In 2025, major corporations continued to expand and position themselves in the UAE, strengthening the country’s position as a leading global business platform. Global economic reports released this ...
Trump wants to meet North Korea’s Kim this year, he tells South Korea
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ignored Trump’s calls to revive the direct diplomacy he pursued during his first term in office, which produced no denuclearization deal.
Bangladesh, Nepal business leaders discuss ways to boost bilateral trade
DAHKA, Aug 28, 2025 (BSS) – A delegation of the Nepal Foreign Trade Association (NFTA), led by its President Shiv Kumar Agarwal and Secretary General Jayant Kumar Agrawal, called on Bangladesh ...
The entrepreneur’s edge in Thailand 2025
Entrepreneurs are wired differently. While others wait for clarity, you move. And in Thailand’s 2025 business landscape, full of volatility, innovation and rapid change, uncertainty is not a barrier.
Turkey’s ‘big move’ of cutting economic ties with Israel probably won’t last
Turkey has suspended trade and airspace access to Israel ... “IDF bases are powered by [a] Turkish-owned plant,” an awkward reminder that business realities, long-term contracts, and infrastructure ...
$67 bn in 10 years: Japan pledges long-term investment push in India
Japan on Friday set a target of 10 trillion yen ($67 billion) in private-sector investments in India over the next decade, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed to Japanese firms to “make in India, ...
China’s factory activity contracts in August despite extension of trade truce with US
BEIJING -- China's factory activity contracted in August, marking five consecutive months of decline, according to an official survey released Sunday, after a trade truce between the U.S. and China was extended for another 90 days.
Forever 21 looks to resurrect China, North America business with new partners
Fast fashion brand Forever 21 is making its fourth run at the Chinese market, having previously entered and exited the world's second-largest economy three times since 2008.
Brunei strengthens financial literacy among students
Bruneians' awareness of financial savings, budgeting, investing, retirement planning and digital safety was being strengthened through thegovt policies.
To close the climate finance gap, let vulnerable nations use carbon markets
The Climate Vulnerable Forum and Vulnerable 20 Finance Ministers (CVF-V20) recognise carbon markets as one of the levers that, by 2030, could unlock an additional $20bn annually to V20 countries. This ...