Representatives of the House of Representatives and the US Senate have agreed to include additional sanctions against Russia’s Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline.
The sanctions will be included in the US State Defense Act for 2021.This was reported by Bloomberg. The sanctions will affect insurance and certification companies working with Russian courts to complete the project. The draft defense law must be agreed in the United States by the end of the year.
“The new legislation on sanctions states that the previously imposed sanctions apply to all pipeline and insurance activities,” the newspaper said.
At the same time, Germany, as an ally, is not subject to US sanctions.
Gazprom can circumvent European restrictions on the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline through a contract for gas supplies to the German market, which it has concluded with the Austrian company OMV. As we know, the EU gas directive requires half of the capacity of gas pipelines to be provided to independent suppliers. Except for routes for […]
Shares of cruise company Royal Caribbean, which decreased by 57% since the beginning of the year, rose for the last quarter and closed with an increase of 10% to $ 57.31 per share on Monday after the publication of the financial results of the second quarter. Investor`s optimism is based on Royal Caribbean management’s statements […]
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Last week, Berkshire Hathaway has submitted a report form 13F to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the second quarter of 2020, by providing an updated information about its portfolio of shares for publicly traded companies. The portfolio of one of the most famous in the world of investment companies headed by Chairman and […]
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The National Bank of Ukraine plans to sell PrivatBank. Its privatization, the NBU believes, may be of interest to the most prestigious international investors, as the Ukrainian banking sector has potential. The head of the NBU Kirill Shevchenko in an interview with GlobalCapital stated this. “Our banking sector has significant potential for international investors. We […]
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The GTS of Ukraine operator has concluded an agreement on the diagnostics of the country’s main gas pipelines with the Swiss company ROSEN Europe B.V. “The agreement provides for the inspection of more than 4.5 thousand km of main gas pipelines with a diameter of 1,400 mm with a deadline of the end of 2024. […]
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Shares of BlackBerry jumped sharply on auction on December 1 after the news of a partnership with Amazon Web Service. Together they will develop and sell a service for connected cars – IVY platform. Stock quotes at the beginning of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) rose by 35%. The company’s first plans […]
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TUI will receive another 1.2 billion euros in state aid in connection with the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, the press service of the travel concern said. “The € 1.2 billion stabilization package strengthens the group’s position, providing sufficient liquidity in an unstable market environment. This applies to both the tourist season of the winter […]
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Chinese social network TikTok trying through the courts to appeal the decree of US President Donald Trump, which provides for a ban on its activities in the country, if it is not sold to an American company. This was reported by Interfax-Ukraine on Tuesday, August 25, with reference to the Chinese media. “It is not […]
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The German publishing holding Axel Springer will purchase the Politico policy site. This was reported by the press service of Axel Springer. The holding has signed an agreement with the founder and publisher of Politico, Robert Allbritton, to acquire the American company Politico and the news website Protocol, which specializes in the technology sector. The […]
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In January-October 2020, Ukraine reduced exports of agricultural products by 1.7% compared to the same period last year. According to the Ukrainian Club of Agrarian Business Association exports were reduced exactly to $ 17.6 billion. According to this data, imports of agricultural products for the reporting period increased by 14.4% to $ 5.1 billion. Thus, […]
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China, Australia, Japan and 12 other countries in the Asia-Pacific region have formed the world’s largest free trade area. The agreement was signed during the online summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. We are talking about the creation of a free trade area called the Comprehensive Regional Economic Partnership (CREP). The following countries […]
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Global trade turnover in 2020 will decrease by 7-9%. This was announced on Wednesday, October 21, by the RBC-Ukraine news agency with reference to the report of the UN Conference on Trade and Development UNCTAD. The decline in trade has occurred in all regions of the world due to quarantine restrictions, the report said. They […]
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Inflation in Ukraine in 2017 has an upward trend. Experts predict the order of 8%. With regard to the dollar – the assumption is not very comforting. All these things and more were discussed at the general meeting of the EBA Ukraine’s Business Climate-Global Outlook, which took place on January 26, 2017. In 2017 on […]
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The car company plans to increase the production of electric and hybrid cars, and in the coming years will be actively engaged in developing new models. Leaders of Ford Motor Company announced that they plan to invest in the production of electric and hybrid vehicles $ 4.5 billion. The CEO of the company Mark Fields […]
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SE Antonov and Taqnia Aeronautics Co., signed an agreement on cooperation in the organization of the aircraft manufacturing complex for production of aircrafts An-132. This is stated in the press service of the Antonov. The document contains specific plans for delivering, organizing operation, after-sales support of Antonov aircrafts families of AN-132, AN-148 and AN-178. It […]
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Starbucks reported its biggest profit of all time in the UK, and it can serve as a long-term completion of a tax dispute with the British government. After the company was involved in a major tax scandal in 2012, when it was accused of tax evasion, Starbucks paid UK a large sum of income tax […]
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Today, December 2, 2015, in the capital «Hilton» hotel passes the fourth international “The Tiger Conference”, which is devoted to energy issues, the new economy, leadership, and the rule of law. The conference was attended by over 300 of heads of domestic and foreign companies as well as government leaders and public figures. Representatives of […]
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