On Sunday, a massive leak of financial documents was published by several major news organizations shedding light on how some of the world’s leaders, including Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis, Jordan’s King Abdullah and Russian President Vladimir Putin, have stashed… Read More ›
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Caribbean nations and Latin American countries push for EU type economic bloc
In a significant development, in a summit that took on Saturday, Mexico’s president and other leaders said, Caribbean nations and Latin American countries should aspire to form a bloc similar to the European Union in a bid to wrest away… Read More ›
US will donate COVID-19 vaccine to pacific island nations with no stings attached: President Joe Biden
In a recorded message on Friday, U.S. President Joe Biden told a forum of Pacific island leaders, the United States would donate COVID-19 vaccines without strings attached. The development comes in the wake of China becoming an increasingly more assertive… Read More ›
EU aims for summit with Russia, exit negative spiral in relations
On Thursday, leaders from the European Union said, they are weighing options which include seeking a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin as part of a strategy to manage relations with Moscow and exit the current “negative spiral”. On Wednesday,… Read More ›
Washington and Beijing to collaborate in G20 summit: South China Morning Post
In a report, the South China Morning Post said, the United States and China are expected to set aside their differences and focus on the challenges of controlling and stopping the pandemic when leaders of the G20 nations hold talks… Read More ›
G5 Sahelian meeting postponed to early 2020
On Thursday, in a statement, the French presidency said, President Emmanuel Macron and Niger President Mahamadou Issoufou agreed on a proposal which calls for postponing a meeting of Sahelian country leaders which was scheduled to take place in France this… Read More ›
JPMorgan sees 50% possibility of a Brexit deal being struck by Britain and the EU
While earlier it had placed this likelihood at just 5%, following Boris Johnson’s upbeat meeting with his Irish counterpart Leo Varadkar, the bank has placed the likelihood of a deal at 50%. On Friday JPMorgan stated, it now expects Britain… Read More ›
Trade war bites into China’s growth rate
Although China has the tools to manage growing headwinds from its trade war with the United States, a strong stimulus is likely to pile on even more debt, while a loose policy could result in the fall of domestic interest… 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 ›