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British PM to outline post-Brexit trade ties with EU
AFP, Published on 02/03/2018
» LONDON - British Prime Minister Theresa May will detail plans Friday for a new economic relationship with the EU after Brexit, amid heightened tensions with Brussels over the implications for Northern Ireland.
The real worry about Italy's election
News, Paul Wallace, Published on 02/03/2018
» Ahead of Italy's election on March 4, investors are most afraid of political change. They worry that the government may succumb to the populist forces that France and the Netherlands dodged last year. Such fears are misplaced. Italian political risk is overhyped. By contrast there is undue complacency about Italy's vulnerable economy, the third biggest in the euro area.
Prince William to visit Palestinian Territories, Israel
AFP, Published on 01/03/2018
» LONDON - Prince William will be the first senior British royal to make an official visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories, as part of a tour announced Thursday by Kensington Palace which will also take in Jordan.
May: No UK PM could accept EU's Brexit treaty
AFP, Published on 28/02/2018
» BRUSSELS: British Prime Minister Theresa May angrily rejected a draft divorce treaty unveiled by the EU on Wednesday, saying she would never allow the bloc to undermine her country's "constitutional integrity".
Pay more or get less after Brexit, EU leaders told at summit
AFP, Published on 24/02/2018
» BRUSSELS - European Union leaders faced calls at a Brussels summit on Friday to "pay more" to fill a Brexit-sized hole in their budget or accept cuts.
Australia's turn in the muck of political tribalism
News, Daniel Moss, Published on 22/02/2018
» Australians who thought the disruptions that have led many to view North Atlantic politics with disdain wouldn't reach their corner of the world can no longer ignore reality. The urban-rural divide that drove Brexit and the election of Donald Trump is now reverberating closer to home, and it's not a good look.
Juncker's 'monster' wins top EU job
AFP, Published on 21/02/2018
» BRUSSELS: he powerful chief of staff to Jean-Claude Juncker, Martin Selmayr, will take a top post in the European Commission in a move announced on Wednesday which means he can stay on after his boss steps down next year.
Lloyds profits surge as bank builds on recovery
AFP, Published on 21/02/2018
» LONDON: Lloyds Banking Group on Wednesday said that its net profit soared 52% last year, when the UK lender returned fully to the private sector following a state bailout.
CIMB pushes low-volatility assets as correction looms
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 21/02/2018
» Investors have been advised to diversify their portfolios with low-volatility assets as global stock markets could experience a correction this year or next, says CIMB Principal Asset Management.
The new era of globalisation
Business, Published on 20/02/2018
» There were two seminal political developments in 2016: the UK’s vote to exit the European Union and Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election. While diverse dynamics drove each development, a key factor in both countries appeared to be diminished public support for deeper international integration, reflected in growing hostility to cross-border flows of goods and people, which are core elements of what we have come to know as globalisation.