In a significant development, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Bulgaria violated the European Convention of Human Rights citing its secret surveillance and retention and accessing of communication data. The court order comes after two Bulgarian lawyers and… Read More ›
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Private equity firms scramble to exit from China’s education sector
With China enacting a new law that bans private tutoring firms from making a profit from teaching core school subjects and raising capital, private equity investors are scrambling to exit the sector after pouring billions of dollars into it. With… Read More ›
SEC suspends KPMG auditors Jennifer Stewart and Christopher Stanley for improper professional conduct
In a statement, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said, it has suspended two former KPMG auditors from practicing before the regulator after it found that they had failing to properly conduct an audit of the now-defunct, not-for-profit college that… Read More ›
World Bank’s International Finance Corporation adopts climate change specific financing, aims to reduce financing for coal to zero by 2030
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 ›
Exxon fined $19.95 million for Texas refinery pollution
Exxon is mulling its legal options. U.S. District Court Judge David Hittner has ruled that ExxonMobil Corp will have to pay $19.95 million as a penalty for pollution released from its Baytown, Texas, refining and chemical plant complexes between 2005… Read More ›