INSEAD Day 4 - 728x90

Google to invest $6.4bn

The investment is its biggest-ever in Germany.

Pfizer poised to buy Metsera

The pharma giant improved its offer to $10bn.

Ozempic maker lowers outlook

The company posted tepid Q3 results.

Kimberly-Clark to buy Kenvue

The deal is valued at $48.7 billion.

BYD Q3 profit down 33%

This was a 33% year-on-year decrease.
  • Moscow, Russia - Moscow has expanded its stop-list as a retaliatory measure barring 54 UK citizens from entering Russia, the...

    The list now includes Lucy Frazer, UK secretary of state for digital, culture, media and sport, "who is promoting Russia’s international sports isolation."

    Other UK nationals on the list include journalists from the BBC, Guardian Media Group, the Daily Telegraph, as well as Karim Khan, prosecutor with the ICC

  • The confrontation occurred in Pyla, an ethnically mixed village in the UN-patrolled area between the internationally recognised Republic of Cyprus...

    EU condemned the incident, as well as Britain, France and US, who in a joint statement expressed "serious concern at the launch of unauthorised construction" of the road

    Authorities in the self-proclaimed Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, who say the road project is aimed at easing the plight of its people, dismissed the UN mission's allegations

  • Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - India and Saudi Arabia are in discussions regarding a state visit by Crown Prince Mohammed bin...

    The discussions are said to be centered around the Crown Prince's visit after the G20 summit on September 9-10 which he would also be attending

    Saudi Arabia is a major supplier of oil to India, and the two countries have been working to develop renewable energy projects together

  • Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia and India signed on Friday an agreement on digitization and electronic manufacturing. The agreement...

    The agreement seeks to enhance Saudi-Indian cooperation in the fields of digital infrastructure, e-health, and e-learning

    It also aims at building robust strategic partnerships that promote innovation and the growth of the digital economy

  • MOSCOW, RUSSIA - Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved the composition of the country’s delegation to the 78th session of...

    In recent years, Russia’s delegation to the UN General Assembly has been headed by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

    The 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly will begin in New York on September 19.

  • Iran's foreign minister met Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during his first visit since the Middle East rivals...

    The Iranian foreign minister called the 90-minute meeting a "direct, frank, and productive conversation".

    The Iranian minister said the success of the region is possible by strengthening dialogue and cooperation.

  • The speedy filling of storage facilities means the bloc is "in a much more stable position than it was this...

    The crisis sparked by Russia's war led to the European Union adopting a law requiring the 90-percent gas storage by November 1 each year.

    Before Moscow launched its invasion in February 2022, Russia accounted for nearly half of the EU's natural gas imports.

  • TEHRAN, IRAN – Iran is the first Islamic country to possess a very modern observatory, the head of the Institute...

    The head of the Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences said that Iran lacked the resources to build an observatory.

    He added that an observatory is like a living entity, and continuous work and progress are necessary for proper functioning.

  • BEIJING, CHINA - Between January and July 2023, Chinese enterprises made non-financial direct investments totaling US$13.69 billion (RMB95.34 billion) in...

    This growth amounts to approximately US$13.69 billion, constituting nearly 20 percent of the overall investment in January-July 2023.

    The value of newly signed contracts amounted to US$103 billion, indicating a marginal 0.6 percent year-on-year increase.

  • Turkey’s top diplomat Hakan Fidan is planning to discuss the results of these discussions with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov...

    Under another scenario, unilateral actions will be taken to set up alternative routes based on bilateral agreements, particularly for Ukrainian agricultural supplies via the Danube

    The third, an only 'viable option', envisages a revival of the grain deal "as soon as certain Russian concerns are removed".