CEO Loo Choo Leong says that tapping on the green loan market is “a natural extension of [their] business focus on sustainability” (Photo: Frasers Property) SINGAPORE (EDGEPROP) – Frasers Property has …
Sri Lanka, 54th out of 117 on Budget Transparency
Sri Lanka has been ranked 54th out of 117 countries on the Open Budget Survey (OBS). OBS is a global metric measuring the reporting on the use of public funds. The survey was carried out by the …
Afghanistan- MoF offers key posts to open competition after years
The Ministry of Finance has sent a number of first and second-grade posts to the Independent Administrative Reform and Civil Services Commission (IARCSC) for recruitment. The development comes after P …
Iran pushes South Korea to release billions of dollars of oil export revenue
Abdolnaser Hemmati, the head of the Central Bank of Iran, said the actions of banks in South Korea were preventing Iran from using the money to buy foods and medicines, trade that’s exempt from US …
U.S. Plans Oil Tanker Sanctions to Cut Iran-Venezuela Trade
The Trump administration is preparing sanctions on as many as 50 oil and fuel tankers as part of an effort to cut off trade between Iran and Venezuela, according to a person familiar with the matter.T …
Iran Pushes South Korea to Release Billions Withheld by Banks
Iran is escalating its pressure on South Korea to release billions of dollars of oil-export revenue, arguing that Seoul is buckling to pressure from its U.S. ally and illegally withholding funds …
CORRECTED (OFFICIAL)-Philippines reports 6 more coronavirus deaths, 518 infections
The ministry said total deaths have increased to 1,017 while confirmed cases have reached 22,992. (Reporting by Neil Jerome Morales; Editing by Martin Petty) …
Japan is ‘Perfect’ Place For Cross Asset Investors, SocGen Says
(Bloomberg) — Japan stocks’ 32% rebound from their March-low may have legs, according to a cross asset research note from Societe Generale SA.Japan now seems the “perfect place to be,” especially in …
Indonesia Eyes Early Growth Rebound With Exit From Virus Curbs
Indonesia’s move to gradually ease social distancing rules amid a record surge in coronavirus infections is to ensure an early recovery in Southeast Asia’s largest economy, according to a senior …
Georgia was the first US state to reopen. What does its economy look like now?
So far, the state has not experienced a sustained surge in COVID-19 cases that critics warned would happen when the shelter-in-place order expired.