Turkey’s central bank tripled the limit on an existing swap agreement with Qatar’s monetary authority to $15 billion.“The core objectives of the agreement are to facilitate bilateral trade in …
Turkey imposes additional import tariffs on more than 800 items
Turkey has imposed an additional tariff of up to 30% on imports of more than 800 items including work and agriculture machinery, a statement on the Official Gazette showed on Wednesday. ISTANBUL, May …
Turkey Consumer Confidence Rises In May
Turkish consumer confidence increased in May, mainly led by a strong improvement in the economic expectations as the lockdown to slow …
The Latest: Philippine police raid illegal hospital
Philippine police have raided a small clandestine hospital and a drugstore catering to Chinese citizens suspected to be infected with the COVID-19 disease and arrested two Chinese administrators.
Philippine police raid illegal hospital for virus patients
Philippine police say officers have raided a clandestine hospital and drugstore that were secretly treating Chinese nationals suspected of being infected with the coronavirus …
Bangladesh, India add 5 more ports of call
Bangladesh and India have added five more ports of call that would augment the trade and provide a stimulus to the economic development of the new locations and their hinterland.
Bangladesh, India extend Inland Water Transit and Trade Protocol
The second addendum on Protocol on Inland Water Transit and Trade between Bangladesh and India was signed on Wednesday morning at the Secretariat. Five more ports of call and two Indo Bangladesh …
Bangladesh on verge of double whammy amid virus
DHAKA, Bangladesh . Bangladesh faces a double whammy due to shrinking global labor market amid the coronavirus pandemic, posing a threat to foreign remittances and at the same tim …
A study looking at the coronavirus genome in Israel found that 70% of the virus transmission in the country could be linked to the US
“Those who returned from the US created transmission chains,” Adi Stern, from Tel Aviv University, told The Jerusalem Post.
Uzbekistan Reaches Out to Reverse Brain Drain
Uzbek leaders, like others in Central Asia, face an additional challenge as they marshal resources to confront a post-coronavirus future – a human capital deficit following decades in which some of …