From Oct 1, non-vaccinated workers from selected sectors including those in higher-risk settings such as eateries and gyms must undergo Covid-19 rapid tests twice a week. The Government’s Covid-19 …
Sri Lanka finance minister extols virtues of food import bans, domestic drugs
Sri Lanka has had had ‘successful results’ from controlling imports of 16 types of foods, and similar efforts are being made in the pharmaceuticals sector to ‘save foreign exchange’ Finance Minister …
Sri Lanka finance minister extols virtues of food import bans, domestic drugs
Sri Lanka has had had ‘successful results’ from controlling imports of 16 types of foods, and similar efforts are being made in the pharmaceuticals sector to ‘save foreign exchange’ Finance Minister …
Sri Lanka goes for green energy amidst increase in power demand
Sri Lanka’s electricity demand has increased by 23 percent in the first four months of this year during the relaxations of lockdowns and mobility restrictions by the government aimed at continuing …
Atlantic Council: A Conversation with Iraqi Finance Minister
By Hezha Barzani, for the Atlantic Council . Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq …
IME Willing to Help Banks Cede Non-Financial Assets
The managing director of Iran Mercantile Exchange in a letter to banks announced that the IME is willing and able to help them divest their non-financial assets. Addressing managers of 27 state and …
Millennials, Gen Xers feel financial Impact of Covid-19
A new research from information and insights company TransUnion found that in the second quarter of the year, two-thirds (66 percent) of Philippine consumers reported their household income was …
Trump-linked Georgia lawmaker to run for lieutenant governor
State Sen. Burt Jones has filed to run for lieutenant governor in Georgia, launching another Republican candidacy that will be closely tied to denying Donald Trump’s 2020 loss of Georgia’s 16 …
Kuwait’s 2020-21 budget deficit increases 175% to record 10.8 bln dinars
Kuwait’s budget deficit increased 174.8% in the 2020-21 year to 10.8 billion dinars ($35.5 billion), the finance ministry said on Saturday, noting it was the highest deficit in the country’s fiscal …
Kuwait Posts Record $36 Billion Deficit on Oil Price Drop, Virus
Kuwait’s budget deficit swelled to a record in the year through March as oil prices plunged and the coronavirus pandemic negatively impacted the economy.