China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi is due to visit Britain on Thursday to hold talks with his British counterpart David Lammy in a sign that relations between the countries are normalising after years of tensions.
Singapore’s DBS surges to record on higher margins, capital return plans
Shares of DBS soared to a record high on Monday after Singapore's largest bank flagged an improvement in net interest income for 2025 and a dividend capital return plan, in line with a jump in ...
Israel posts January budget surplus, narrows deficit
Israel reported a budget surplus of 23.2 billion shekels ($6.5 billion) in January, according to the finance ministry's announcement on Monday. This surplus was due to a substantial increase in tax ...
Israel posts January budget surplus, narrows deficit
Israel reported a budget surplus of 23.2 billion shekels ($6.5 billion) in January, according to the finance ministry's announcement on Monday. This surplus was due to a substantial increase in tax ...
Hamas accuses Israel of ceasefire violations and says it will delay next release of hostages
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has ended a controversial system that paid stipends to the families of Palestinian prisoners, including those convicted in deadly attacks on Israel.
Kazakhstan received 75 bln tenge from tax on digital services – Finance Ministry
Foreign companies have paid 75 billion tenge from the so-called Google tax to the budget of Kazakhstan over three years, the press service of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic reported.
UAE to unlock employee savings for investment
Abu Dhabi investment firm Lunate’s program will allow companies to transfer mandatory workers savings into six investment funds, a move that's expected to benefit the country's expat population.
Delegation from 32 Chinese firms leaves for economic, trade talks in Kazakhstan
The delegation consists of representatives from 32 Chinese companies, covering industries such as mineral energy, petrochemicals, finance and trade, water conservancy and hydropower, construction ...
Putin’s refuge for Bashar al-Assad in Moscow impacting Russian efforts to keep forces in Syria, says UK
Vladimir Putin offering refuge to ex-Syrian tyrant Bashar al-Assad in Moscow is undermining Russia’s talks to keep its forces in the wartorn country, according to British defence chiefs. They believe ...
Sri Lanka appoints top panel look into anti-money laundering, terrorism financing evaluation
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its Governance Diagnostic Assessment to end deep rooted corruption has backed a suggestion to deliver all prosecutions in Sri Lanka through an independent ...