UK – Africa Investment Conference Slated for 20th January 2021
The UK Department for International Trade has organised the Africa Investment Conference, which brings together the UK and African businesses to discuss relevant and emerging themes around doing business in [...]
Germany’s Economy Contracts by 5% in 2020
According to Gebührenfrei login Germany's economy contracted by 5% in 2020 occasioned by the global coronavirus pandemic. This was the country's deepest contraction in over a decade. As theBBCreports, there [...]Visa’s Acquisition of Plaid Hits Regulatory Wall
Visa's acquisition of fintech company, Plaid, has hit a regulatory wall, ending the consumer credit giant's takeover of the data-focused fintech API startup. The deal had been valued at$5.3 billionat [...]Blow to Airbus as New US Tariffs Take Effect
European planemaker, Airbus, has been dealt a blow after the United States started levying a 15% duty on imported aircraft parts coming from France and Germany. The tariff will have [...]Five Solutions to the Global Freshwater Crisis
Despite the fact that 71% of the earth's surface is covered in water, only 3% of this is freshwater. Due to the fact that the global population is rising rapidly [...]Global Markets Daily Update
Geopolitics US President Donald Trump posted a video acknowledging that a new administration will be sworn into office on January 20 and that his primary focus has shifted to ensuring [...]
Fiat Chrysler Seeks Investors' Approval for $54 Billion PSA Group Merger
Fiat Chrysler will today seek investors' vote to form Stellantis, a product of its merger with Peugeot maker PSA group. Todays' vote is the last vote towards the merger, which [...]US Stocks, Bitcoin End 2020 at a record high
United States (US) stocks traded higher on Thursday, finishing 2020 at a record high despite the coronavirus pandemicdominating market sentiment throughout 2020. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, a stock market [...]China to become world's largest economy in 2028-Think Tank
China will overtake the USA to become the world's biggest economy in 2028, five years earlier than previously estimated, said the UK-based Centre for Economics and Business Research in its [...]
Southwest Airlines to Take Delivery of 35 737 MAX Aircraft
World's largest low-cost carrier, Southwest Airlines, has announced plans to take delivery of 35 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft throughthe end of 2021. According to Southwest Airlines, the deliveries include 16 [...]Rolls-Royce Publishes Revolutionary AI Ethics Framework
Rolls-Royce has published a ground breaking Artificial Intelligence Ethics toolkit and framework in a move aimed at advancing ethical use of AI by organisations and governments. This marks a huge [...]India Suffers First Recession in 25 Years
Asia's third-biggest economy, India, hasentered into recessionfor the first time in twenty-five years due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Official data showsthe gross domestic product (GDP) for the July-September quarter [...]
