Andrew Jordan has pulled out of the 2020 British Touring Cars Championship season after a split with Team BMW. As the delayed start of the BTCC season approaches, last season’s runner-up announced …
Jordan Attempts at Resurrecting Private Sector with $705.2 Million
The Jordanian government has injected up to $705 million into the country’s private sector, which has suffered the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Thai tourist arrivals to plunge 80% this year – industry body
Thailand is expected to see at most 8 million foreign tourists this year, down 80% from a year earlier, as the coronavirus pandemic curbs global travel, a tourism body said on Tuesday. The sector is …
Japan to delay ‘womenomics’ target for female leaders by up to a decade: media
Japan will delay by up to a decade its target to raise the percentage of women in leadership posts to 30% – part of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s campaign to empower women – after failing to hit the …
India’s May infrastructure output contracts 23.4%
India’s infrastructure output contracted 23.4% in May from a year earlier, data released on Tuesday showed, dragged down by more than two months of coronavirus lockdown. Infrastructure output, which …
Kyrgyzstan: Bills Curbing Basic Freedoms Advance
Both bills have been widely criticized domestically and internationally. Parliament was scheduled to consider both bills in June, but has not put either to a vote. Kyrgyzstan is a party to the …
Israel’s proposed annexation of the West Bank could bring a ‘diplomatic tsunami’
PM Benjamin Netanyahu could begin to unveil his annexation plans on July 1 – a move that would be the most contentious move of his lengthy premiership.
CRIF Omesti gets licence in Malaysia
CRIF Omesti Sdn Bhd has obtained a credit reporting agency (CRA) licence in Malaysia from the Finance Ministry.
Afghanistan- Editorial: Revisit strategy!
Afghan talks anticipated to kick-off, in the best-case scenario, by the end of July, the required commitments which were supposed to pave the ground for them haven’t been met yet. Of them, the …
Bankers group says Philippine financial system is sound amid Wirecard controversy
The Bankers Association of the Philippines on Tuesday said the Philippine financial system is stable despite the financial scandal involving German payments firm Wirecard, which dragged two of the …