Chevron, Total, Reliance join oil blockchain platform Vakt
LONDON, Jan 16 (Reuters): Oil majors Chevron and Total, along with major Indian refiner Reliance Industries, have joined the blockchain-based platform Vakt, London-based Vakt said on Tuesday.Vakt, already in use by other major trading firms since the end of last year, is the first of many blockchain pilot schemes for...
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Good liquoring teas see strong demand
Good liquoring teas were a strong feature in this sale and were well supported by all sections of the market. Consequently, prices for these moved up at times quite substantially. Medium varieties were again less sought after and suffered quite heavy withdrawals in the weekly auction market held in the...
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EU for end to member state veto on tax
STRASBOURG (France), Jan 16 (AFP): The European Commission on Tuesday proposed to end the veto power member states have over EU tax matters, an idea rejected by several smaller countries including low-tax hub Ireland.A more harmonised tax policy across Europe has long been a dream of pro-EU forces in Brussels...
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Vietnam’s newest airline Bamboo takes first flight
HANOI, Jan 16 (AFP): Vietnam's newest commercial carrier Bamboo Airways took flight Wednesday, officially entering Southeast Asia's crowded aviation sector where it will face stiff competition from established players.Air travel in the region has boomed in recent years as appetites - and budgets - for travel have soared among spendthrift...
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