Qatar Financial Center has targeted $25 billion of foreign direct investment inflows by 2022, its CEO Yousuf Al-Jaida told CNBC in an exclusive interview.
The Division of Trade Spoils over Armenia
After the armistice of November 10, Russia gained significant strategic advantages in the South Caucasus. Russia did not just score a military victory by consolidating its military presence in the …
Oman pre-empts succession drama by naming its first crown prince
On the first anniversary of his accession to the throne, Oman’s Sultan Haitham bin Tariq junks strange system of succession devised by long-reigning Sultan Qaboos bin Said.
Ascott Residence Trust gets $50m green loan to finance lyf one-north
SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) – Ascott Residence Trust (ART) has obtained a five-year $50 million green loan from DBS to finance its maiden development project: lyf one-north Singapore.. Read more at …
Grab Financial Group Raises $300 Million For Expanded Finance Solutions
Southeast Asian FinTech Grab Financial Group announced it has raised $300 million in a Series A funding round led by Hanwha Asset Management.
Quick Heal Tech shares rise 7% on $2 million investment in Israel ‘s L7 Defense
Quick Heal Technologies share price rose 7 percent intraday on January 14 after the company made further investment in Israel based L7 Defense. The company has signed a definitive agreement to invest …
Softlogic Finance clarifies fine imposed by FIU of Central Bank
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka recently issued a statement on penalties imposed against several financial institutions, including Softlogic Finance PLC for non-compliance with regulatory requirements …
Israel and Anti-Semitism
Semitism went into a kind of remission. The kind of nakedly anti-Jewish sentiment that had been so common prior to the genocide — images of Jews with hooked noses and greedy eyes; conspiracies about …
Aid chief: US naming Yemen rebels terrorists a famine threat
The U.N. humanitarian chief is urging the United States to reverse its decision to declare Yemen’s Houthi rebels a terrorist group, warning that the designation will …
Thailand’s rich not eligible for 3,500 baht government handout
Thailand’s Finance Ministry has confirmed that wealthy citizens are not eligible for the government’s monthly cash handout of 3,500 baht.