Some of the world’s biggest car makers have started advertising their vehicles directly to women in Saudi Arabia. The swift move follows the official announcement on 27 September by King Salman that the country’s ban on women drivers will end in June next year. The decision has immediately created a potential new market of several million, […]
Trump outlines major tax cut plans
US President Donald Trump has called for major tax cut as part of a longstanding Republican effort to overhaul the US tax system. A framework released by Republicans calls for lowering the tax rate for corporations from 35% to 20%, among other changes. The president said the revamp will make the US more competitive and […]
Monarch’s rise and fall charts British holiday trends
Monarch, which has just gone into bankruptcy, was part of a travel group whose origins reach back 90 years, long before the days of mass air travel. Through the heady 1970s and 80s, when foreign package holidays were the height of fashion, to the new era of relentless competition from budget airlines, Monarch still plied […]
US revives trade dispute over Canadian wine
The US has moved to revive a trade dispute with Canada over what it says are unfair limits on the sale of imported wine. The World Trade Organization circulated the new complaint – which focuses on wine sales in the province of British Columbia – on Monday. It adds to a growing list of trade fights between […]