India’s production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme fired on all cylinders this year, especially in electronics and semiconductors. India now has more than 300 mobile phone manufacturing units, and it is ...
Gulf states deepen financial footprint in Azerbaijan through remittances [ANALYSIS]
In 2025, Azerbaijan’s remittance sector is undergoing a noticeable shift. Historically, the bulk of remittances has originated from post-Soviet countries and Turkiye, with Russia maintaining the ...
Turkey and Armenia agree to simplify visa procedures to normalize ties
Turkey and Armenia have agreed to simplify visa procedures to normalize ties, Turkey's Foreign Ministry announced Monday
TUR: How To Use TUR For Exposure To Turkey’s Stock Market
iShares MSCI Turkey ETF (TUR) offers broad, U.S.-listed exposure to Turkish equities, with over $200M AUM and a 0.59% expense ratio. TUR's structure avoids single-stock concentration, provides access to otherwise hard-to-trade Turkish names, and uniquely offers an options market for U.S. investors.
Japan’s births predicted to hit lowest level since records began
The total number of births in Japan this year is expected to come in below 670,000—far fewer than the official forecasts put forth by the country’s National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, and the lowest since records began in 1899.
Tarique Rahman’s return reopens Bangladesh’s old fault lines in a new power struggle
Tarique Rahman’s return to Dhaka after seventeen years in exile from far away London was not merely the prodigal’s homecoming, in more ways than one, it was the reopening of Bangladesh’s most enduring ...
Trump, back on the scoreboard, claims he stopped India-Pakistan conflict and ‘solved eight wars’
US President Donald Trump again claimed credit for stopping India–Pakistan conflict. India rejected mediation, saying ceasefire followed direct DGMO talks.
Siam Legal Phuket Forecasts Key Legal Trends Shaping Real Estate Market in 2026
Siam Legal Phuket has released its comprehensive legal outlook for the Phuket real estate market in 2026, identifying critical regulatory trends that will impact foreign buyers, developers, and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan FSA Said to Boost Watch of Regional Bank Property Lending
Japan’s Financial Services Agency is stepping up monitoring of regional banks that lend heavily to the booming real estate sector to make sure risks are under control, according to people familiar ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un oversees cruise missile launches
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the launch of long-range strategic cruise missiles on Sunday, which confirmed the integrity of its nuclear power and counter-attack readiness in the face of ...