An annual Gulf Arab summit, usually held in December, will be hosted by Saudi Arabia on Jan. 5, Kuwait's foreign minister said on Thursday in remarks published on the ministry website. Sources ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s financial firms must disclose climate change policies from 2025 under new rules to boost city as ‘green fundraising’ hub
Mandatory environmental impact disclosures enforced by regulators such as SFC and HKMA are part of a push to equip the city to become a global hub for ‘green finance’. ( read original story ...)
Africa: UN Chief Calls for More Climate Finance for Poor Nations As 2020 Goal Slips
The ability of poor nations to curb their emissions and adapt to global warming is at risk as finance falls short, Antonio Guterres says at climate summit ... ( read original story ...)
Cyprus President Fails to Get 2021 Budget Approved
Anastasiades’s ruling center-right Disy party lacks a majority in parliament. Cyprus ended its so-called golden passport program on Nov. 1, citing longstanding weaknesses and abuses. The Cypriot ... ( read original story ...)
Qatar’s BeIN to Pay $500 Million in Renewed Premier League Deal
Qatar’s BeIN Sports has agreed to pay about $500 million for the right to broadcast live Premier League soccer games across the Middle East, according to a person familiar with the matter. ( read original story ...)
The Finance 202: Fed’s Powell warns Washington will remain on economic clean-up duty for foreseeable future
Powell has spent months all but skywriting over the Capitol that lawmakers should provide more emergency economic relief. Now, with Congress moving forward with a roughly $900 billion aid package and ... ( read original story ...)
Azerbaijan assisting 6,143 families at initial stage upon presidential order
The Ministry of Finance and the relevant local executive ... As part of the implementation of the relevant order of the president of Azerbaijan dated December 14, 2020, at the preliminary stage ... ( read original story ...)
Azerbaijan’s PM signs order to compensate civilians for damages caused as result of Armenian aggression
Azerbaijani Prime Minister Ali Asadov signed an order 'On payment of material assistance in connection with the damage caused to the civilian population of Azerbaijan as a result of the aggression ... ( read original story ...)
Russia will continue shipping wheat as humanitarian aid to Syria – Interfax
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Russia supplied 100,000 tonnes of wheat to Syria as humanitarian aid since the start of 2020 and plans to ship more, the Interfax news agency reported on ... ( read original story ...)
Dav Whatmore appointed as Nepal’s head coach
Ramesh Kumar Neupane as Chief Finance Officer, and Binod Kumar Das as Cricket Manager, with effect from January 1, 2021. "Dav Whatmore of Australia has been appointed as the Head Coach of the Nepal ... ( read original story ...)