Gargash Group, one of the UAE’s biggest privately owned business groups, has acquired digital financial services provider Deem Finance as it seeks to expand its footprint within the financial services …
Malaysia’s ex-PM Najib Razak may seek re-election to parliament despite conviction
Last Thursday, Malaysia said audit firm KPMG agreed to pay a 333 million ringgit (US$80 million) settlement to resolve all claims related to their fiduciary duties on auditing of 1Malaysia Development …
OPEC to stick to oil production deal in October, Iraq oil minister says
OPEC and its allies will try to keep oil prices at $70 per barrel in the first quarter of 2022, Iraq’s oil minister said, adding the group is expected to stick to its current production accord when it …
Iraq’s Miswag raises $1.6 million pre-Series A
Iraq-based B2C marketplace Miswag, has raised $1.6 million in a pre-Series A round. This funding closely follows its …
Crypto taxation won’t be delayed, South Korean finance minister says
South Korean lawmakers have requested a delay for the implementation of the crypto taxation, but Finance Minister Hong Nam-Ki said at the National Assembly that …
Myanmar military convoy hit by roadside bomb near Yangon: junta
Myanmar anti-junta dissidents have carried out a bomb attack on security forces near Yangon, with several killed in an ensuing firefight, the military and media said.
Hunger and debt: hit by Covid-19, farmers in the Philippines hope their children follow a different path
Some are migrants who lost their jobs overseas and returned home to become farmers, others are families who never left their land. Many fear hunger, while falling into debt.
China’s New Stock Exchange Eyes Small, Medium-Sized Companies
Move aimed at enterprises that would have listed on Nasdaq before Beijing and DC increased scrutiny of raising capital outside China …
China asks all internet platforms to investigate fintech operations
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Our View: Same old reluctance to control public spending is evident today
Presenting the state budget for 2022 to the Council of Ministers last Wednesday, Minister of Finance Constantinos Petrides informed his colleagues that the public sector wage bill will rise by 3.2 per …