The United States has imposed new targeted sanctions on Sudan's Finance Minister, Gebreil Ibrahim, and the pro-army militia Al-Baraa Bin Malik Brigade (BBMB). The move comes as Washington accuses both ...
Vietnam says minister met LSE, FTSE Russell officials on market upgrade
Vietnam's finance minister met officials from the London Stock Exchange and FTSE Russell to discuss a potential upgrade for the country's stock market status, the government said on Tuesday. "Vietnam ...
Vietnam says minister met LSE, FTSE Russell officials on market upgrade
Vietnam's finance minister met officials from the London Stock Exchange and FTSE Russell to discuss a potential upgrade for the country's stock market status, the government said on Tuesday. "Vietnam ...
IMF says Vietnam’s 2025 GDP growth to slow to 6.5% on US tariff effects
Vietnam's economic growth is projected to slow to 6.5% this year due to the effects of the U.S. tariff, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday, after growth of 7.09% last year. "Downside ...
Japan will carefully consider measures to pressure Russia, finance minister says
Japan's Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said on Tuesday the government will carefully consider what measures would be most effective in pressuring Russia, while noting challenges in imposing higher ...
Indonesia unveils economic stimulus package worth almost US$1 billion
JAKARTA: Indonesia on Monday (Sep 15) announced a new economic stimulus package worth 16.23 trillion rupiah (US$989.33 million), including food assistance and an infrastructure building programme that ...
China reacts to Trump admin’s Russia war claim
China hit back at the claim by Keith Kellogg that Russia's war in Ukraine would end very quickly if Beijing withdrew its support for Moscow, saying the trade relations are "normal" and that China has ...
‘Belief is key’ – Mushtaq rallies Bangladesh ahead of must-win Afghanistan clash
"If you don't believe you belong at the international level, you start over-respecting the opposition and forget your strengths" ...
Exporters call port fee hike a ‘bad omen’ for Bangladesh’s RMG sector
Bangladesh’s export-oriented ready-made garment (RMG) industry has slammed the Chittagong Port Authority’s (CPA) newly imposed 41% average tariff hike ...
Hospitals ‘overflowing’ amid double outbreak of mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh
Surging cases of dengue and chikungunya are overwhelming hospitals in Bangladesh, the latest country to be struck by increasingly intense, overlapping outbreaks of the two diseases.