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Daimler to spend over $2B to settle diesel scandal

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The German auto concern Daimler will spend about $ 1.5 billion to settle the "diesel scandal" with the US authorities, and another $ 700 million - to settle a class action lawsuit on this matter, the company said in a release. In June 2019, the Bild...

Carlsberg's net profit decreases by 7% for the first half of the year

Carlsberg's net profit decreases by 7% for the first half of the year
Net profit of the Carlsberg group of companies, one of the world's leading beer producers, attributable to shareholders in the first half of 2020 fell by 7.3% in annual terms and reached 2.855 billion Danish kroner (451 million dollars), follows...

Former Wirecard top manager is put on international wanted list

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Interpol has put the former operating director of the German company Wirecard Jan Marsalek on the international wanted list. His photograph was published on the organization's website. The media reported that he may be hiding in Russia. The search...

UK's most expensive fintech startup Revolut triples spending in 2019

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The most expensive fintech startup in the UK, Revolut, spent three times more money in 2019 than a year earlier. This is partly due to the active expansion of the staff. At the same time, after the start of the pandemic, according to Wired, the...
Markets & Industries

BCG: COVID-19 crisis ends a decade of growth in luxury market

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Consulting company Boston Consulting Group (BCG) presented its latest report on the state of the global luxury goods and luxury goods market. Experts note that the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic has led to a real crisis in the market, which was...

Study: Internet sales in the US will reach 2019 levels by October

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According to the forecasts of Adobe, the volume of Internet sales in the United States will reach the volume of the whole of 2019 by October of this year. These findings are contained in the Digital Economy Index, which is compiled by Adobe based on...

McKinsey finds most vulnerable global value chains during pandemic

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McKinsey Global Institute has released the Risk, Resilience and Rebalancing in Global Value Chains Report, adding new risks posed by the COVID-19 pandemic to the traditional business threat map. According to experts, a hundred-day global financial...

Goldman Sachs assesses market risks after COVID-19 vaccine is released

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The emergence of an effective vaccine against the novel coronavirus could change the situation in the stock markets, analysts at Goldman Sachs warn. In their opinion, investors need to prepare for the sale of bonds and the flow of capital from the...
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DI, French leader of asbestos removal and decontamination

As environmental and anti-pollution standards tightened, in all countries across Europe and America, finding specialists who are able to address all projects has become more important than ever. If industrial and sanitary norms are not met, projects can come to a standstill or even require catastrophic deconstruction. In order to address this rising complexity, French leader DI has focused on al...
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“Wherever we go, we are above all at the service of the local authorities' urban project” an interview with Carmen Munoz, CEO of the French Company Citelum

Citelum, a subsidiary of the French energy group EDF, is a company specializing in urban lighting, which currently generates more than 75% of its revenue from international operations. Its general manager, Carmen Munoz-Dormoy, explains how the company has established itself abroad and how it is involved in local urban development.1. In your last activity report, you stated that you ar...
World & Politics

China sets to reorient economy from export to domestic consumption

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The Chinese authorities are preparing a number of important initiatives that should help them reorient the economy to domestic consumption from exports, amid the global recession and deteriorating relations with the United States. The need to make...

Lebanese government resigns amid massive protests

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The Lebanese government will resign in full. The inability of the Cabinet of Ministers to cope with the economic crisis caused discontent among the people, which sharply increased after the devastating explosion in the port of Beirut. Lebanese...

Several countries led by the US accused China of undermining Hong Kong's autonomy

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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, as well as the Foreign Ministers of Great Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand issued a joint statement condemning China's actions towards Hong Kong. They called the postponement of the parliamentary...

Trump allows that Beirut explosion resulted from attack

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US President Donald Trump said that it is not yet known exactly what happened on August 4 in Beirut. Earlier, Head of the White House said that "some kind of bomb" had exploded in the Lebanese capital. US Defense Secretary Mark Esper called the...
Management & Strategy

Study: Distance employment potential is limited by GDP and Internet access

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The World Bank estimates that up to 24% of jobs globally could be performed from home, with the largest proportion of employees going to work remotely in wealthy countries with high GDP per capita. The maximum potential for their transfer is in the...

McDonald's sues its former CEO

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On Monday, August 10, McDonald’s filed a lawsuit with a US court against the company’s former CEO Stephen Easterbrook, the corporation said in documents filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. McDonald’s accuses Mr. Easterbrook of...

Two key elements for a breakthrough in your life

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You have already reached a certain point, but the next step is so far away that you cannot even think about how to get there on your own? A breakthrough is needed. And for such a dramatic increase in the result, it will be useful to receive help and...

Ford CEO is stepping down

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On Tuesday, August 4, American automaker Ford announced the resignation of the company’s CEO and President Jim Hackett. He will be succeeded by the current Chief Operating Officer Jim Farley, who will take over these positions on October 1. He has...