In a significant development, the Polish Parliament voted in favour of a bill that will replace a contested disciplinary chamber for judges with a new body; the development clears the way for Poland to tap billions of euros from the… Read More ›
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EU plans virtual summit with China on April 1
In a statement the Vice-President and EU trade chief Valdis Dombrovskis said, on April 1, the European Union will hold a summit with China in an attempt to diffuse growing tensions between the two. “We know we are in a… Read More ›
UK to announce Brexit Freedom Bill
On Monday, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to announce the creation of the ‘Brexit Freedoms Bill’ which aims to make it easier to remove or amend EU regulations that were incorporated in British law before its departure from… Read More ›
Global trade facing heightened risks from new cold war: French finance minister Bruno Le Maire
One of the ways out of this pickle is to reform the World Trade Organization, opined French finance minister Bruno Le Maire. On Friday, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire stated, the world is facing a cold war over trade…. Read More ›
Air-France KLM’s future held hostage by union’s demands
While Air-France-KLM’s management has offered a pay hike of 2% in 2018 and a further hike of 5% across the next three years, the union has demand that in the very first year itself salaries be raised by 5.1%. The… Read More ›
U.S. House of Representatives likely to review 2010 Dodd-Frank financial reform law by May
The object is not to repeal but to review and reform the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial reform law which aims to provides critical protections to taxpayers and consumers. As per a leading Republican lawmaker, the U.S. House of Representatives is likely… Read More ›
Travis Kalanick, Uber’s CEO takes undefined leave of absence midst sweeping financial & management reforms
The scandal-ridden company is on the verge of turning a new leaf. It would be interesting to see how this change of management will impact its case with Waymo. On Tuesday, Travis Kalanick, Uber Technologies Inc’s CEO told employees he… Read More ›
Trump Administration looking for ways to simplify rules governing financial oversight
Their implementation and interpretation by five different agencies have caused much concern in financial circles thus the current review. With U.S. financial regulators discussing the Volcker rule concerning speculative trading by banks, Wall Street’s biggest concern appears to have gained… Read More ›
VW set to plead guilty to emissions in the U.S.
While there have been hundreds of articles saying how much pollution VW has caused with its cheating scandal for which it has now agreed to pay up to $25 billion in fines in the U.S. alone, with the Trump administration… Read More ›