Category: Finance News

Jul 6

Salman Chishti, Ajmer Dargah cleric who announced bounty on Nupur Sharma’s head, arrested by Rajasthan Police

Salman Chishti, Khadim of the Ajmer Dargah, was detained by the Ajmer Police last night for making a provocative statement against suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Vikas Sangwan told news agency ANI. Khadim Salman Chishti was taken into custody on Wednesday at around 12.45 AM after a video showing him […]
Jul 6

Bank of Thailand Says Top Priority Is Economic Recovery

Bank of Thailand Assistant Governor Piti Disyatat discusses the state of the economy, monetary policy and the local currency. A report showed Tuesday Thailand’s retail inflation accelerated in June to a new 14-year high, boosting the case for central bank to raise borrowing costs sooner than later. Piti speaks with Haslinda Amin and Rishaad Salamat on […]
Jul 6

Barings: Hard to See Dollar Weakening Substantially

Christopher Smart, chief global strategist at Barings, discusses the outlook for the U.S., Chinese and European economies, the dollar, and his views on crypto currencies. Smart, who served as Special Assistant to the President at the National Economic Council and the National Security Council and also spent four years as Deputy Assistant Secretary of the […]
Jul 5

UK factories braced for energy rationing this winter amid fears Russia could turn off the taps

Energy rationing could be on the cards this winter, with British factory owners suffering constraints to their energy supplies. There are growing fears Russia could strategically cut off gas into Europe, with Kremlin already halting supplies into multiple companies and countries across the continent which refused to pay for gas in roubles. The rouble requirement […]
Jul 5

‘Veganuary’ founder launches new £30m vegan venture fund

The co-founder of the ‘Veganuary’ has launched a £30m investment vehicle today designed to spur growth in firms developing meat-free animal alternative products. London-headquartered Sentient Ventures, headed up by Veganuary co-founder Matthew Glover, venture investor Alexandra Clark, and former investment banker Manish Karani, will pump early-stage growth capital of between £500,000 and £2.5m into plant- […]