An Indian court on Tuesday upheld a fee arrangement between Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP and a subsidiary of textile manufacturer Spentex Industries Ltd., which the firm had represented in …
Kazakhstan: Floods – Emergency Plan of Action (EPoA) DREF Operation n° MDRKZ009
English Situation Report on Kazakhstan about Disaster Management, Food and Nutrition, Aged Persons, Children, Epidemic, Flood and more; published on 14 May 2020 by IFRC …
Saudi Arabia’s worst financial crisis in decades threatens prince’s ambitions
In a shopping mall in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, a security guard checking the temperatures of patrons said this week that his salary had been slashed after the coronavirus started to spread. So did the …
The Oil Majors Have Already Outlasted Saudi Arabia
The oil price – and thus the business – has been hit by those two things, the oil price war and the coronavirus close-down. The second of those two is stumbling …
Soldiers in Afghanistan to get a piece of the pie
New York Army National Guard soldiers on duty in the Afghanistan war are about to receive a slice of some favorite local cooking and personal care package items. Paesan’s Pizza of Latham is launching …
China is looking for a bigger role in Afghanistan as the US looks for a way out
As the US begins what looks like a final drawdown of its forces from Afghanistan, China appears to be expanding its role and influence there.
Iraq Will be Hit Harder by Falling Oil Prices Than COVID-19 or ISIS
The shadowy figures of well-armed Isis gunmen can be seen making an attack in the plains of northern Iraq on an outpost held by paramilitary fighters loyal to the Iraqi government. Some four of the …
Iraq’s New PM must Manage Expectations
(MENAFN – Iraq Business News) By Rend Al-Rahim (pictured), for the Atlantic Council . Any opinions expressed here are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News …
To Stop a US-Iran War, Finlandize Iraq
By Albert B Wolf, for Foreign Policy . Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News . To Stop a U.S.-Iran War, Finlandize Iraq …
Thai business groups see GDP contracting 3%-5% this year
Thailand’s economy may shrink 3%-5% this year, sharply down from growth of 1.5%-2.0% projected in March, as the coronavirus pandemic hits global demand and domestic activity, a group of leading …