An Israel Defense Ministry planning committee gave approval Wednesday to a controversial settlement plan that would effectively split the West Bank in two.
How Israel investments could impact elections in Norway
Investments in Israel have taken center stage in Norway’s election campaign, sparking an unusually public debate over how the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund operates. The row could help sway ...
Israel’s finance minister approves settlement to ‘bury the idea of a Palestinian state’
Israel’s finance minister approves settlement to ‘bury the idea of a Palestinian state’ - Israeli gunfire kills at least 25 in Gaza as Netanyahu says he will ‘allow Palestinians to leave’ ...
Midas Secures $80 Million Series B, Marking Turkey’s Largest-Ever Fintech Investment
Midas, Turkey's leading investment platform, has raised $80 million in its Series B funding round, the largest investment ever secured by a Turkish fintech company. This brings Midas' total funding to ...
For Kazakhstan, Almost Everything Riding On Promise Of New Finance Center
For Kazakhstan to modernize and become an integral business and financial partner for companies doing business along China’s new Belt and Road Initiative, the AIFC has to be in demand and serve ...
Digital brokerage firm Midas raises $80mn via largest fintech funding round in Turkey
Midas has raised an $80mn in a Series B funding round, which marked the largest investment round executed by a fintech company in Turkey, the digital brokerage platform said on August 19. The round ...
Pakistan to empower private sector for economic growth
Pakistan’s Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to providing an enabling environment for the private sector ...
Myanmar will start national elections on Dec. 28 though much of the country is wracked by war
Myanmar will hold nationwide elections beginning Dec. 28, setting a date for polls that have been denounced as a sham to normalize the army’s 2021 seizure of power even as much of the country is wrack ...
UN investigation seeking justice for Rohingya who fled Myanmar hit by cost-cutting
Millions of dollars of funding cuts from donors and U.N. cost-cutting could hamper evidence gathering and undermine efforts to seek justice for Rohingya who fled Myanmar, the head of a U.N.
Thailand’s former leader acquitted in royal insult case, but the list of those ensnared by lese majeste laws keeps growing
Thailand’s billionaire former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was acquitted of insulting the kingdom’s powerful monarchy Friday. Here’s what to know about the law that has ensnared hundreds