stock Exchange suspended trading of shares for the entire day following a glitch in its electronic trading system. The Tokyo Stock Exchange is the world’s third-biggest stock market. The outage has frustrated investor efforts to buy… Read More ›
Lufthansa hammers out cost cutting deal with pilots, sees recovery in 2021
In a statement, German airline Lufthansa stated, it has formulated an agreement with pilots over a package of short-term measures which will reduce it cash burn and losses induced by the Wuhan Coronavirus pandemic. As per the agreement, in return… Read More ›