Russian cybersecurity firm Positive Technologies is pressing ahead with plans for an initial public offering (IPO) next year, despite the imposition of U.S. sanctions in April that ban it from working with U.S. financial institutions.
The head of the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Friday called on the leaders of the Group of 20 nations to make progress in negotiations on a proposal to waive intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines.
Samsung Electronics plans to invest US$17 billion for a new plant for chip contract manufacturing in the United States, South Korea's presidential office said on Friday.
Pakistan revised GDP growth for 2019-20 financial year downward from -0.38per cent to -0.47per cent on Friday, the planning ministry said.
India's biggest airline IndiGo said on Friday it had selected jet engine manufacturer CFM International's LEAP-1A engines to power its fleet of 310 new Airbus aircraft.
Mylab Discovery Solutions has the capacity to ramp up production of its at-home COVID-19 test kits to 100 million units per week over the next few months based on demand, the Indian diagnostics company said on Friday.
Pakistan on Friday estimated provisional GDP growth for the 2020/21 financial year at 3.94per cent, almost double the IMF and World Bank's forecasts, the planning ministry said.
Nvidia Corp on Friday announced a four-for-one stock split as it looks to make its stock less expensive for investors, sending the chipmaker's shares up 3per cent.
The International Monetary Fund on Friday unveiled a US$50 billion proposal to end the COVID-19 pandemic by vaccinating at least 40per cent of the population in all countries by the end of 2021 and at least 60per cent by the first half of 2022.
Netflix Inc is looking to hire an executive to oversee its videogame expansion, the Information reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. (https://bit.ly/3hQoYBk)
