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Alibaba applies for secondary listing at Hong Kong Stock Exchange

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Alibaba Group Holding has applied for listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The company’s statement sent to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) will remain a priority platform for the holding....

Bloomberg: Facebook nearly bought TikTok back in 2016

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Three years ago, Facebook was negotiating purchase of the Musical.ly video service, but declined the deal, Bloomberg writes. As a result, the new owner of the application turned it into TikTok social network, which has gained popularity among...

Telegram demands to reject claims against 'Gram' cryptocurrency

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Telegram Group Inc. demanded that the court consider the lawsuit filed against the company by the US Securities and Exchange Commission over the launch of the Telegram Open Network (TON) blockchain platform and the Gram cryptocurrency. This is...

Tesla to build its first European factory

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Tesla, an American electric car manufacturer, will build its first European plant and design center in Berlin, said the company's head Elon Musk. The plant (Gigafactory) will be located next to the new airport in Berlin. Musk said that the company...
Markets & Industries

IEA expects global oil demand, US share in global oil production to increase

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Global demand for oil will increase by 6.8% by 2025, compared to 103.5 million barrels per day in 2018, the International Energy Agency (IEA) notes. At the same time, the demand for oil in developing countries will be growing annually by 900...

US sanctions make Venezuela scale down oil prices

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Venezuela is forced to sell oil at reduced prices, since US sanctions against the government of President Nicolas Maduro are having an increasingly negative impact on its most important source of income, the Financial Times writes with reference to...

Chinese Bachelor’s Day hits record once again

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The Chinese counterpart to American Black Friday, Bachelor’s Day, has collected record customer orders once again. Alibaba alone posted sales of $ 38.4 billion that day, up 24% from last year. This year, the scope of Chinese sales spread to...

Analysts: Venture capital deals decrease in China as Chinese economy is slowing down

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Venture capital deals in the Asia-Pacific region shrank by one fifth in Q3 amid a slowdown in China's economy and massive protests in Hong Kong, according to the South China Morning Post. Total transaction value fell to $ 14.92 billion from $ 18.61...
In-depth coverage

For Oberthur Fiduciaire, the fiduciary industry is a key partner of Central Banks

Central Banks officials have been cutting interest rates in response to ongoing trade tensions in an effort to mitigate economic fallout. This is one of a number of ways that the European Central Bank, the Bank of Japan, and the Federal Reserve, in particular, have unique influence over the global economy. It is easy to forget that central banks are also responsible for creating the physica...
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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

Eurozone economy slows down, no recession expected

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The German economy avoided recession in the third quarter, but its growth was extremely weak, amounting to only 0.1% of GDP quarter-on-quarter and 0.5% in annual terms. The sharp decline in industry was partially offset by an increase in...

Japanese GDP slows to minimum in Q3

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The trade war has had a negative impact on the Japanese economy. Against this background, Tokyo may increase budgetary investments in the economy. Japan's GDP in the III quarter grew at the slowest pace for the year, as the trade war between the US...

Trump offers Erdogan $100 bln deal

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan begins his two-day visit to the United States on November 1. There, he will meet with Donald Trump, who recently threatened to destroy the Turkish economy and imposed sanctions against Ankara. Such a reaction...

Michael Bloomberg to stand as US presidential candidate

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Former Mayor of New York, billionaire Michael Bloomberg may stand as a Democratic candidate for the U.S. presidential election in 2020. Earlier, the businessman claimed that he was not going to participate in the race. Now he believes that the...
Management & Strategy

Two-factor motivation for your employees

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Psychologist Frederick Herzberg, one of the pioneers in the field of human resources management and management theory, is known for his idea of expanding professional responsibilities, as well as for his proposed two-factor motivation theory. He and...

This is boring! How to arrange productive meetings

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Meetings are often considered a waste of time or unbearably boring. However, the problem is not in their very idea, but in how they are carried out. First of all, a meeting needs a leader who will understand intricacies of the issue. The main trap...

Time to go: How to deal with dismissal

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So, you have decided that it’s time to move on and change your job (or employee). Whoever you are - an employee or a manager - you are probably uncomfortable with dismissal. Anyone who has worked with a good team understands how close relationships...

Four levels of attention to hear your employees

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Here’s an advice that will be useful to everyone: find the courage to ask questions and voice your true desires. Express your thoughts clearly to avoid misunderstandings. This alone can completely change your life. Now let’s talk about the same, but...