Lion Air targets up to $1 billion IPO in early 2020: sources
Indonesia’s Lion Air has accelerated preparations for a stock market listing in the first quarter of next year with an initial public offering (IPO) that...
German carmaker Audi to ramp up engine output in Hungary in 2020: minister
German premium carmaker Audi will ramp up engine output to 2.25 million units next year at its Hungarian factory, up from 1.95 million produced in...
Asia trade pact doesn’t reflect India’s interests, decided not to join: PM Modi
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that he could not compromise the interests of farmers and workers at home by joining a China-led...
A lull in Lebanon’s protests is over
Protesters blocked roads in Beirut and other parts of Lebanon on Monday, pressing a wave of demonstrations against the ruling elite that have plunged the...
Poland’s ruling party names two former party lawmakers to top court
Poland’s ruling nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party on Monday nominated three new judges, two of them former hardline PiS lawmakers, to the Constitutional Tribunal,...
Germany to hike electric car subsidies as VW launches car
Germany plans to increase by half the grants available to buyers of electric cars over the five years from 2020, according to a government document...
India rejects China-backed Asian trade deal, as others move ahead
China joined 14 countries on Monday in agreeing terms for what could be the world’s biggest trade pact, but India pulled out at the last...
Trump officials shun impeachment inquiry as lawmakers prepare public hearings
Some witnesses called to testify in the impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday and later this week are defying Democratic lawmakers’ requests...
McDonald’s CEO surprise exit throws long-term vision into doubt: analysts
The surprise exit of McDonald’s Corp chief executive officer, Steve Easterbrook, over the weekend has Wall Street wondering whether the burger chain’s multi-billion dollar strategy...
Oil prices creep higher on U.S.-China hopes and OPEC talks
Oil prices crept upwards on Monday, with Brent reaching its highest in more than a month after the previous day’s boost from growing expectations of...