Wrong For China To Sanction UK Individuals: British Minister
British housing minister Robert Jenrick said it was wrong for China to have sanctioned UK individuals and entities over what…
Day: March 26, 2021
Uber To Reopen San Francisco Offices With Limited Capacity Next Week
Uber Technologies Inc said on Thursday it plans to reopen its offices at Mission Bay, San Francisco, with 20% occupancy…
Burberry Becomes First Luxury Brand To Suffer Chinese Backlash Over Xinjiang
Burberry has lost a Chinese brand ambassador and its hallmark tartan design was scrubbed from a popular video game, becoming…
Japan Approves Bill To Oversee Land Deals Near Defence Bases, Border Islands
Japan’s cabinet approved on Friday a bill that will tighten oversight of land deals and land use near military facilities…
BOJ Forms Panel To Help Guide Central Bank Digital Currency Experiment
Set to begin experimenting in how to operate a central bank digital currency, the Bank of Japan said on Friday…
Forex, Border Control Soar Prices Of Fairly Used Cars`
The prices of fairly used cars known as ‘Tokumbo’ have skyrocketed due to tight border control and soaring exchange rates.…
Indian Farmers Squat On Railway Tracks To Mark Four Months Of Protests
Dozens of farmers squatted on railway tracks in northern India on Friday, disrupting traffic to mark four months of a…
Suez Blockage Sets Shipping Rates Racing, Oil And Gas Tankers Diverted Away
Reeling from the blockage in the Suez Canal, shipping rates for oil product tankers have nearly doubled this week, and…
Yemen’s Houthis Say Launched Attacks On Saudi Arabian Oil, Military Sites
Yemen’s Houthi forces on Friday said they launched attacks on Thursday on Saudi Arabia targeting facilities owned by state-owned oil…
UK Retail Sales Rise 2.1% In February
British retail sales rose by 2.1% in February from January even as non-essential shops remained in a coronavirus lockdowns, official…
Deutsche Bank CEO Willing To Give Up Investment Bank Oversight Role
Christian Sewing, chief executive officer of Deutsche Bank, is willing to give up his role overseeing the investment bank in…
Bitcoin Tumbles 7%, Pushing It Near $50,000 Threshold As Retail-Investor Interest Wanes
Bitcoin fell on Thursday by as much as 6.7%, to $50,440.17, as retail-investor interest slipped and the options market triggered…
China’s Yuan Dips As Dollar Draws Strength From Recovery Hopes
The yuan dipped to a two-week low on Thursday as brighter U.S. economic prospects continue to bolster the dollar, chipping…
Africa Is Ripe With Enough Innovation To Finance Its Future
If anything would increase a country’s chances of attaining economic independence, it is financial inclusion. With access to financial products and…