The Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL) intends to raise a Foreign Currency Term Financing Facility (FTFF) denominated in United State Dollars (USD) up to a limit of USD 500 million in 2020, the Ministry …
RPT-UPDATE 3-Malaysian prime minister names Petronas finance chief as new CEO
Malaysia’s prime minister on Saturday appointed the finance chief at Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) to take over as chief executive at the state energy company, at a time when lower oil prices and …
Iran to Import Goods From Iraq Using Trapped Energy Revenues
Iran plans to import goods from Iraq using billions of dollars of gas and electricity revenues stuck in the country due to U.S. sanctions.
Breakingviews – China-UK stock link’s glitches go beyond politics
China Pacific Insurance has broken a year-long dry spell for the stock market link between China and Britain. The $32 billion financial group on Wednesday raised $1.8 billion on the London Stock …
FCA Bans 3 Cyprus Firms From Selling Risky Derivatives
Britain’s finance watchdog said Monday that three Cypriot companies have been banned from selling so-called contracts for difference to clients in the U.K. as it cracks down on the speculative …
Menstrual health in the Pacific
In this article, Chelsea Huggett and Michelle Laws provide some tentative programming insights in the Pacific, particularly Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste Each day 300 million women and adolescent …
TGS Announces 2Dcubed Seismic Project to Cover License Round Acreage Offshore Timor-Leste
TGS, a leading provider of multi-client geoscience data for exploration & production (E&P) companies, today announced that in collaboration with the ANPM, it has commenced a 2Dcubed seismic data …
UK investigates PwC for covering for Palestinian terror group
The decision came after UK Lawyers for Israel complained that PwC firms audited two Palestinian NGOs linked to the PFLP, breaching the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.
Kyrgyzstan’s parliament confirms Boronov as prime minister
Kyrgyzstan’s parliament confirmed Kubatbek Boronov as prime minister on Wednesday, after his predecessor resigned due to a corruption probe against former cabinet officials. Boronov, 55, has served as …
Investment in Israeli financial tech firms doubled in 2019
Investments in Israeli financial technology firms rose 107% in 2019 to a record $1.8 billion, according to a report released on Wednesday by Start-Up Nation Central. Israel ranks fifth in fintech …