In a significant development, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said, the United States does not have the legal authority to seize frozen assets of the Russian central bank following its invasion of Ukraine. She also said, it is likely that… Read More ›
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Current physical damage in Ukraine stands at $60B: World Bank President
In a statement, David Malpass, the president of the World Bank said, physical damage to buildings and infrastructure in Ukraine as a result of the war has touched roughly $60 billion and is set to rise further since the Biden… Read More ›
Sanctions need to safeguard EU’s economic interest
With Western countries rolling out new sanctions against Russia midst the roll out of horrifying images of war crimes in the Ukrainian city of Bucha, it has become clear that their easiest sanction options have now been exhausted; there are… Read More ›
US business groups wants US to cut import tariffs despite China not complying to Phase 1 trade commitments
More than 36 influential business groups from the United States and asked U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration to restart trade talks with China; they have also asked that Washington cut its tariffs on Chinese exports to the United States, said… Read More ›
NYSE to delist 3 Chinese telecom companies
In an about turn the New York Stock Exchange stated, it will delist three Chinese telecom companies. The development comes in the wake of U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin telling the NYSE’s chief that he disagreed with its decision to… Read More ›
First ever visit by UAE delegation led by economy minister to normalise relations with Israell
On Tuesday, following a U.S. brokered agreement, the first ever official delegation from the United Arab Emirates left for Israel with the two countries looking to broaden ties and normalise relations. According to Israeli officials, the visit will be largely… Read More ›
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to lead U.S. delegation to Israel, UAE and Bahrain
In a statement the U.S. Treasury Department said, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin will lead a U.S. delegation to Israel, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates on October 17 to 20. The visit comes in the wake of the UAE and… Read More ›
Trump Administration mulling options to include China’s Ant Group to Entity List
According to two sources familiar with the matter at hand, the U.S. State Department has submitted a proposal to the Trump administration to add China’s Ant Group to its Entity List. The development comes at a time when when the… Read More ›
Acquisition of GNC by Chinese company should undergo CIFUS review: Senator, Marco Rubio
In a significant development, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio has asked for a national security review of General Nutrition Centers plans to sell itself to Harbin Pharmaceutical Group Co Ltd. Rubio made the request in a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven… Read More ›
Burger chain Shake Shack Inc returns $10 million U.S. Small Business Administration loan
In the first such development, in a blog post, burger chain Shake Shack Inc stated, it will return the business loan that it took from the U.S. government which was meant to help businesses ride out the impact of the… Read More ›