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US imposes $300m penalty on Seagate over Huawei shipments

WASHINGTON: United States authorities on Wednesday imposed a US$300 million penalty on Seagate Technology, to resolve alleged violations of export controls related to selling hard disk drives to Huawei Technologies, the Commerce Department said.

Bangkok Post

Central banks going crypto. Is it a good idea?

Across the world, these sober institutions are exploring digital currencies — and clashing with crypto aficionados

Financial Times

Govt plans to make hallmarking of gold bullion mandatory: BIS chief

NEW DELHI: After gold jewellery, the government plans to make hallmarking of gold bullion mandatory and is ready with the draft guidelines, Bureau of Indian Standard (BIS) Director General Pramod Kumar Tiwari said on Monday.

The Times of India

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Don't delay SNP special conference, grassroots campaign founder urges

A LEADING figure in the Scottish independence campaign says there should be no delay to the SNP special conference.

The National (Scotland)

Govt not yet issued quality certificate to 160 Chinese companies for selling toys in India

NEW DELHI: The government on Friday said it has not yet issued a mandatory quality certificate to around 160 Chinese companies for selling toys in India, and the delay is due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Times of India

Conflict of interest: have low cash rates created the ‘everything bubble’?

In new book The Price of Time, economist Edward Chancellor explores the role central banks have played in the snowballing challenges of the past quarter century

The Guardian - AU

Yuan jumps to fifth most traded currency

The Chinese yuan has leaped over the Australian, Canadian and Swiss currencies to become the fifth most traded currency in the world, according to the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).

Bangkok Post

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Secretive chip startup may help Huawei circumvent US sanctions

When the US government blacklisted Huawei Technologies Co. as a national security threat, it cut the Chinese company off from buying American semiconductors and other critical technologies. Now Huawei may have a path around those restrictions.

Tribune News Service

US to move $3.5bn in Afghan assets to Swiss-based trust

Housed in the Bank for International Settlements, new Afghan Fund will be managed by a board of trustees, the US says

Al Jazeera

U.S. to move $3.5 billion in Afghan central bank assets to Swiss-based trust

The United States on Wednesday announced that it would transfer $3.5 billion in Afghan central bank assets into a new Swiss-based trust fund that will be shielded from the Taliban and used to help stabilize Afghanistan's collapsed economy.

Reuters

BIS banking on CBD products for animals

Cannabis and hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) has the potential to boost the pet care business, following the first-ever development of new CBD-based products for animals in Thailand, says Bioscience Animal Health Plc (BIS), an animal drug and vaccine provider.

Bangkok Post

Alan Kohler: The hubris of central bankers and the limits of money

Once again central banks, including Philip Lowe’s Reserve Bank, have kept extreme monetary policies in place for too long

The New Daily

India’s only BIS-certified flag-making unit trumped by polyester flags

Khadi Sanghas have planned a symbolic protest on July 27 against amendments to the Flag Code

The Hindu

Make-in-India impact: Toy imports drop by 70%, exports up 61%

NEW DELHI: Make-in-India initiative of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government has yielded positive results for the toy sector in the country with imports down by 70 per cent while 61 per cent surge in exports in the last three years, the government data showed on Tuesday.

The Times of India

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Daily Record

Scots indie music legends Bis set for stage at Ayr United

The night at Cameron's Bar will see cult favourites Bis perform some of their biggest hits.

The New Daily

Alan Kohler: A recession we don’t have to have is coming, and it will be the RBA’s fault

The RBA has turned on a sixpence, from smiling benignly and welcoming some inflation to sprouting horns and bringing on a recession we didn't have to have.

The Conversation

1970s-style stagflation now playing on central bankers' minds

“Stagflation” is an ugly word for an ugly situation – the unpleasant combination of economic stagnation and inflation.

The Guardian - UK

Small and medium-sized firms struggling with ‘a hat-trick of hurt’

Rising fuel costs, higher wages and the surging price of imported goods and raw materials are forcing a ‘change of behaviour’

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A sector with an agenda

The 2022 meetings of the Apec Business Advisory Council (Abac), which highlights the bio-, circular and green (BCG) economic model, are prompting Thailand to gear up for advanced technologies and environmentally friendly businesses.

The Hindu

Amendment to Flag Code has khadi activists upset

Khadi Sanghas, activists write to PM and HM on the move to allow non-khadi material for national flag

The Times of India

Niti Aayog unveils draft battery swapping policy, backs fiscal incentives and interoperability

NEW DELHI: The GST Council may consider reducing the differential across the tax rates for Lithium-ion batteries and Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) which are at 18% and 5%, the draft battery swapping policy has proposed among a raft of recommendations to give a fresh boost to adoption of electric…

The Times of India

BIS opens doors of AHCs for testing un-hallmarked jewelleries

NEW DELHI: Now consumers can get the purity test done for their un-hallmarked jewelleries at any Assaying and Hallmarking Centres (AHCs) across the country, which have been recognised by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).

Caixin Global

China Green Bulletin: China’s Energy Intensity Dropped 3.8% in 2021

BIS to launch Asia green bond fund for central banks, leading lenders disclose details of emission reduction loans

The Hindu

BIS raids transformer maker at Aluva

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The Hindu

BIS scales up regulation of gold hallmarking

On an average, 150 market samples are taken from jewellers for quality checks

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