EU post-Brexit imports from UK halve in Jan-Feb, trade surplus rises
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's imports from Britain almost halved in the first two months of the year following the UK exit from the EU single market, data showed on Friday, and the 27-nation bloc's trade surplus with Britain rose as exports fell by less. The European Union's statistics office Eurostat said EU imports from Britain dropped 47.0% year-on-year in January-February to 16.6 billion euros ($19.9 billion) while exports to the United Kingdom declined only 20.2% to 39.8 billion euros. As a result, the EU's trade surplus with Britain rose to 23.2 billion euros in the first two months after Britain's Brexit transition period expired from 18.6 billion euros in the same period of 2020, when London still enjoyed unfettered access to the EU's single market. Eurostat said the...
Column: E-euro starts to take shape
By Mike Dolan LONDON (Reuters) - The promised digital euro started to take shape this week and signals from Frankfurt may offer some relief to nervy commercial banks worried about being sidelined by...
Google misled consumers over data collection – Australian watchdog
By Swati Pandey SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's federal court found Alphabet Inc's Google misled some consumers about personal location data collected through Android mobile devices, the country's...
COVID-19 DASHBOARD UPDATE
April 10th, 2021 The most recent reports received by the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment from the Mount St. Johns Medical Centre (MSJMC) and the Caribbean Public Health Agency...
Antigua and Barbuda PM Seeks Reparation From All Souls College
St John’s, Antigua and Barbuda - April 6… Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister, Gaston Browne, has written to the Master of All Souls College at Oxford University, seeking reparations for what now...
City of London Brexit hit worse than expected, says study
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Over 400 financial firms in Britain have shifted activities, staff and a combined trillion pounds ($1.4 trillion) in assets to hubs in the European Union due to...
Tourist Arrivals Down 87% In January 2021 As Unwto Calls For Stronger Coordination To Restart Tourism
The devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on global tourism has carried on into 2021, with new data showing an 87% fall in international tourist arrivals in January as compared to 2020. The...
Yida Zhang signs Multi-Million-Dollar Agreement with Investment Company
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda – 31st March, 2021…….Prime Minister the Hon. Gaston Browne on Wednesday witnessed the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement between Yida International Investment...
Address by Prime Minister Gaston Browne at UN Security Council Open Debate on Climate Change
Mr. President, Mr. Secretary-General, Distinguished Colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I have the honor to deliver this statement on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (‘AOSIS’)…
PM Browne calls for political ceasefire as Government fights COVID-19 Virus
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda – 20th February, 2021……Prime Minister the Hon. Gaston Browne on Saturday, during his weekly appearance on a radio programme on 99.1 Pointe FM has called on his political opponents to observe a ceasefire and join his government in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
“I am going to commit myself from today that I will aspire to have nothing…
EU post-Brexit imports from UK halve in Jan-Feb, trade surplus rises
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's imports from Britain almost halved in the first two months of the year following the UK exit from the EU single market, data showed on Friday, and the 27-nation bloc's trade surplus with Britain rose as exports fell by less....
Column: E-euro starts to take shape
By Mike Dolan LONDON (Reuters) - The promised digital euro started to take shape this week and signals from Frankfurt may offer some relief to nervy commercial banks worried about being sidelined by the latest disrupter. With the "hands off" pandemic accelerating the...
City of London Brexit hit worse than expected, says study
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Over 400 financial firms in Britain have shifted activities, staff and a combined trillion pounds ($1.4 trillion) in assets to hubs in the European Union due to Brexit, with more pain to come, a study from New Financial think tank said...
Google misled consumers over data collection – Australian watchdog
By Swati Pandey SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's federal court found Alphabet Inc's Google misled some consumers about personal location data collected through Android mobile devices, the country's competition regulator said on Friday. The Australian Competition and...
Prime Minister Gaston Browne signs book of condolences in respect for the life and service of The Prince Philip
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda – 14th April, 2021…….Prime Minister the Hon. Gaston Browne, on Tuesday joined Governor General, His Excellency Sir Rodney Williams and Lady Williams and British Resident Commissioner, Her Excellency Lindsy Thompson in signing the book...
Prime Minister Browne sends message of condolence to Queen Elizabeth on the passing of The Prince Phillip, The Duke of Edinburgh
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda – 9thApril, 2021 Prime Minister the Hon. Gaston Browne on Friday, through Antigua and Barbuda’s High Commission in London, has sent a message of condolence to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on the passing of her husband, His Royal...
Soured credit at euro zone banks falls to new low despite recession: ECB
by Balazs Koranyi; Editing by Toby Chopra FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Bad loans at euro zone banks fell to a new low in the last quarter of 2020, fresh data showed on Monday, underscoring warnings from the European Central Bank that lenders are not preparing for a deluge of...
Record penalty for Ma’s Alibaba marks tumultuous stretch for its founder
By Tony Munroe BEIJING (Reuters) - Once seemingly untouchable, Alibaba founder Jack Ma has endured a tumultuous run that saw his Chinese e-commerce giant hit with a record 18 billion yuan ($2.75 billion) antitrust fine on Saturday, resolving one key uncertainty even...