India completes first section of undersea bullet train tunnel. E10 Shinkansen trains to debut alongside Japan. MAHSR corridor gains momentum.
Russia’s solution for its labour shortage? 1 million workers from India
The arrival of Indian workers would help fill the shortage of skilled labour in the Sverdlovsk region, located in the Ural mountains and known for its heavy industry and military-industrial complex.
Saudi Arabia, UAE leads $9.47bn MENA sustainable bond market in H1 2025
Higher global interest rates and a pause in deals from Egypt and Qatar contributed to the lower volume, despite continued activity in Saudi Arabia and the UAE ...
MENA Fintech Association launches Iraq chapter, appoints Bahaa Abdul Hadi as Country Chair
Bahaa Abdul Hadi will lead the association’s initiatives in Iraq, focusing on accelerating fintech adoption, fostering collaboration, and supporting the country’s evolving financial risk and ...
Korea mulls formal role for secretive F4 policy talks
South Korea is poised to transform its clandestine macroeconomic and financial meetings involving top policymakers into a transparent, institutionalized body, s ...
Thailand considers imposing no tariffs on more imports from the U.S.
Pichai Chunhavajira, Thailand’s Minister of Finance, disclosed that his country was considering removing tariffs on more goods imported from the United States.
NYT: Before Iran strike, Netanyahu shared sensitive information with politician lacking proper clearance
The report purports to show a pattern whereby Netanyahu has consitently prioritized his political survival over considerations of strategy ...
Turkey orders detention of eight suspects over alleged stock market manipulation
Turkish authorities have issued detention orders for eight suspects accused of manipulating stock prices on the Borsa Istanbul and causing financial losses to small investors, state-owned Anadolu news ...
Pak- Vietnam agrees to take bilateral trade up to $1 billion, finalize PTA
Pakistan and Vietnam have agreed to take bilateral trade up to $1 billion and to finalize the Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA), ...
TUR: Investing In The Turkish Economy
Shares MSCI Turkey ETF offers diversified exposure to Turkey's high-growth sectors. Read more about TUR here and who may consider it.