India's markets regulator plans to propose additional financial incentives for distributors and fund houses to enroll first-time women investors, its chairperson said on Friday, in its latest bid to ...
Philippines Proposes Massive 10,000 Bitcoin Buy for Strategic Reserve
Philippines proposes Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Act to acquire 10,000 BTC over five years as long-term strategic asset through central bank.
India’s GST council to meet on September 3-4 to discuss sweeping tax cuts
India's goods and services tax council, chaired by the federal finance minister, will meet on September 3-4 to discuss sweeping tax cuts.
Philippine lawmaker proposes creation of strategic Bitcoin reserve
A Philippine lawmaker has filed a bill in the Philippines’ Lower House asking the government to establish a government-run Bitcoin reserve. The proposed legislation, labelled the Strategic Bitcoin ...
Pakistan set to get ADB finance for rail upgrade that China was to fund but didn’t
The Asian Development Bank is set to fund a $2B upgrade of Pakistan’s Karachi-Rohri railway, supporting the Reko Diq copper mine after Chinese delays.
Pakistan extends closure of Rahim Yar Khan airbase till August 29 that was struck during Operation Sindoor
Pakistan's Rahim Yar Khan airbase in Punjab province was closed until August 22, 2025, following extensive damage caused by India's precision strikes during Operation Sindoor in May 2025.
Pakistan, China reaffirm commitment to further deepening ‘All-Weather Strategic Cooperative Partnership’
During the Chinese Foreign Minister’s interaction with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, both leaders reaffirmed mutual support on core national interests. The Prime Minister reiterated Pakistan’s ...
Pakistan ready for comprehensive talks with India, says FM Ishaq Dar
ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar reiterated on Friday that Pakistan is ready to engage in comprehensive talks with India, including discussions on the long-standing Kashmir dispute.
‘India requested the US for ceasefire during India-Pak military conflict’: Pakistan deputy PM makes an outlandish claim
Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar makes an absurd claim that India requested US mediation for a ceasefire ...
WTO panel backs Indonesia on several counts in biodiesel row with EU
A World Trade Organization panel backed Indonesia on several key claims in its complaint regarding countervailing duties imposed by the European Union on biodiesel imports originating in the country, ...