The U.S. imposed duties on Bombardier Inc.’s marquee jetliner after Boeing complained that the Canadian company received unfair government help. Exporters of 100- to 150-seat Canadian aircraft received subsidies worth almost 220 percent. The U.S. will begin collecting preliminary duties to offset the public assistance, a move that would potentially upend Bombardier’s planned deliveries of its C Series jets to Delta Air Lines Inc. Source Bloomberg
A second Russian vessel has now begun laying the almost-complete Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in Danish waters, the pipeline development company said April 27, in a move likely to accelerate the final work on the Russia-Germany link. The Adakemik Cherskiy — which has dynamic positioning capabilities allowing for speedier pipelaying — has joined the Fortuna pipelayer carrying out work south of the Danish island of Bornholm in the country’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). Source S & P Global
The Chancellor stressed that Germany had always advocated for Ukraine to remain a transit country in the export of gas from Russia to the European Union Source Tass
China’s economy grew by double digits in the latest quarter but an explosive rebound from the coronavirus pandemic is slowing abruptly as manufacturing and consumer spending return to normal. Source AP
