In a significant development, the World Bank’s private-sector arm has introduced new climate change specific conditions, which encourages commercial banks and other financial lenders to wind down support for coal projects in Asia and Africa. The International Finance Corporation (IFC),… Read More ›
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Tesla scouting for new U.S. Gigafactory in central U.S.
Testla Inc is looking for a new U.S. location to build its Cybertruck Gigafactory. In a tweet, Tesla’s Chief Executive Officer, Elon Musk said, he was looking for locations in the central United States to build the company’s new Gigafactory… Read More ›
China’s Big Fund trim stake in tech sector
On Saturday, China’s state-backed semiconductor fund announced plans to trim its stakes in select tech firms, even as foreign investors continued to increase their exposure to its tech sector. China’s National Integrated Circuitry Investment Fund, which is known as the… Read More ›
Complicated migration policy post-Brexit will lead to shortage of skilled workers
On Thursday, a leading employer’s group stated, Britain’s plans to introduce a new system for immigration after Brexit is likely to lead to be complicated and cause a shortage of skilled workers. According to the results of a survey, more… Read More ›
Electrolux’s North American business to take $70M hit in U.S. overhaul
Swedish appliance maker Electrolux AB stated, its North American business is set to incur costs of around $70 million in the fourth quarter as it prepares to move into a new facility in South Carolina. The Swedish company stated, it… Read More ›
Franklin Templeton’s K2 Advisors expands its footprint in Europe
Franklin Templeton has launched a new fund range in Luxembourg which provides local investors access to U.S. based fund managers. In a significant development, asset manager Franklin Templeton disclosed, following the launch of a new fund range in Luxembourg, it… Read More ›
Amazon’s new warehouse in Germany will create 2800 new jobs
Amazon plans on opening a new warehouse in Germany’s western city Moenchengladbach, by the end of this year. Amazon.com Inc, the world’s biggest online retailer stated, it plans on opening a new warehouse in Germany later this year. The move… Read More ›
Hong Kong steadily losing wealth to Singapore
The steady stream of wealth that is being moved out of Hong Kong to Singapore is due to China’s aggressive posturing on the former British isle. According to sources familiar with the matter at hands, many foreign wealth managers are… Read More ›
New WTO rules unlikely to rein in China: USTR report
Economies across the globe have come to realise that China’s non-market economic policy and trade structures as well as its state-led, mercantilist approach to trade, is skewed and lopsided; it benefits only China, to the detriment of its trading partners…. Read More ›
Britain’s Lotus car to be made in Geely’s new plant in China
Geely is aiming to emulate luxury carmakers whose SUVs have so far done well in the Chinese market. But given that China’s auto-market has shrunk for the first time in two decades as well as low sales in 2018, Geely’s… Read More ›