The average rose 8.57% from a year before, up for the fourth consecutive year, according to a survey conducted by the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren.
Oman raises $519.7mln via new sovereign sukuk
The sukuk are Sharia-compliant and will be listed for secondary market trading on the Muscat Stock Exchange (MSX) at prevailing market prices ...
Kyrgyzstan Launches First Stablecoin KGST on Binance
Kyrgyzstan launched its first stablecoin, KGST, on Binance. It aims to improve cross-border payments and strengthen cryptocurrency presence ...
Saudi tax authority warns of penalties for late VAT filing by large businesses
Saudi Arabia’s ZATCA urges VAT-registered firms with revenues above $10.7m to file returns by December 31 to avoid penalties ...
Turkey postpones inflation accounting for three years
Turkey‘s parliament approved a law on Wednesday to drop a requirement for companies to produce inflation-adjusted accounts for the 2025, 2026 and 2027 financial years. Countries sometimes employ ...
Uzbekistan to Boost Local Market With New Listings, FX Bonds
Uzbekistan is introducing new rules that allow companies to pursue dual listings and issue bonds denominated in foreign currencies, taking another step to develop its capital market and attract ...
Customs and Counternarcotic Agencies in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan enhance capacities on strategic trade and export control
Customs and Counternarcotic Agencies in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan enhance capacities on strategic trade and export control ...
Saudi Arabia calls on Yemen separatists to leave 2 governorates as coalition strains
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Saudi Arabia on Thursday formally called on Emirati-backed separatists in Yemen to withdraw from two governorates their forces now control in the country, a move that ...
How Iran pulled off an impossible long range strike deep inside Iraq
During the Iran-Iraq War, both sides launched many airstrikes against each other's airbases. But one of these airstrikes really stands out - the Iranian attack on the Iraqi H-3 airbase complex. Why is ...
Son of former Bangladesh PM returns after 17 years in exile with a chance to lead
Rahman, 60, is the acting chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, one of two major political parties in the South Asian nation of more than 170 million people. His return is seen as politically ...