The Sri Lanka Institute of Directors (SLID) will host Sri Lanka Corporate Director Summit 2026, on July 22, 2026, at Cinnamon Grand Colombo, under the theme ‘Future-Ready Sri Lankan Directors – From .
Iraq and Syria sign agreement to restore oil pipeline that would provide alternative to Strait of Hormuz
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi is visiting the U.S. this week. He met with President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday.
ExxonMobil in Talks with Iraq on Oil Prodn, Refinery Development
By John Lee. Iraq's Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi has met with the chief executive of ExxonMobil, Darren Woods, and the company's board at its headquarters in Houston to discuss expanding oil production ...
Is South Korea Hostile to U.S. Businesses?
A report from Congress accuses Seoul of targeting Coupang, a Seattle-based e-commerce company.
Japan’s bond market is back in play after decades in the wilderness
JGBs have been selling off amid policy normalization and concerns over Tokyo's spending plans, but experts say that they deserve another look from investors.
Vietnam’s consumer finance market shifts from expansion to sustainable quality
Vietnam's consumer finance market is entering a new phase, with the focus shifting from scale to the quality of growth, Oanh Tran, senior manager of Market Research & Consulting Services at FiinGroup, ...
Vietnam’s consumer finance market shifts from expansion to sustainable quality
Vietnam's consumer finance market is entering a new phase, with the focus shifting from scale to the quality of growth, Oanh Tran, senior manager of Market Research & Consulting Services at FiinGroup, ...
South Korea’s central bank hikes rate for 1st time since 2023 to curb inflation, debt
South Korea’s central bank on Thursday raised its key interest rate for the first time in more than three years, aiming to tighten money supply to combat inflation, worsened by the war in the Middle ...
U.S. and Iran escalate strikes across Mideast
The United States and Iran exchanged strikes aimed at infrastructure and military targets on Saturday as their battle over the Strait of Hormuz intensified.
Iran renews attacks on Gulf states after another night of US strikes
By Jana Choukeir, Enas Alashray, Ahmed Tolba and Menna AlaaElDin DUBAI/CAIRO, July 18 (Reuters) - Iran launched renewed attacks on U.S. Gulf allies on Saturday after a seventh straight night of U.S.