The MSCI world equity index, which tracks shares in 49 countries, rose to its highest since March 6, having gained throughout the Asian session.The index is down more than 7% year-to-date, amid pandemic lockdowns that have pushed many economies into contraction.MSCI&rsq.. Read the news
U.S. President Donald Trump has begun the process of eliminating special U.S. treatment for Hong Kong to punish Beijing’s decision to impose new national security laws there - which China and Hong Kong say will not hurt rights and freedoms.Against the backdrop, a .. Read the news
Google Cloud today announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with UK Crown Commercial Service (CCS). The intent of the MoU is to make it easier and more affordable for UK public sector agencies to leverage the full range of Google Cloud's serv.. Read the news
China approved sweeping "national security" legislation for Hong Kong just a few days ago in a move that threatens the autonomy of the city, risks pro-democracy activists as well as urged international criticism. Furthermore, already t.. Read the news
President Donald Trump is due to announce later on Friday his response to the Chinese parliament’s advancement this week of security legislation for Hong Kong, which many lawyers, diplomats and investors fear could erode the city’s freedoms.The former Britis.. Read the news
While many companies are hurting from disruption caused by the virus, Alibaba has seen traffic at its online marketplaces shoot higher and demand grow for services like food delivery. Local authorities have even turned to its cloud business to build health-tracking apps.. Read the news
Certent, Inc., a provider of software-as-a-service solutions for financial disclosure management and equity compensation, announced today the release of their ground breaking disclosure reporting platform which guides users through the development and output of Eu.. Read the news
The outbreak also risks creating a “lockdown generation” of young people forced to play catch-up on the labour market for at least 10 years, the Geneva-based body said.Its report left its estimate for second quarter job losses - calculated in terms of workin.. Read the news
In the heart of the financial district, riot police fired pepper pellets to disperse a crowd, and elsewhere in the city police rounded up groups of dozens of suspected protesters, making them sit on sidewalks before searching their belongings.A heavy police presence aro.. Read the news
Nigeria’s economy grew 1.87% in the first three months of 2020 from a year earlier, the statistics office said on Monday, shrinking from the previous quarter as oil prices and international trade fell due to the coronavirus pandemic.It is the slowest quarterly gro.. Read the news
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