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Apple cancels plans for second data centre in Denmark
Apple Inc said on Tuesday it had decided to cancel plans for a second data centre in Denmark and the company will expand its other site in the country instead.
11 June 2019, 18:00 PM
UK jobless rate holds at 45-year low
British unemployment has held at a 45-year low, official data showed Tuesday, despite headwinds from Brexit and the slowing global economy.
11 June 2019, 18:00 PM
European banking mergers needed: German bank body
The head of Germany’s BdB banking association said that cross-border mergers in the European banking industry were becoming more of a necessity, given the risks of weakened financial institutions for the euro zone.
11 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Pakistan to present austerity-centred budget following IMF deal
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government was set to present an austerity-focused budget Tuesday, weeks after the country reached an agreement with the International Monetary Fund for a $6 billion bailout.
11 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Japanese chip gear supplier to honour US blacklist of China firms
Japan’s Tokyo Electron, the world’s No.3 supplier of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, will not supply to Chinese clients blacklisted by Washington, a senior company executive told Reuters.
11 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Amazon embraces US govt business, despite occasional controversy
The head of Amazon.com Inc’s cloud computing division on Monday said the company would work with any government agency that followed the law, in contrast with rival Microsoft Corp, which has touted its rejection of controversial sales.
11 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Trump delivers hard line on new China tariffs threat
President Donald Trump warned Monday he will slap huge new tariffs on China if his counterpart Xi Jinping doesn’t show up for a planned face-to-face meeting later this month and insisted the Chinese economy will never overtake the United States.
11 June 2019, 18:00 PM
BP raises Saudi oil reserves 12pc in first big change in 30 years
BP has raised estimates for Saudi Arabia’s crude oil reserves by 12 percent, marking the first major change to the country’s estimated reserves since 1989.
11 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Fear and fervour propel Shanghai’s tech board
Chinese companies and investors are lining up in spades to take part in Shanghai’s new Nasdaq-style tech board, with a groundswell of patriotic support surging further after the US blacklisting of telecom firm Huawei inflamed trade tensions.
11 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Need to preserve Renault-Nissan alliance: French finance minister
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire on Sunday said it was necessary to preserve the alliance between Renault SA and Japan’s Nissan Motor Co Ltd, which he said has benefited the French automaker with synergies and technology.
9 June 2019, 18:00 PM
EU states adopt ‘panda bonds’ in Chinese outreach
EU members Hungary, Poland, Portugal and soon Austria are strengthening ties with China by issuing attractive “panda bonds” that help Beijing raise its profile on international financial markets.
9 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Pakistan’s GDP grows 3.3pc, sharply below target
Pakistan’s Finance Ministry expects economic growth in the financial year ending in June to hit 3.3 percent, well below a target of 6.2 percent set last year, with key sectors all performing worse than expected, according to a planning document seen by Reuters.
8 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Japan business lobby urges sales tax hike to proceed as planned
The head of a Japanese business lobby said a planned sales tax hike should proceed in October to sustain the social security system for a rapidly ageing population, despite calls from elsewhere to postpone it given growing economic challenges.
30 May 2019, 18:00 PM
Malaysia PM proposes common Asia trading currency
East Asia should consider a common regional trading currency based on gold to promote commerce, and free the region from relying on dollar transactions, Malaysia’s prime minister said Thursday.
30 May 2019, 18:00 PM
From sky farms to lab-grown shrimp, Singapore eyes food future
Singapore, the tiny Southeast Asian city-state, is an unlikely place for a farming revolution.
With tiered fish farms, vegetable plots atop office buildings and lab-grown shrimp, the island aims to beef up its own food production and rely less on imports to feed its 5.6 million people.
30 May 2019, 18:00 PM
G20 countries eye tax policy for internet giants
G20 countries are planning a new tax policy for digital giants like Google, based on the business a company does in a country, not where it is headquartered, the Nikkei business daily said Thursday.
30 May 2019, 18:00 PM
Huawei a key beneficiary of China subsidies that US wants ended
A replica of the Palace of Versailles, medieval turrets, and spires rise across Huawei’s new campus in southern China, a monument to the telecom giant’s growing fortune -- and the benefits of state aid.
30 May 2019, 18:00 PM
Malaysia will use Huawei ‘as much as possible’: Mahathir
Malaysia will continue using Huawei products “as much as possible,” bucking a global trend prompted by security concerns and a US ban on the Chinese firm, the country’s prime minister said Thursday.
30 May 2019, 18:00 PM
RBI to cut rates in June, but analysts split on if it should
The Reserve Bank of India will cut interest rates at a third consecutive meeting in June, according to a Reuters poll of economists who were split over whether it should.
29 May 2019, 18:00 PM
From European dream to global giant: Airbus marks half century
Fifty years ago at the Paris air show, France’s transport minister and Germany’s economy minister signed an agreement that would change aviation history.
29 May 2019, 18:00 PM