JD.com sales during China shopping festival beat expectations -analysts
By Casey Hall and Sophie Yu SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Sales on JD.com’s e-commerce site during China’s mid-year shopping festival – the…
Economy
EU exec proposes new withholding tax rules to attract investors
By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission on Monday proposed changes to the way investors pay withholding tax…
Saudi SCOPA and Airbus agree to produce helicopters in the kingdom -SCOPA CEO
DUBAI (Reuters) -Saudi defence company SCOPA Industries and Airbus have signed an agreement to jointly produce civil and military helicopters…
France targets budget savings of 10 billion euros – finance minister
PARIS (Reuters) -A French government spending review has identified 10 billion euros ($11 billion) in budget savings that will be…
New Zealand PM Hipkins to visit China, meet President Xi Jinping
SYDNEY/BEIJING (Reuters) -New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said on Monday he would visit China from June 25 to 30,…
Analysis-Behind aviation recovery, suppliers struggle to keep up
By Allison Lampert, Tim Hepher and Valerie Insinna PARIS (Reuters) – For dealmakers, this week’s Paris Air Show will showcase…
Dubai chases long-term growth as property booms, seeks to blunt debt risk
By Rachna Uppal and Yousef Saba DUBAI (Reuters) – Buoyed by a swift economic rebound post-COVID, Dubai is racing to…
U.S. Secretary of State Blinken to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping
BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday in Beijing,…
China seen cutting key lending benchmarks as economy slows
SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – China is widely expected to cut key lending benchmarks on Tuesday in the first such easing in…
Biman Bangladesh to buy 10 Airbus jets, breaking Boeing reliance – minister
By Ruma Paul and Tim Hepher DHAKA/PARIS (Reuters) – State-owned carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines has decided to purchase 10 planes…