Exclusive: China’s Belt and Road acquisitions surge despite outbound capital crackdown

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Mergers and acquisitions by Chinese companies in countries that are part of the Belt and Road initiative are soaring, even as Beijing cracks down on China’s acquisitive conglomerates to restrict capital outflows. Chinese acquisitions...

Hotel Indigo Bali Seminyak Beach provides guests with the ability to book spa, activities and dining via the web, smart devices and guest in-room IPTV

Global hospitality management software company Xn protel Systems today announced it has implemented Reservation Assistant, a spa, dining and leisure management system, at the newly opened Hotel Indigo Bali Seminyak Beach in Bali. Providing end-to-end integration with...

How Owners And Operators Successfully Negotiate In France ‘reverse’ Hotel Management Agreements | By Christopher Boinet And Stanislas Dublineau

In France, the negotiation to determine whether the hotel’s employees are employed by the owner or the operator is a contractual key matter. French owners require more frequently to pass the responsibility of employment to the operator, which has significant...

Plans to unwind banking regulation ‘very, very dangerous’, says Fed’s Fischer

Leading Federal Reserve policymaker Stanley Fischer has hit out at plans to unwind banking regulation, brandishing it a “terrible mistake.” In an interview with the Financial Times, Fischer said that efforts by the U.S. administration to strip back the...