Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) will release an Exposure Draft on Open Finance soon and finalise the policy by next year, with the first phase to be rolled out in the interim, subject to industry and ...
Iraq shortlists six developers for Baghdad airport project
Iraq has shortlisted six foreign companies to develop Baghdad International Airport, part of the country’s plans to rehabilitate and expand its logistics sector. Prime Minister Mohammed Al-Sudani met ...
Final Report From Afghanistan Special Inspector Alleges Widespread Misuse of American Aid Funds by Taliban, Bribery of UN Officials
The 118-page report documents how ‘the Taliban diverts U.S. aid dollars intended for needy Afghans, and the culture of denial within the international ...
Plan Devised for Hike in Iran’s Oil Output
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian attended a joint meeting of the National Development Fund's Board of Trustees and Minister of Oil Mohsen Paknejad on Wednesday, focusing on the timeline for a plan ...
Philippine central bank orders banks, e-wallets to remove in-app gambling access
The suspension will remain in place until a policy is finalised. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has ordered financial institutions to remove links providing in-app gambling access from their ...
Finance Minister says Japan must watch economic backdrop to calls for BOJ rate hike
Japan's Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said on Friday the government must closely watch the economic and price backdrop behind recent business sector calls for the central bank to raise interest ...
India, Pakistan were ready to go nuclear, we solved that: Donald Trump
US President Donald Trump again repeated his claim that he solved the conflict between India and Pakistan and said that the war could have turned nuclear ...
Hundreds hit by food poisoning in Indonesia after eating free school meals
More than 360 people fell ill in Indonesia’s town of Sragen in Central Java after consuming school lunches, an official said on Thursday, in the largest food poisoning case to hit President Prabowo ...
Indonesia to crack down on illegal exploitation of resources, president says
Indonesia will launch a broader crackdown on the illegal exploitation of natural resources after a survey of palm plantations found that 3.7 million hectares (14,300 square miles) had broken the law, ...
India’s IOC buys 2 million barrels of US WTI crude for October, sources say
State refiner Indian Oil Corp (IOC) has bought two million barrels of U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude for October delivery, three trade sources said on Friday.