Jordan recorded a 14.3 per cent increase in net foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows during the first quarter of 2025 compared with the same period last year, according to preliminary balance of ...
EU-backed initiative fuels energy efficiency in Sri Lanka’s industrial sector
A European Union funded project is helping Sri Lanka's energy intensive industries become more energy efficient in response to the dual challenges of climate change and economic uncertainty.
Trump lifts US financial sanctions against Syria
US President Donald Trump officialised a remarkable pivot in US-Syria relations on Monday by enacting his promise to lift sanctions on the country which affected most state-run institutions including ...
Takeaways for Sri Lanka from UNCTAD’s Investment Reality Check
The release of UNCTAD’s ‘World Investment Report 2025’ delivers a sobering assessment of global capital flows, which serve both as a warning and opportunity for Sri Lanka’s economic recovery ...
MMC Port moves closer to launching Malaysia’s biggest IPO in 13 years
SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Port operator MMC Port Holdings moved closer to what could be Malaysia's biggest IPO in 13 years by lodging a draft prospectus with the securities regulator, the regulator's ...
Vietnam banking on a digitally inclusive future
Achieving these ambitious targets requires more than regulatory reforms and fiscal policy; it demands innovation that reaches where traditional banking cannot. Through mobile-first platforms, ...
Trump tariffs live updates: Trump suggests he won’t extend tariff pause, floats higher tariff level for Japan
President Trump renewed threats that he may stick to his self-imposed July 9 deadline for making trade deals and issue new tariff levels to trading partners, forgoing another pause to "Liberation Day" ...
Transcript: Hong Kong’s bull run leaves China in the dust
The UK government got its welfare bill over the line, but only after huge concessions. And Hong Kong’s stock market is leaving mainland China’s in the dust. Meanwhile, China has a chokehold on the ...
Trump Sticks With Trade Deadline, Pressures Japan
Good morning. Donald Trump sticks with a July 9 tariff deadline. Keir Starmer’s planned welfare reforms are slashed. And a London-based startup unveils its latest smartphone. Listen to the day’s top stories.
Photo shows quake-hit building in Myanmar, not proof of corruption in Bangladesh
A video circulating ahead of the first anniversary of protests that culminated in the ouster of Bangladesh's former leader Sheikh Hasina shows a fire station damaged by an earthquake in Myanmar, ...