Francesca McDonagh, head of HSBC's retail business in the UK, is astonished over the lack of female representatives in the banking sector. She is worried about the slow progress of female reps in senior posts.
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Digital First Media Will Acquire Freedom Communications' Newspapers
The second largest U.S. newspaper chain will soon add two newspapers in California. Digital First Media gain the advantage after Tribune Publishing faced regulatory hurdle to acquire Orange Country .
Ancient Persian's New Year was Celebrated on Sunday
Nowruz is the day of vernal equinox that marks the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere. A ancient Persian celebration which dated back in the Zoroastrian tradition was celebrated on Sunday.
Ride-Hailing Service Grab Teams Up With Indonesian Conglomerate Lippo Group
Ride-hailing app Grab is partnering with Indonesian conglomerate Lippo Group. Under the deal, Grab will provide its service to deliver products from the conglomerate’s e-commerce. The deal emerged when ride-hailing services in Indonesia are facing challenges in terms of regulations.
Bank of Egypt Mulling For Tougher Foreign Exchange Regulations Cracking Down The Black Market
A black market for dollars has absorbed liquidity from the Egyptian banking system over stressing country’s foreign reserves. Egyptian pound has been weekend ignoring several steps adopted by CBE. Finally, it has started mulling to enact tougher regulations on regulating the foreign exchange market.
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Affymetrix said its Board has rejected an offer from Origin Technologies, which was aimed to disrupt its potential sale to Thermo Fisher.
The British central bank has voted on Thursday to maintain a low interest rate. The uncertainties regarding and weak global trade outlook has made the committee to decide to maintain low interest rate.
German discount retailer Aldi will hire 700 apprentices this year, twice of its recruitment in in 2015. Aldi has set a target of 1,000 stores in the UK by 2022.
Financial analysts David Iben-led Kopernik Fund is passing through a totally reverse situation as its performance is soaring from bottom to the top with rising valuations. The $682-million Kopenik Global All-C fund recorded a 15 percent growth in 2016 so far ahead of 99 percent of its peers.
U.S. coal industry is facing tough times as one by one files Chapter 11. Due to high debts, decline in demand and stricter regulations, most have no other choice but to shut down. Lately, Peabody Energy announced that it may go bankrupt.
India is seeking World Trade Organization's (WTO) intervention over increasing visa fees by the US. The visa fee for H-1B has been doubled to $4,000 and it's $4,500 for L-1 visa, as fixed by the US government.
Chinese consumers are spending more on spa visits, travel and entertainment as income levels are on upward movement. The consumer spending is expected rise 10 percent annually for the next decade.
China and U.S. has been competing for a place in the economy and politics of Cuba. China has been doing business with Cuba for several years and the U.S. is just making a start. The edge that Washington sees is the proximity as being Cuba's neighbor.
The US automobile industry will have the automatic emergency braking system in place by 2022. About 20 automobile manufacturers representing over 99 percent of US automobile industry have agreed to implement automatic emergency braking system in their vehicles.
