On Tuesday, digital payments giant Stripe announced the opening of an office in Dubai, marking its first expansion into the Middle East region. Founded in 2010 by Irish brothers Patrick and John Collison, Stripe is used by more than 50… Read More ›
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Singapore-Hong Kong travel bubble signals return to near-normal for travel industry
In a development that marks the re-establishment of overseas travel links between countries, Hong Kong and Singapore have announced that they will lift quarantine requirements for visiting foreigners. In a statement Singapore’s Transport Minister and Hong Kong’s Commerce Secretary said,… Read More ›
China faces opportunity to consolidate its market opening
French President Emmanuel Macron called on China to capitalize on this opportunity and quickly consolidate the opening of its market to its trading partners. On Tuesday, French President Emmanuel Macron called on China to “consolidate” the opening up of the… Read More ›
No more permits required for opening bank accounts from 2020: PBOC
The development, aimed at cutting red tapism, is aimed at streamlining and boosting the local economy. On Tuesday, China’s central bank, The People’s Bank of China, stated it will do away with issuing permits for opening bank accounts by companies… Read More ›
Jaguar Land Rover announces opening of new technical office in Hungary in 2019
JLR’s new technical engineering office in Hungary will close collaboration of Hungarian engineers with their British peers; the new office is also aimed at aligning JLR’s supply chain across central central and eastern Europe. On Friday, Britain’s biggest carmaker, Jaguar… Read More ›
VW’s shareholders seek $11 billion in damages over dieselgate
In a lawsuit aimed at Volkseagen, shareholders representing 1,670 claims, have sued the carmaker over inadequate disclosures; they have argued that if they would have known of dieselgate they would have the opportunity to sell or not buy VW’s shares…. Read More ›
Amazon set to debut local warehouse in Australia
While the move is likely to positively benefit Australian customers who will now not have to bear the heavy costs of international shipping, the move however is likely to send a shiver down the collective spine of Australian retailers. On… Read More ›