Iran’s president presented a draft state budget of about $39 billion to parliament on Sunday, saying it was designed to resist U.S. sanctions by limiting dependence on oil exports.
Archives for December 2019
China November exports fall, but import growth hints of recovering demand
China’s exports in November shrank for the fourth consecutive month, underscoring persistent pressures on manufacturers from the Sino-U.S. war but growth in imports may be a sign that Beijing’s stimulus steps are helping to stoke demand.
Small Business Trends to Help You Plan For 2020
Every small business should pay attention to emerging trends for 2020 and beyond. Let’s look at a few of these trends and how they can impact your bottom line. Remote Work is Growing According to TalentLMS, an online learning platform company, as of 2019, the number of companies with a remote workforce is getting bigger — […]
Struggling with Digital Transformation? Meet the experts at ‘The Evolving Enterprise’
Experienced executives in many sectors will tell you that today they face their toughest business challenges ever. Even leaders in successful and well-established enterprises are concerned at what the third decade of the millennium holds for them. Lean new competitors are entering the market, they enjoy lower operating expenses and are using disruptive technologies to tear up the rule […]
Ericsson to pay over $1 billion to resolve U.S. corruption probes
Swedish mobile telecoms company Ericsson has agreed to pay over $1 billion to resolve probes into corruption, including the bribing of government officials, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Friday.
Tesla boss Elon Musk wins defamation trial over his ‘pedo guy’ tweet
Tesla Inc boss Elon Musk emerged victorious on Friday from a closely watched defamation trial as a federal court jury swiftly rejected the $190 million claim brought against him by a British cave explorer who Musk had branded a “pedo guy” on Twitter.
BOJ to consider offering bleaker view on output as trade war bites – sources
The Bank of Japan will consider offering a bleaker assessment on factory output than in October at its rate review this month, sources said, underscoring its concern over the broadening fallout from the U.S.-China trade war and slowing global demand.
Trump calls for World Bank to stop loaning to China
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday called for the World Bank to stop loaning money to China, one day after the institution adopted a lending plan to Beijing over Washington’s objections.
Practice round-up: RSM, Haslers, and more…
This week’s practice round-up sees RSM UK partnering up with NICE and firms Haslers and KPMG promoting mental wellbeing whilst Bishop Fleming is crowned ‘Business of The Year.’ RSM UK partners up with NICE for key business automation services The collaboration will allow the audit, tax and consulting firm to use fully scalable Robotic Process […]
IoT Now Magazine Q4 – New issue out now! Industrial IoT in action, beginner’s guide to eSIM and an exciting outlook on automotive IoT
IoT Now Magazine (ISSN 2397-2793) explores the evolving opportunities and challenges facing service providers across this sector. Our exclusive interviews pass on the key lessons learned by industry leaders in next gen Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) services.