Lobby

The US-based Semiconductor Industry Association trade group on Monday called on the Biden administration to "refrain from further restrictions" on chip sales to China as chief executives from the biggest U.S. semiconductor firms planned to…

The UK banking lobby group has said no one should ever have a bank account shut for political reasons. But UK Finance chairman Bob Wigley told Sky News' Ian King he did not believe accounts were being closed on political…

WASHINGTON: A white powder discovered in a lobby area of the White House's West Wing that prompted a brief evacuation Sunday evening tested positive for cocainein a laboratory analysis, three people familiar with the matter said…

Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted an eight-year-old girl in the Kremlin on Tuesday (Jul 4) and got her to join him in a bizarre phone call to his finance minister to ask for a budget grant for her home region. The Kremlin released…

Nowhere in the world has a higher rate of unsafe abortions or unintended pregnancies than sub-Saharan Africa, where women often face scorn for becoming pregnant before marriage.Efforts to legalize and make abortions safer in Africa were…

Google has hired Brazilian former President Michel Temer to lobby lawmakers considering a proposal to regulate the internet, his adviser said on Friday.The legislative proposal, also known as the Fake News bill, would put the onus on…

HONG KONG : China's new offshore listing rules for domestic companies have left bankers and lawyers who work on listings unsure how to take on liabilities and how to avoid breaching tightened confidentially rules, Asia's largest…

Trustees of the CBI’s pension scheme are exploring ways to protect their members’ interests as the fate of Britain’s biggest business lobby group hangs in the balance.Sky News has learnt that the trustees have held preliminary…

<!-- -->Confederation of British Industry this week pledged a significant shakeup.London: Britain's biggest business lobby group on Friday confirmed plans to cut jobs after allegations of sexual harassment triggered an exodus of…

CBI members are to begin voting today on the future of the business lobby group, following a series of scandals.The organisation was plunged into disarray after claims of serious sexual assault were made by CBI employees…