South Asia Regional Director Imad Fakhoury has urged Sri Lanka to move beyond economic stabilisation and decisively enter a phase of competitive, private sector-led growth, warning that the Government ...
IFC urges Sri Lanka to lock in reforms, leverage private capital to reach 7% growth target
South Asia Regional Director Imad Fakhoury has urged Sri Lanka to move beyond economic stabilisation and decisively enter a phase of competitive, private sector-led growth, warning that the Government ...
Pakistan reaffirms its commitment to regulating crypto assets
Pakistan has reiterated its commitment to regulations in the cryptocurrency industry. The government discussed these and other aspects of the industry during a high-level meeting with senior officials ...
Nepal anti-graft body launches probe into China- built Pokhara airport
The CIAA’s move followed a parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) sub-committee report that recommended a thorough probe.
Malaysia’s retail pharmacy boom draws billion-ringgit bets as IPO pipeline builds
The catalyst – news that BIG Caring Group is weighing a blockbuster listing in Bursa Malaysia next year Read more at The Business Times.
Malaysia could end hardcore poverty by March 2026, says Anwar
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today said that his administration could likely eradicate hardcore poverty by March next year, pointing
Report finds Afghanistan mission was “two-decade long effort fraught with waste”
The final report this week from the special inspector general for Afghanistan identified $26 billion in waste, fraud, and abuse in U.S. reconstruction spending in Afghanistan since 2009.
Turkey Weighs Opening Armenia Border That’s Shut Since the 90s
Turkey is considering reopening its land border with Armenia in the next six months, according to people familiar with the matter, doing away with Europe’s last closed frontier of the Cold War-era and ...
Death toll from devastating Indonesia floods passes 900
The death toll in Indonesia from recent flooding has passed 900, with hundreds still missing. More than 100,000 homes were destroyed when a rare and powerful cyclone formed over the Malaca Strait last ...
Tucker Carlson defends ties to Qatar as he announces plan to buy property
Tucker Carlson announced on Sunday that he would purchase property in Qatar as he rebuffed accusations he had taken money from the Gulf state. ( read original story ...)