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As global economies dwindle, world wakes up to China’s hostile takeovers amid pandemic
Geeta Mohan, India Today As the coronavirus pandemic continues to batter economies across the world, including India and the European...
Too much oil: How a barrel came to be worth less than nothing
Stanley Reed and Clifford Krauss, New York Times One oil price went negative on Monday, signaling that there is no place to store all the...
Keeping an eye on Chinese FDI
Suman Layak, The Economic Times As a safeguard measure, the India government wants to scrutinise FDI originating from China. Read the...
EU aims to bar ‘predatory’ takeovers of weakened firms
EURACTIV.com with AFP EU trade ministers vowed on Thursday (16 April) to protect strategic European companies weakened by the...
NATO warns allies to block China buying spree
Teri Schultz, Deutsche Welle Will the financial fallout from COVID-19 make European infrastructure vulnerable to the Chinese government's...
EU trade chief urges tougher defences against foreign takeovers
Jim Brunsden, Financial Times The EU’s trade commissioner has urged countries to toughen their vetting of foreign takeover bids, warning...
Impact of Covid-19 on FDI regimes
S&R Associates, Bloomberg Quint In the last few years, countries such as the United States have intervened in or blocked proposed...
EU FDI screening: Protecting strategic assets and technology during the corona crisis
Sophie-Charlotte Fischer, CSS ETH Zurich The criticality of medical goods and volatility of European economies resulting from the corona...
Despite New China-Africa Tension, Beijing Has a Pivotal Role to Play in Africa's COVID-19 Recovery
John Campbell, Council on Foreign Relations Videos and images have surfaced showing young African men being dragged in handcuffs by...
China is bargain hunting—and western security is at risk
Elisabeth Braw, Foreign Policy Beijing could use the coronavirus-induced economic crisis to go on a buying spree. The U.S. and European...
MPs summon China-owned firm execs over security concerns
Simon Jack, BBC News There are concerns that the Chinese owner of Imagination Technologies has renewed efforts to transfer ownership of...
EU to give €20 million to aid sanctions-hit Iran in Coronavirus fight
France 24 with Reuters The European Union will send €20 million in humanitarian aid to Iran, which is subject to US sanctions, to help...
PM Modi dials Brazilian President Bolsonaro, discuss COVID-19, bilateral cooperation
NDTV PM Modi assured all possible support to the Brazilian President and agreed that officials from both the countries would remain in...
Only multilateralism can help world overcome global crisis
The Business Times US protectionist policies continue to disrupt supply chains and discourage investment around the world. These factors...
A Covid-19 Supply Chain Shock Born in China is Going Global
Bloomberg for Industry Week The world's supply chains are facing a root-to-branch shutdown unlike any seen in modern peacetime. Analysts...
Coronavirus: Carmakers answer pleas to make medical supplies
BBC News Car firms are answering calls from governments to help make more ventilators and face masks to help out during the coronavirus...
Economic diplomacy: Rising risks and missing links in a pandemic
The Interpreter for The Lowy Institute Covid-19 reveals a need for Australian exports beyond China, security plans for epidemics, and...
Coronavirus Drives the U.S. and China Deeper Into Global Power Struggle
The New York Times Experts warn that an international health and economic crisis calls for more cooperation, not confrontation, between...
South Africa's ruthlessly efficient fight against Coronavirus
Andrew Harding, BBC In one week of South African lockdown, more than 47,000 people have been tested, and 67 mobile testing units have...
Coronavirus outbreak eats into EU unity
Katya Adler, BBC Every European government is struggling to protect their populations - their jobs, their health and their economy. But...
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