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Saudi Arabia to boost oil production to 13M bpd

Saudi Arabia will increase oil production to 13 million bpd in five years.
Published on May 17, 2022
By Iris Barker

WEF experts forecast five scenarios for global trade

Economists at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, have compiled five scenarios for the global economy and trade against the backdrop of the geopolitical situation. The document isโ€ฆ
Published on May 17, 2022
By Iris Barker

Turkey raises minimum investment threshold for citizenship by 60%

Turkey has raised by 60% the minimum amount of investment in real estate required to obtain citizenship.
Published on May 16, 2022
By Iris Barker

India restricts wheat exports due to food security threats

India has imposed restrictions on wheat exports. The country was expected to be able to replace grain supplies from Ukraine, which fell amid the conflict, but its own food securityโ€ฆ
Published on May 16, 2022
By Iris Barker

Economists warn of global recession risk from COVID-19 in China and war in Ukraine

The world economy is threatened by a recession, experts from the international Institute of International Finance have warned. They also sharply lowered its growth forecast. Among the reasons are theโ€ฆ
Published on May 13, 2022
By Iris Barker

Bank of Mexico raises key rate by 50 points

According to a statement on the Bank of Mexico's website, the Governing Council hiked the key rate for the third time in 2022, by 50 basis points to 7%.
Published on May 13, 2022
By Iris Barker

Moldova asks EU for extra financial support

Because of the energy and economic issues, Moldova's president, Maia Sandu, has requested further financial assistance from the European Union for the country's budget.
Published on May 12, 2022
By Iris Barker

UK GDP up 8.7% in first quarter

UK GDP in the first quarter of 2022, according to preliminary estimates, grew by 8.7% year-on-year and by 0.8% quarter-on-quarter, according to the country's national statistics office.
Published on May 12, 2022
By Iris Barker

Japan passes economic security law

Japan's upper house of parliament passed the Economic Security Law by a majority vote, signaling its adoption by the country's parliament. The vote was broadcast live.
Published on May 11, 2022
By Iris Barker

Toyota’s net profit up 27% year on year

Japanese carmaker Toyota Motor Corp.'s net profit for fiscal 2021-2022 (ended March 31) rose 27% to 2.85 trillion yen ($21.8 billion), according to its financial statements.
Published on May 11, 2022
By Iris Barker

US Big Tech lose over $1T in market cap after Fed’s decision

More than $1 trillion in market capitalization was lost by U.S. tech giants in trading after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates.
Published on May 9, 2022
By Iris Barker

Volvo suspends plant operations in southern Sweden

Swedish car manufacturer Volvo Cars is suspending production at its plant in Torslanda in southern Sweden due to problems with the supply of semiconductors, the Gรถteborgs Posten newspaper reported.
Published on May 9, 2022
By Iris Barker

Tesla agrees to buy nickel from Brazilian Vale

Tesla signed a long-term contract with Brazilian mining company Vale to supply nickel. It is used in batteries of electric cars.
Published on May 8, 2022
By Iris Barker

China warns of “difficult and serious” labor market situation due to COVID-19

China will face a "difficult and serious" labor market situation because of sweeping restrictions designed to contain new COVID-19 outbreaks, China's premier warned.
Published on May 8, 2022
By Iris Barker

WHO notes 15M excess deaths from COVID-19 worldwide in two years

WHO has estimated the number of excess deaths from the coronavirus worldwide at nearly 15 million over two years. This is more than double the number of COVID-related deaths officiallyโ€ฆ
Published on May 6, 2022
By Iris Barker

Bank of England raises interest rate to 13-year high

The Bank of England raised its benchmark interest rate to 1% from 0.75% per annum at Thursday's meeting, a 13-year high, and maintained its buyback programme from the market, accordingโ€ฆ
Published on May 6, 2022
By Iris Barker

Shareholders sue Netflix

Netflix shareholders filed a class action lawsuit against the company on Wednesday, accusing its management of providing false information about the reality, Axios writes.
Published on May 5, 2022
By Iris Barker

