Canadian arm of China’s largest bank repeatedly broke money-laundering rules despite multiple warnings from regulators
A confidential paper trail reveals Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Canada) failed to address repeated orders from ...
The Diplomat3d
China’s Arms Imports Are Declining – But So Are Its Arms Exports
Ukraine’s arms imports surged nearly 100-fold between 2020 and 2024, establishing it as the world’s largest arms importer.
The Economist3d
East Asia’s armsmakers are on the rise
Japanese and South Korean armsmakers are now among the fastest-growing in the world. The combined annual revenues of the two ...
The Economist3d
Europe’s armsmakers have ramped up capacity
Order backlogs at Europe’s ten top firms have ballooned from $222bn in 2021 to $362bn in 2024 (see chart 2), while their combined headcount increased by nearly a quarter. For a more detailed picture, ...
Weapons, war and wealth: The business of arms in the Middle East
Arms are a global business, so it’s little surprise that at the International Defense Exhibition and Conference, discerning ...
The Hindu13d
Europe's dependence on U.S. arms rose in last five years, says report
Meanwhile China, which bought 17% of Russian weapons exports, has bolstered its own defence industry. In the Middle East, arms imports by Israel remained stable between 2015-19 and 2020-24 ...
Hindustan Times13d
European arms imports soared in past four years, SIPRI think tank says
Asia and Oceania's arms imports dropped 21%, mainly because of China producing more of its own weapons. Overall, global arms transfers were roughly at the same level in the 2020-2024 period as in ...
Business Times13d
Europe’s dependence on US arms rose in last five years: report
Meanwhile China, which bought 17 per cent of Russian weapons exports, has bolstered its own defence industry. In the Middle East, arms imports by Israel remained stable between 2015-19 and 2020-24, ...
scmp.com13d
China’s falling arms imports signal massive growth in military self-reliance
China’s arms imports dropped by nearly two-thirds ... The change was driven by the growth in China’s domestic weapons industry, with locally designed and produced systems replacing equipment ...
dw14d
US increases dominance as world's biggest arms exporter
That's according to the latest report from SIPRI, considered one of the world's most reputable sources on the arms industry ... India and China, saw large declines in import volumes for a variety ...
Yahoo News UK14d
US increases dominance as world's biggest arms exporter
"The new arms transfers figures clearly reflect the rearmament taking place among states in Europe in response to the threat from Russia. However, some major arms importers, including Saudi Arabia, ...
KFGO14d
European arms imports soared in past four years, SIPRI think tank says
“With an increasingly belligerent Russia and transatlantic relations under stress during the first Trump presidency, European NATO states have taken steps to reduce their dependence on arms imports ...