Despite the disruption caused by COVID-19, eight new dollar billionaires were created on average each week…
Topic: COVID-19
Galataport to open in April as hopes grow for Turkish tourism
Galataport, the $1.7 billion new cruise ship port and mixed–use complex under development at the mouth…
Quorn owners expect healthy return from Philippines IPO
Monde Nissin, the Manila-based owners of Quorn Foods and manufacturers of the hugely popular Lucky Me!…
Irish pharma adds ray of sunshine to EC Winter 2021 forecast
It may make for gloomy reading in most European capitals, but the EC’s Winter 2021 Economic…
Delayed Air India privatisation rescheduled for next year
India’s debt-laden flagship national carrier Air India is to be privatised by the end of next…
Nissan joins race for the ‘final frontier’
The Egyptian government should end duty-free access for imported vehicles so as to stimulate domestic car…
One Belt One Road – One Direction? BRI at the crossroads
Could the Covid -19 pandemic spell the beginning of the end of China’s Belt and Road…
China’s vaccine diplomacy gets mixed reaction
News that Thailand, the Philippines and Malaysia had all arranged to procure COVID-19 vaccines from either…
Ozon IPO soars as Russian retail investors just keeps on coming
The value of funds that Russian retail investors are channelling through brokerage accounts rose by $17.3…
Full Truck Alliance raises $1.7bn as Uber meets Silk Road
Full Truck Alliance, the Chinese ground transport ‘Uber-for-trucks’ online platform, announced earlier today that it has…
Zoom boom makes it a triple whammy for Asia Pacific
A combination of the so-called ‘Zoom Boom’, the ratification of a new region-wide FTA and news…
Cheer for UK EV industry as Johnson speeds up petrol ban
In a boost for the UK EV industry, Johnson is to speed up ban of fossil…
Ozon IPO perks up Russian e-commerce sector
The Russian e-commerce market sprang back into life this week, with one of its oldest and…
Electric scooter market revs up
The electric scooter can increasingly be seen in towns and cities from Mumbai to Beijing.
Chinese manufacturing rebounds – but is it sustainable?
Output from the Chinese manufacturing industry approached a ten-year high last month as it recovered from…
Emerging markets root for Biden in US elections
As they wait for the results of tomorrow’s US elections, most investors and business communities in…
Allegro shares surge as pandemic boosts e-commerce
Stock in Polish e-commerce specialist Allegro shot up nearly 63% during its first day of trading…
Poland fines Gazprom over Nord Stream 2
COVID-19 or no COVID-19, the controversy over the Nord Stream 2 pipeline shows no sign of…
Asian billionaires lead the way
The number of Asian billionaires is growing faster than anywhere else in the world, with a…
British Steel’s white knight eyes up Port Talbot
Just over six months after taking over British Steel’s Scunthorpe operations, China’s privately owned Jingye Group…
3 new Chinese FTZs created as economy rebounds
Three new pilot Chinese FTZs got the go ahead on Monday, just as the European Central…
Reliance ecommerce drive moves up a gear
Silver Lake Partners private equity firm was discussing the possibility of investing $1bn in Reliance Retail
Buffett bets on Japan just as Abe bows out
Warren Buffett builds up stakes in Japan's five trading houses in the same week that PM…