Analysts note slump in Chinese service sector activity

According to a private indicator, activity in China's services industry plummeted to its lowest level in April since the epidemic began in early February 2020, as rising steps to combatโ€ฆ
Published on May 5, 2022
By Iris Barker

Volkswagen’s profit grows in Q1

The after-tax profit of Europe's largest carmaker, the Volkswagen Group, doubled to โ‚ฌ6.724 billion in the first quarter compared with the same period last year, the company said in itsโ€ฆ
Published on May 4, 2022
By Iris Barker

Equinor’s first-quarter net profit up 2.5 times

Norwegian oil and gas group Equinor (formerly Statoil) reported net profit of $4.714 billion in the first quarter of 2022, 2.5 times higher than in the same period last year,โ€ฆ
Published on May 4, 2022
By Iris Barker

Chinese Sinovac’s profit grows 78 times in one year

Sinovac, a Chinese vaccine company, saw its net profit climb 78 times in 2021. Bloomberg reports this, citing the company's financial report.
Published on May 2, 2022
By Iris Barker

LNG shipments to Europe hit record highs

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments from terminals to Europe's gas transportation system in April 2022 were a record for the month. Gas Infrastructure Europe (GIE) specified that the index wasโ€ฆ
Published on May 2, 2022
By Iris Barker

UN: 4.5 million tons of grain blocked in Ukrainian ports

Because sea routes are restricted, around 4.5 million tons of grain in Ukrainian ports cannot be exported, says Martin Frick, director of the UN World Food Programme's German department.
Published on May 1, 2022
By Iris Barker

US and UK discuss measures to reduce risk of war with China over Taiwan

According to the Financial Times, the US and the UK conducted high-level talks about the "Chinese danger" to Taiwan. It is alleged that the two sides first discussed a contingencyโ€ฆ
Published on May 1, 2022
By Iris Barker

South Korea to increase coal imports from Australia

South Korea will raise coal imports from Australia by one-and-a-half times to lessen reliance on Russian coal, which is becoming more expensive due to the Ukraine conflict, according to theโ€ฆ
Published on April 28, 2022
By Iris Barker

Microsoft buys Activision Blizzard

Activision Blizzard, one of the major video game publishers, said in a statement that its shareholders had accepted a proposal to buy the company from Microsoft for almost $70 billion.
Published on April 28, 2022
By Iris Barker

Shell refuses Russian oil mixes

According to Reuters, British-Dutch Shell has ceased buying Russian oil mixed with oil from another country.
Published on April 28, 2022
By Iris Barker

Analysts expect US GDP to rise in Q1

Economists polled by DailyFX believe that US GDP increased by 1.1 percent year over year in the first quarter, according to the first estimate (if GDP had been expanding atโ€ฆ
Published on April 28, 2022
By Iris Barker

Saudi Arabia decides to support Tesla rival

Saudi Arabia has signed a contract with US electric car maker Lucid Company to buy up to 100,000 Lucid Air electric vehicles over ten years.
Published on April 27, 2022
By Iris Barker

Microsoft reports earnings

Microsoft Corp. said that its net profit for the first nine months of fiscal 2021-2022, which ended March 31, 2022, increased 25% year over year to $55.998 billion.
Published on April 27, 2022
By Iris Barker

Huawei invests $22B in R&D in 2021

Bloomberg reports that Huawei Technologies spent more than $22 billion on research and development in 2021 to avoid US sanctions, using its own figures.
Published on April 26, 2022
By Iris Barker

Elon Musk buys Twitter for $44B

Twitter has announced that Elon Musk, the founder of SpaceX and Tesla, will purchase the social media platform for $44 billion.
Published on April 26, 2022
By Iris Barker

EU announces biggest in 20 years legislation revamp for IT giants

To safeguard user information security, the EU has agreed on new standards for transnational IT businesses.
Published on April 25, 2022
By Iris Barker

