Afghanistan’s acting Finance Minister Khalid Payenda has resigned and reportedly left the country following pressure from the presidential palace.
Afghanistan’s Acting Finance Minister Resigns; Leaves Country Amid Taliban-led Violence
Afghanistan’s acting Finance Minister Khalid Payenda has resigned and reportedly left the country following pressure from the presidential palace.
Jordan- King receives letter from Iraq PM
His Majesty King Abdullah on Monday received a letter from Iraq Prime Minister Mustafa Al Kadhimi, delivered by Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister …
Myanmar COVID vaccination rollout leaves Rohingya waiting
Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya fled to Bangladesh during military operations in 2017 and those who remain complain of discrimination and mistreatment in a country that does not recognise them as …
Floods hit Turkey’s north days after wildfires ravage south
Floods caused by unusually heavy rainfall struck Turkey’s northern coast on Wednesday, tearing down a bridge and leaving villages without power, after some of the biggest wildfires in the country’s …
Top South Korean Money Transfer Firm Joins RippleNet to Further Remittances to Thailand
One of South Korea’s largest remittance service firms has joined Ripple’s network of institutional payment providers in a bid to hasten payments between the country and Thailand. Global Money Express …
Iran President Picks Hawkish Diplomat to Lead Nuclear Talks
Iran’s new president picked a hawkish Foreign Ministry veteran with close ties to the military elite to replace Mohammad Javad Zarif as the nation’s top diplomat, underscoring the shift in power …
‘Young refugees identify Turkey as their home country’‘Young refugees identify Turkey as their home country’
There are about 15 million young people who live in Turkey, including 1.7 million young refugees. Identifying Turkey as their home country, more than 55 percent of young refugees do not want to return …
Timo, Vietnam’s Digital Banking Pioneer, Partners with Mambu to Expand Services
Timo, Vietnam’s first digital bank, has announced it is partnering with SaaS banking platform Mambu to leverage the benefits of a cloud native core banking platform to significantly scale its business …
Rethinking Finance: Are banks doing enough in the time of COVID?
The loan moratoriums and extensions on payments provided by Bayanihan I and II have since expired and the only help banks are now doing either come from their own initiative or are accommodating what …