Finance and Economy
European Union (EU) will disintegrate, the same way the Soviet Union collapsed on 26 December 1991, if the people of Europe refuse to wake up. In his latest and probably last lecture before the elections for the European Parliament in May 2019, billionaire George Soros desperately wants the sleeping pro-Europe majority not to waste time […]
... written on Feb 12 2019Last month, the IMF (International Monetary Fund) lowered its global economic growth forecast for this year (2019) from 3.7% to 3.5%. Now, the organisation has a new warning – prepares for an economic storm. Speaking at the World Government Summit in Dubai, the IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said – “We see an economy that […]
... written on Feb 11 2019Every business owner wants to save money. If they did not want to limit business expenses, they would probably would not be business owners for long. However, as seen in the web hosting bluebook, it can be hard to cut costs when you own a digital business. Thankfully, it is not impossible to save on […]
... written on Feb 05 2019The on-again, off-again East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project is still being studied whether to be dropped or deferred, some 9 months after the new Pakatan Harapan government defeated the Barisan Nasional regime. Just when everyone thought a final decision is about to be announced, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad dropped a bombshell – no decision […]
... written on Feb 01 2019Last year, for the first time in 7 years, Huawei successfully broke the Samsung-Apple’s domination, No. 1 and 2 respectively, in the smartphone market. Huawei shipments skyrocketed and overtook Apple to become the world’s second-largest smartphone maker. Apparently, the strategy of positioning Honor to capture mid-tier segment and premium P20 Pro appeared to be working. […]
... written on Jan 31 2019As expected, the new Pakatan Harapan government fails to snatch the Cameron Highlands parliamentary seat from Barisan Nasional. On Saturday (Jan 26), Barisan’s Ramli Mohd Nor became the first indigenous “Orang Asli” to be elected as a Member of Parliament. He won the seat with a 3,238-vote majority in a four-cornered contest against Pakatan candidate M. […]
... written on Jan 28 2019Venezuela, a country that has produced truckloads of beauty pageants in the past, is now entering a new crisis. Superpower United States of America had finally made its move to recognise the opposition leader Juan Guaidó as the country’s interim president, a move that could plunge the nation into further chaos – even a civil […]
... written on Jan 25 2019There is one glaring issue since the arrest of China tech giant Huawei’s CFO by the Canadian authorities on Dec 1, 2018 in Vancouver, Canada, apparently at the request of the U.S. for allegedly breaking U.S. imposed sanctions on Iran. From the beginning, the arrest screams “politically motivated” because American CEOs had committed the same […]
... written on Jan 24 2019The clock is ticking and the U.S. has finally informed the Canadian government of its intention to proceed with a formal request to extradite Meng Wanzhou, otherwise known as Sabrina Meng or Cathy Meng. The daughter of Huawei’s founder Ren Zhengfei was arrested on Dec 1, 2018 in Vancouver, Canada, while she was transferring flights […]
... written on Jan 23 2019Small businesses often require influxes of money at short notice. Sometimes they cannot survive 3 to 4 weeks to secure a traditional business loan. As a small business owner, you may wonder how you can secure a business loan in a matter of days or hours. Fortunately, there are many quicker alternatives to traditional business […]
... written on Jan 22 2019
