BlackRock Sells Singapore Office Tower One To Qatar Investment Authority For $2.5Bn
Asia Square, Tower One building. BlackRock Inc. (NYSE:BLK), on Monday, agreed to sell its 43-storey Singapore office tower 1 to the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund, making an Asia-Pacific record with the $2.5bn deal ($1,980 per square foot), signaling a change in the city’s dwindling real estate market. Announcing More...
Argentine Former Dictator General Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison
Reynaldo Bignone, 88, was sentenced to 20 years in prison. Former general Reynaldo Bignone, 88, was, on Saturday, sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in “Operation Condor” under which an international More...
Head of BHP Billiton To Assess Fundao Dam Site Devastation
The flooded Bento Rodrigues village. Following the collapse of the Fundão dam in Minas Gerais state on Thursday the boss of BHP Billiton is to arrive in Brazil today to assess the devastation caused by the collapse More...
U.S. To Continue Navigating South China Sea And Gains Malaysian Support
The Subi Reef, part of the Spratly Islands being developed by China for military purposes. The US military has stated that it will continue to operate “wherever international law allows”, a top US admiral More...
Saudi Arabia Says It Has Taken In 2.5 Million Syrians
Saudi Arabia highlighted that it has contributed $700 million to support refugees. Saudi Arabia has defended its stance on Syrian refugees and said it has taken in around 2.5 million Syrians on religious and humanitarian More...
EU And Vietnam Agree On Free Trade Deal
The agreement may be in action starting the end of 2017/beginning of 2018. Vietnam and the EU made a trade deal “in principle” on Tuesday which would lift the majority of tariffs on goods. The EU Trade commissioner More...