
Iris Barker
Business & Finance
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
Economics
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 isโฆ
Published on May 17, 2022
By Iris Barker
World & Politics
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
Economics
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 securityโฆ
Published on May 16, 2022
By Iris Barker
Economics
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 theโฆ
Published on May 13, 2022
By Iris Barker
Economics
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
World & Politics
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
Economics
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
World & Politics
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
Business & Finance
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
Business & Finance
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
Business & Finance
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
Economics
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
World & Politics
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
World & Politics
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 officiallyโฆ
Published on May 6, 2022
By Iris Barker
Economics
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, accordingโฆ
Published on May 6, 2022
By Iris Barker
Business & Finance
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
Business & Finance
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 combatโฆ
Published on May 5, 2022
By Iris Barker
Business & Finance
Volkswagen’s profit grows in Q1
The after-tax profit of Europe's largest carmaker, the Volkswagen Group, doubled to โฌ6.724 billion in the first quarter compared with the same period last year, the company said in itsโฆ
Published on May 4, 2022
By Iris Barker
Business & Finance
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,โฆ
Published on May 4, 2022
By Iris Barker
Business & Finance
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
Economics
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 wasโฆ
Published on May 2, 2022
By Iris Barker
Economics
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
World & Politics
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 contingencyโฆ
Published on May 1, 2022
By Iris Barker
Economics
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 theโฆ
Published on April 28, 2022
By Iris Barker
Business & Finance
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
Business & Finance
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
Economics
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 atโฆ
Published on April 28, 2022
By Iris Barker
Business & Finance
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
Business & Finance
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
Business & Finance
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
Economics
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
World & Politics
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
Business & Finance
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
Business & Finance
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 Capitalโฆ
Published on April 21, 2022
By Iris Barker
World & Politics
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) inโฆ
Published on April 21, 2022
By Iris Barker
Business & Finance
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,โฆ
Published on April 21, 2022
By Iris Barker
World & Politics
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 amongโฆ
Published on April 21, 2022
By Iris Barker
Economics
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
Economics
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
World & Politics
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
World & Politics
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 oneโฆ
Published on April 18, 2022
By Iris Barker
Science & Technology
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
Business & Finance
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 increaseโฆ
Published on April 14, 2022
By Iris Barker
Economics
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 theโฆ
Published on April 14, 2022
By Iris Barker
World & Politics
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
Business & Finance
French Deezer sets for IPO
French music streaming service Deezer intends to become a public company.
Published on April 14, 2022
By Iris Barker
Economics
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 ofโฆ
Published on April 13, 2022
By Iris Barker
Economics
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 toโฆ
Published on April 13, 2022
By Iris Barker
Economics
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