Thailand and Taiwan may be added to the U.S. watchlist for currency manipulation after meeting all of the criteria set out by the Treasury Department, according to UBS Group AG.A country is included i …
Taiwan Donates Over 51 Million Masks to Countries Worldwide
As the COVID-19 pandemic ravages all parts of the world, Taiwan is lauded for donating over 51 million masks to more than 80 countries working to protect their people and especially front-line medical …
Maldives receives over 195 mln USD in aid amid pandemic
Maldives has received over 195 million U.S. dollars as aid from international donors amid the COVID-19 pandemic, local media citing the Ministry of Finance reported here Wednesday. According to data …
Time for Bahrain banks to move towards ‘green loans’
“The banking sector is keen to contribute to the strategy of sustainable economic development in Bahrain and support the economic, social, and environmental dimensions of this strategy. Banks should …
Atlas Selected for Combined $4 Million Georgia DOT Contracts for Highway Right-of-Way Purchases
Atlas Technical Consultants, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATCX), a leading provider of professional testing, inspection, engineering, program management and consulting services, announced today that it has been sele …
Netanyahu to Finance Ministry: Allocate NIS 3.3 bil. for defense budget
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed the Finance Ministry to allocate an additional NIS 3.3 billion to add to the defense budget in order to finance ongoing and critical IDF …
International Bank of Azerbaijan Takes An Integrated Approach To Prevent Financial Crime Using FICO Solution
The International Bank of Azerbaijan (IBA) has announced that a system based on the FICO® Siron® solution has been successfully implemented to provide an integrated approach to combat money laundering …
Alokabank Joint-Stock Commercial Bank — Moody’s affirms the long-term deposit ratings of Alokabank at B1 with stable outlook
Moody’s Investors Service, (“Moody’s”) today affirmed the long-term local deposit ratings of Uzbekistan’s Alokabank Joint-Stock Commercial Bank (Alokabank) at B1 and foreign-currency deposit ratings …
Iran bound to its energy commitments to Iraq: VP
The economic and political relations between Iran and Iraq has increased significantly in the past few years and the two neighbors are seeking ways to facilitate financial transactions and boost their …
Vietnam’s GDP forecast to grow 3.8 percent this year
However, if COVID-19 in major economic and financial centres in the world recurs strongly, countries may have to extend lockdown until the fourth quarter of 2020. As a result, Vietnam’s import and …