Hyundai Motor’s net profit grows in Q1

Last quarter, Hyundai Motor's net profit attributable to parent company shareholders increased 16.8% year on year to 1.777 trillion won (about $1.43 billion), according to the firm.
Published on April 25, 2022
By Iris Barker

Elon Musk’s Boring Company valued at $5.7B

The Boring Company, an underground tunneling company owned by billionaire Elon Musk, said that it has acquired $675 million in funding from a group of investors led by Vy Capitalโ€ฆ
Published on April 21, 2022
By Iris Barker

IMF sees no need to curtail energy transition because of crisis

The energy crisis has put the world before the choice between energy security and the green transition in the energy sector, say analysts of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) inโ€ฆ
Published on April 21, 2022
By Iris Barker

Tesla shares up 5.6 per cent in pre-market

Shares in US electric car maker Tesla are up 5.6% in pre-trade on record net profit attributable to shareholders of $3.32 billion last quarter, about 7.6 times last year's figure,โ€ฆ
Published on April 21, 2022
By Iris Barker

Italy and Angola sign declaration of intent to supply gas

According to the Italian Foreign Ministry, Italy and Angola signed a declaration of intent on natural gas supplies on Wednesday, with the goal of increasing shipments to the Apennines amongโ€ฆ
Published on April 21, 2022
By Iris Barker

IMF worsens forecast for global economic recovery in coming years

The IMF has worsened its forecast for the global economy in 2022 and 2023 - GDP growth will slow to 3.6% in 2022 and 2023.
Published on April 20, 2022
By Iris Barker

World Bank lowers global economic growth forecast for 2022

The World Bank has cut its global economic growth expectations for 2022 from 4.1 percent to 3.2 percent, said David Malpass, the organization's president.
Published on April 19, 2022
By Iris Barker

Wealthy Chinese citizens are fleeing because of COVID lockdowns

Fearing enforcement of severe lockdowns in a number of locations, wealthy Chinese citizens have begun to actively depart from the country.
Published on April 19, 2022
By Iris Barker

Mexico’s largest refinery completely shut down due to fire

According to Reuters, operations at Pemex's largest national and regional oil refinery complex in Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, have been completely halted since Friday owing to an ongoing fire in oneโ€ฆ
Published on April 18, 2022
By Iris Barker

Crypto-exchanges in India face problems with rupee transfers

Crypto investors in India have been deprived of the opportunity to transfer cryptocurrencies to their accounts through a local online payment system, Bloomberg wrote.
Published on April 18, 2022
By Iris Barker

Citigroup’s Q1 profit drops by 46%

Citigroup's net income fell 46% in the first quarter, including due to Russia's invasion to Ukraine. The company set aside an extra $1.9 billion in case risks in Russia increaseโ€ฆ
Published on April 14, 2022
By Iris Barker

IMF expects fragmentation of world economy into smaller blocs

In light of the coronavirus pandemic and the situation in Ukraine, Kristalina Georgieva, the president of the International Monetary Fund, said there was a "risk" of greater fragmentation of theโ€ฆ
Published on April 14, 2022
By Iris Barker

UN reports 1,892 Ukrainian civilians already killed

The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has published new data on civilian casualties in Ukraine.
Published on April 14, 2022
By Iris Barker

French Deezer sets for IPO

French music streaming service Deezer intends to become a public company.
Published on April 14, 2022
By Iris Barker

US Energy authority expects growing global oil reserves

Despite lower oil production projections for Russia, the US Ministry of Energy predicts a 0.5 million barrel per day increase in global oil reserves starting in the second quarter ofโ€ฆ
Published on April 13, 2022
By Iris Barker

WTO comments on world GDP and trade growth rates in 2022

The World Trade Organization (WTO) downgraded its forecast for global GDP growth in 2022 from 4.1 percent to 2.8 percent as a result of the conflict in Ukraine, according toโ€ฆ
Published on April 13, 2022
By Iris Barker

Chinese market falls after release of data on inflation

The Chinese market fell 3% after release of inflation data that exceeded expectations.
Published on April 12, 2022
By Iris Barker
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