In a significant development, on Thursday, Britain has signed a free trade agreement with Singapore as it prepares its transition out of the European Union on December 31, 2020. The deal was signed by Britain’s secretary of state of international… Read More ›
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Japan’s ruling aims to incentivize green investments
With Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga strategically placing carbon neutrality at the centre of the country’s economic recovery plan, the country’s ruling party has called for extending tax breaks on low-emission vehicles as well as incentivize green investments, showed a… Read More ›
Japan weighs options to resume tourism from spring
According to a report from Japanese media house Asahi, the government is weighing its options to resume the inflow of tourists on a limited basis, from spring; the development comes in the wake of Japan preparing to host the delayed… Read More ›
Japanese government weighing options to create $19 billion environment-friendly investment fund: Govt Sources
According to three government sources with direct knowledge of the matter at hand, the Japanese government is weighing its options to create a ($9.63 billion to $19.27 billion (1 trillion to 2 trillion yen) fund to promote investment in environment-friendly… Read More ›
UK weighs economic sanctions against China over Beijing continued breach of Hong Kong treaty
Following China breaking its bilateral treaty with Britain with the imposition of its draconian measures garbed through its new security laws on Hong Kong, Britain stated it is considering the imposition of sanctions against it as part of its response… Read More ›
Britain to test COVID-19 status of international tourists from November 2020
According to a report from The Guardian, the UK government will set up a global travel taskforce and defer an anticipated plan to introduce COVID-19 testing for international arrivals until November. The setting up of the taskforce came about on… Read More ›
COVID-19 and Brexit will cost UK $174 billion every year for next decade
According to research firm Baker & McKenzie, if Boris Johnson’s government fails to secure a post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union along with the impact the coronavirus is having on the British economy, their combined cost to the United… 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 ›
No change in personal tax slabs in UK, other than for the wealthy
According to a report from the Sunday Times, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Finance Minister Rishi Sunak are likely to trim personal taxes rates before the next election. Sunak has the challenging task of telling voters and lawmakers on… Read More ›
Britain to introduce legally binding environmental targets
In a significant development, Britain stated it would bring about legally binding targets on air quality, biodiversity, waste reduction, and cleaner water as part of efforts to combat climate change, rebuild the economy and improve the environment. These green targets… Read More ›