KBR (NYSE: KBR) announced today that it has signed a joint venture (JV) agreement with NIPIneftegas JSC to establish a new engineering and support services company, KBR-NIPILLP, in Kazakhstan.
Made in America: US bombs keep killing civilians in Yemen. Here’s why — money.
Year after year, the bombs fell — on wedding tents, funeral halls, fishing boats and a school bus, killing thousands of civilians.
Bank of Thailand to Inch Toward Lower Bound: Decision Day Guide
The Bank of Thailand is set to push its benchmark interest rate even closer to the lower bound as it tries to rescue an economy that just posted its worst quarterly contraction in more than eight …
Pandemic Sinks Japan Business Mood to Decade Low, Outlook Even Bleaker: Reuters Tankan
The slump in Japanese business confidence deepened in May, hitting decade lows as firms braced for a protracted period of coronavirus-driven economic weakness, the Reuters Tankan survey showed on …
No more Uber Eats in Bangladesh from June 2
In a rather surprising move, Uber Technologies yesterday announced that it is closing down the operations of its food delivery platform Uber Eats in Bangladesh from June 2 as Chief Executive Dara …
Standard Chartered Pakistan posts highest-ever quarterly profit of Rs 8.8bn
Limited, the country’s largest and oldest International bank, announced its financial results for first quarter 2020. The Bank continues its momentum to deliver a strong performance with profit before …
Business Group Cautions U.S. on ‘Reshoring’ Too Much China Supply
The head of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday warned the U.S. government against overdoing a major effort underway to rip U.S. supply chains out of Ch …
Hong Kong Looks to Speed Up IPO Process to Reduce Risks
Hong Kong’s stock exchange is looking at speeding up the process of getting initial public offerings from pricing to trading, a move that would bring the world’s biggest listing market more in line …
U.S. Is Using Taiwan as a Pressure Point in Tech Fight With China
The Trump administration is challenging Chinese access to Taiwan’s high-tech supply chain — and, by extension, Beijing’s influence over the island it claims as its territory.
Singapore Expats Flouting Virus Rules Spark Alcohol Curbs
Singapore authorities ordered several restaurants in a neighborhood popular with expatriates to immediately stop selling takeaway alcohol, after several foreigners didn’t adhere to social distancing …