Romanian rail freight company CFR Marfa is not able to pay the wages of its 7,500 employees before the Easter holiday after the railway infrastructure operator CFR blocked its accounts over unpaid debts worth RON836mn (180mn), Ziarul Financiar daily reported on March 29. Trade unions representing CFR Marfa workers have appealed to President Klaus Iohannis…
DetailsMurder suspect Makhata Seesai, 38, shows how he beat a 63-year-old monk to death with a large yellow candle in a fit of anger at a temple in Phitsanulok after they argued over a gambling debt. (Photo by Chinnawat Singha) PHITSANULOK: A man arrested for beating an elderly monk to death and fleeing in a…
DetailsMUMBAI: Size and corporate governance do matter: That seems to be the unambiguous message Indias bankruptcy courts are giving the countrys beleaguered lenders about a year since they began the process of recovering bad loans within specific deadlines. Since December 2016, when the new law came into force, 11% (67 cases) of the small and…
DetailsIndias Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code has promised to completely transform the countrys insolvency resolution regime. Jyoti Singh analyses the key judicial decisions under the Code. Click here to read PDF of chapter As far as the introduction of new laws in India is concerned, the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (Code) is second to none…
DetailsSaipan casino operator Imperial Pacific International Holdings (IPI) saw its profits fall more than one-third in 2017 despite revenue more than doubling year-on-year. On Thursday, IPI informed the Hong Kong Stock Exchange that its net revenue hit HK$8.15b (US$1.04b) in calendar 2017, just over twice the sum generated in 2016. Gross profit more than doubled…
DetailsSnap is laying off about 100 people, primarily from the companys sales side. Its the third round of layoffs for Snap since the beginning of the year; the company also restructured its content teams in January and laid off around 120 engineers earlier this month. Imran Khan, the companys chief strategy officer and the head…
DetailsToday has been the last day of Doughnut Time, Victoria state manager Vanessa Gaddi-Chmielewski wrote in an email supplied to the ABC. I just received news from Dan [Strachotta] that the deal with the new company has been blocked by Damian. He will not sign the Doughnut Time trademark to Dan. As a result, the…
DetailsNew Delhi, Mar 29 (PTI) A former Air India pilot has dragged the national carrier to the National Complany Law Tribunal (NCLT) seeking initiation of insolvency proceedings against it, saying the airline has been unable to clear his dues. Captain Subodh Kumar, who served Air India (AI) for 28 years, has sought the settlement of…
DetailsNew Delhi, Mar 29 () A former Air India pilot has dragged the national carrier to the National Complany Law Tribunal (NCLT) seeking initiation of insolvency proceedings against it, saying the airline has been unable to clear his dues. Captain Subodh Kumar, who served Air India (AI) for 28 years, has sought the settlement of…
DetailsFor now, its advantage Ultratech in the battle for Binani Cement. By getting the ousted promoters and unsecured lenders on its side and putting more money on the table, the Aditya Birla group company has convinced the Kolkata bench of National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) to give it a second chance. The NCLT on Tuesday…
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