In a filing with Bursa Malaysia, Pos Malaysia said Mohamed Sharil’s extensive background and immense experience in the corporate and regulatory sectors as well as legal and finance would bring a …
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi asks court to let her meet lawyers; activists urge New Year defiance
(Reuters) -Myanmar’s detained government leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, asked a court on Monday to be allowed to meet her lawyers in person as she appeared at a hearing via video link to face charges …
Major Thai bank experimenting with decentralized finance
Kasikornbank, or KBank, one of Thailand’s largest banks has begun experimenting with DeFi services as part of its business expansion plan. According to a report by Bangkok Post, the bank’s DeFi …
Iran blames Israel for Natanz nuclear plant outage, vows revenge
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran on Monday accused arch-foe Israel of sabotaging its key Natanz nuclear site and vowed revenge for an attack that appeared to be latest episode in a long-running covert war.
Iran blames Israel for Natanz nuclear plant outage, vows revenge
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran on Monday accused arch-foe Israel of sabotaging its key Natanz nuclear site and vowed revenge for an attack that appeared to be latest episode in a long-running covert war.
U.S. must revise Iran policy
Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew warned in 2016 that overuse of financial sanctions could backfire badly. If other countries tire of the U.S. threat to punish banks and businesses around the world that do …
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group appoints Colin Chen as first Asia Pacific ESG finance head
Chen, who is based in Singapore, takes on the newly created position after 21 years with the multinational bank, which is Japan’s largest. He will perform the role in addition to his job as head of …
Turkey’s flow outlook looks challenging
February balance of payments data in Turkey confirms a challenging flow outlook, while a reversal in portfolio inflows following recent domestic events …
Bangladesh launches first green bond
Bangladesh has approved its first green bond, to finance environmentally-friendly projects including renewables. The near-$12 million instrument has been floated by NGO the SAJIDA Foundation, which is …
Pakistan anticipates USD 1 billion debt relief from G-20
Pakistan along with other developing countries had qualified … said Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Khusro Bakhtiar. The G-20 finance ministers and central bank governors in a joint communique …