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Vietnam opens legal door to digital finance revolution
Vietnam’s economy is growing at an annual rate of 6-7%. With a population of over 100 million and smartphone penetration surpassing 84%, the country has enormous potential for digital financial ...
Pakistan’s financial inclusion test: a tap away but still out of reach?
It starts, often, with someone else's phone. A woman in a small town outside Lahore wants to send money to her son in Karachi, but she doesn't own a mobile wallet. Her brother does, so she asks him to ...
Pakistan’s financial inclusion test: a tap away but still out of reach?
It starts, often, with someone else's phone. A woman in a small town outside Lahore wants to send money to her son in Karachi, but she doesn't own a mobile wallet. Her brother does, so she asks him to ...
Pakistan records largest drop in default risk among emerging markets
Pakistan has achieved the world's steepest decline in sovereign default risk over the past year, leading Bloomberg Intelligence's Global Emerging Market (EM) Rankings for credit risk improvement, ...
How India delivered Bangladesh a huge blow by banning jute imports via land route: ‘Victim of politics’
Bangladesh exports believe India's decision will result in a cost surge and affect their upper hand in jute export sector ...
Sri Lanka on verge of innings win over Bangladesh after three days of 2nd test
Sri Lanka is closing in on an innings victory over Bangladesh and clinching their test series after three days of the second test in Colombo.
5.3 magnitude quake hits Pakistan; 5 people injured
A 5.3 magnitude earthquake in Balochistan, Pakistan injured at least five people and damaged homes near Barkan. Tremors were felt in nearby areas.
Air India investigators probing whether crash that killed 260 was sabotage after ‘both engines lost power’
INVESTIGATORS are probing whether the Air India crash which killed 260 people was caused by sabotage. A total of 52 Brits died when the Boeing 787 Dreamliner slammed into a medical college after ...
Stampedes, plane crash, war, natural disasters: India’s turbulent 2025 so far
First Kumbh stampede, then Delhi station stampede, then India-Pak conflict, Air India crash and now the Puri stampede - the first half of 2025 has been one of India’s most turbulent in recent memory.