The Saudi Research and Marketing Group (SRMG) has appointed Joumana al-Rashed as the new chief executive officer (CEO), the company announced in a statement. Al-Rashed is the first Saudi Arabian woman …
View: Accelerate India-Myanmar economic ties with people at the centre stage
With shared people-to-people and geographic complementarities, India and Myanmar must galvanise a people-centric economic response to the pandemic.
ING, Unicef support 5 Philippine fintech startups
Dutch financial giant ING Bank and United Nations Children’s Fund continue to support startup companies building financial technology solutions to empower young people, children and families.
Is Bangladesh economy really doing better than India? Former CEA doesn’t think so
On ‘more appropriate’ economic metric, Bangladesh has not surpassed India and is unlikely to do so in future, former chief economic adviser Arvind Subramanian said …
Entrepreneur Yasir Mahmood says real estate is the safest bet in Pakistan
Serial entrepreneur Yasir Mehmood has said that given the circumstances during the COVID-19, real estate remained the safest best for investors to park their cash in Pakistan. Comparing real estate …
Yelp’s new ‘racist’ business alert likened to China’s social credit system
Yelp’s new racism alert is raising concerns among many who see it as a threat to business owners who will be living in fear of losing their livelihoods due to false accusations.
Turkmenistan prepares joint action plan with UNESCO for following years
By Jeila Aliyeva – Trend: A draft joint action plan for 2021-2023 between Turkmenistan and UNESCO has been prepared, Trend reports with reference to Turkmenistan’s State News Agency. This was said …
Turkmenistan increasing its urea exports
Missiles fired at Mingachevir intercepted by air defense forces – General Prosecutor’s Office of Azerbaijan Politics 11:02 Response to political leadership of Armenia for terror in Ganja to be harsh – …
Sri Lanka appoints an Honorary Consul in Texas, U.S.A.
Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the United States of America Rodney Perera recently handed over the Commission of Appointment issued by Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena to Mrs. Dakshini Senanayake, the …
Concerns Mount US Downplaying Al-Qaida Threat in Afghanistan
There are growing concerns the United States is vastly underestimating al-Qaida’s strength and influence in Afghanistan, even as the White House continues to talk about ever more ambitious deadlines …