Category: Business

China’s Shanghai free trade zone falters

SHANGHAI/BEIJING: When China launched the expansion of the Shanghai free trade zone (FTZ) recently and announced six new FTZs in July, officials touted the efforts

Citigroup woos start-ups for growth

NEW YORK: At an event hosted by Citigroup Inc this month, its dealmakers sat executives from major consumer-product companies alongside rivals trying to disrupt their

UK retailers bristle at no-deal Brexit

LONDON: A British demand for supermarkets to prepare for a potentially chaotic no-deal Brexit by stockpiling food is stoking anger in the industry, with bosses

Chile renews lithium-for-tech push

SANTIAGO: Chile is making a renewed push for battery technology investment in return for access to its lithium deposits, piquing interest from China, Japan and