The Election Showed a Divided Country. Investors Can Live With That.
Summary On Tuesday night during this year’s US midterm election, voters were not the only ones waiting for results. Investors in Asia, Europe, and …
Deadly Gaza Raid by Israel Threatens Nascent Cease-Fire
Summary Last Sunday, an Israeli operation went bad in the Gaza Strip killing seven Palestinians and causing an eruption of rocket fire to ensue, …
Egypt Says It Killed 19 Militants After Deadly Attack on Christians
Summary Egypt reports that last Sunday, November 4th, it had successfully killed 19 people connected to the shooting of a bus that left seven …
Nissan boss & Prime presidential candidate in Lebanon, Carlos Ghosn arrested over ‘misconduct’
Summary Carlos Ghosen, Chairman of Nissan and Chief executive of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Motors strategic alliance has been arrested. Charges against Ghosen include under-reporting his …
Facing Tensions Close to Home, Japan’s Abe Cements Alliance with Australia
Summary Last Friday, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe went to Darwin, Australia to join Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison in remembering the 250 people …
Tanzania loses $300 million World Bank loan amid crackdown concerns
Summary The World Bank has pulled a planned $300 million educational loan to Tanzania amid concerns about the country’s policy of banning pregnant girls …
Consulting Briefing No.1 : CSR Concepts and Theories
FLIA Consulting Briefing Issue No. 1 Corporate Social Responsibility: Concepts and Theories Miaoqiang Dai Edited and translated by FLIA CSR Project Team Download Full Briefing: …
South Africa to invest $1 bln in South Sudan’s oil sector
Summary South Africa will invest $1 billion in South Sudan’s oil sector, refinery construction included. The oil industry in South Sudan used to …
US authorities fire tear gas to disperse migrants at border
Summary At the San Ysidro Port of Entry, a U.S.-Mexico border crossing, tear gas was thrown at Central American Migrants attempting to storm the …
UK government minister Jo Johnson resigns over Theresa May’s Brexit plan
Summary Jo Johnson, junior transport minister of United Kingdom, resigned over Theresa May’s Brexit plan. His resignation will likely come as a blow to May …