Amid efforts to curb illicit finance, Lebanon’s Central Bank has banned any dealings with unlicensed entities, including the Hezbollah-linked Al-Qard Al-Hassan ...
Kyrgyzstan revises restrictions on single-use plastics
Kyrgyzstan has modified its legislation, titled 'On Limiting the Circulation of Polymer Film Bags and Plastic Items in the Territory of the Kyrgyz Republic' to relax certain planned prohibitions on ...
Tajikistan’s Cash Cow: Enough Milk to Go Around? – Eurasianet
Re-Carving the Pie? In March, Tajikistan’s Finance Ministry said Talco is on the verge of bankruptcy—a charge the company vehemently denies. For observers of Dushanbe’s murky business scene, the ...
Paymentology expands regional presence with new Dubai office
It will serve as a base for client delivery, partner engagement, and operations, and house an expanded team of local experts ...
Nepal reports growth in revenue collection in past FY
KATHMANDU, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Nepal collected 1.178 trillion Nepali rupees (about 8.57 billion U.S. dollars) in revenue in the 2024-25 fiscal year that ended on Wednesday, up 11.33 percent over ...
Sun Life Financial Resilience Index Finds Inflation Forcing Malaysians to Prioritise Short-Term Needs, with Gen Z Feeling Least Financially Secure
Sun Life Malaysia today unveiled its second Sun Life Asia Financial Resilience Index: Balancing today’s needs and tomorrow’s goals, offering a detailed look into how individuals across the region are ...
Iraq intends to activate Apple Pay
The committee in charge of activating Apple Pay services met with Apple's regional managers to make the service accessible in Iraq.
Reform power struggle rattles South Korea’s financial agencies
The Lee Jae Myung government's sweeping organisational reforms across South Korea's financial and economic agencies are extending into lengthy and complex negotiations, testing the administration's ...
BSP vows deeper financial inclusion amid dip in account ownership
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has pledged to deepen financial inclusion in the Philippines to bring more Filipinos into the formal financial ...
Japan’s Exports Fall as US Tariffs Stoke Recession Fears
Japan’s exports fell for a second month as the US tariff campaign continued to weigh on trade, further raising the risk of a technical recession after the economy contracted at the start of the ...