China’s investigation into former securities regulator Fang Xinghai has pushed the number of financial-sector officials and executives ensnared in the country’s anti-corruption campaign to more than ...
Pakistan Holds Key Interest Rate as Iran War Clouds Outlook
Pakistan’s central bank left its benchmark interest rate unchanged on Monday balancing inflation risks from the Iran war against improving investor confidence following the country’s sovereign rating ...
Pakistan again drags India as PoK unrest grows, alleges ‘online campaign’
Pakistan claimed it had arrested a man allegedly linked to an India-funded online disinformation campaign, reviving accusations that New Delhi says are attempts to deflect attention from unrest and ...
Pakistan’s Kashmir votes: Why the election hinges on 12 disputed seats
The fight over refugee representation has revived longstanding questions about democracy, autonomy and political power.
Indonesia faces test of central bank independence after governor’s shock exit
By Ankur Banerjee, Rae Wee and Gayatri Suroyo SINGAPORE, July 27 (Reuters) - Just as a fragile calm was returning to Indonesian markets, the abrupt resignation of the central bank chief has reignited ...
India suspends policeman for firing AK-47 at student protesters
By Jatindra Dash and Krishna N. Das NEW DELHI, July 27 (Reuters) - Indian authorities have suspended a policeman for firing rounds in the air from an assault rifle to disperse student protesters in an ...
Xi tells Lula China backs Brazil in rejecting external interference, Xinhua reports
BEIJING/SAO PAULO, July 27 (Reuters) - China supports Brazil in "rejecting external interference" and is ready to strengthen bilateral and multilateral strategic coordination, Chinese President Xi ...
Pakistan’s informal dollar inflows shrink as Gulf war disrupts hundi-hawala network: How the system works
Pakistan’s informal dollar inflows through the hundi-hawala network have declined sharply as the prolonged Gulf war disrupted Dubai-linked trade, impacting small exporters, manufacturers and the ...
Why Pakistan hasn’t seen a major youth protest? US analyst reveals reason: ‘Its social cleavages …’
In a series of posts on X, Kugelman said that the drivers of such a protest — corruption, repression, joblessness, alienation — are "very present in Pakistan".
Indonesia cuts methane emissions, life atop a mountain of garbage begins to change
Long before dawn breaks over Indonesia ’s largest landfill, Nur Wencih joins thousands of waste pickers climbing ...