Chinese premium electric car brand nearing Australian launch

Geely-owned Chinese electric vehicle (EV) brand Zeekr is getting closer to an Australian launch, as pre-orders open for right-hand drive models in other markets and the brand fills key roles locally. The company has confirmed right-hand drive versions of the Zeekr X crossover and 009 people mover are now available …

Read more

Thames Water shareholders refuse to inject £500mn of new funds

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Thames Water said its shareholders will no longer provide £500mn of fresh equity by the end of the month, intensifying fears over the future of the UK’s largest water company. …

Read more

The states with double demerit points this Easter long weekend

The Easter long weekend brings with it not only lots of chocolate, but also lots of double demerit points. Double demerits came into effect at midnight (12am) on Thursday, March 28 in New South Wales, Western Australian and the Australian Capital Territory, and will remain in place until 11:59pm on …

Read more

The trouble with TM Krishna

A scholar like TM Krishna falls on a continuum which none of us can truly understand, as he has made himself the subject of his own inquiry Who can talk about caste, class and inequality? What does it mean to be a Brahmin scholar? In light of recent events at …

Read more

Hungary central bank says credible fiscal planning needed to cut risks

BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary’s central bank expects the 2024 budget deficit to be between 4.5% to 5% of gross domestic product, possibly exceeding the government’s recently increased 4.5% target, it said in its quarterly inflation report on Thursday. Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government has struggled to contain the budget deficit …

Read more

web web web web web web web web web web web web web web web web web web web web web web web web web web web web web web web