The specifics of the agreement are largely in line with China’s ongoing Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), spending billions in infrastructure investment with an eye on long term economic and security ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey launches probe into Facebook over data leak
Turkey's Personal Data Protection Authority (KVKK ... that the data of 533 million Facebook users were shared on a hacker platform. According to the Business Insider news website, a user on a ... ( read original story ...)
Leading Thai group upbeat about business expansion in Vietnam
VOV.VN - Siam Cement Group (SCG), one of Thailand's top industrial companies, sees bright prospects for growth within Southeast Asia beyond its home market, particularly in Vietnam, CEO Roongrote ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam’s Real Estate Market Continues Record Run
Spurred by an expanding economy and growing middle class, Vietnam's real estate market continued its rise during the Covid-19 pandemic. ( read original story ...)
More think tanks downgrade Philippine growth forecast
International think tanks and credit raters are slashing the economic growth prospects for the Philippines this year amid surging COVID-19 cases and continued delay in vaccine rollout. ( read original story ...)
Philippines hopeful of exclusion anew in US piracy list
The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines is optimistic the Philippines would be kept off the US government’s upcoming counterfeiting and piracy watchlist or the Special 301 report. ( read original story ...)
Philippine hotel operators still optimistic about long-term recovery amid pandemic
The Philippines again put up travel restrictions to arrest the ... Seasoned owners realize that now is the time to invest in existing hotels, with little displaced business,” JLL Hotels and ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan faces dilemma over trade ties with India
The Pakistani government's recent flip-flop over the partial resumption of trade with India highlights how geopolitical cosiderations, not economic and rational, drive policymaking. ( read original story ...)
Pakistan Business Council wants IMF deal renegotiated
Criticises front-loaded tax targets without the Federal Board of Revenue’s capability to broaden the tax base. ( read original story ...)
HBL Launches Pakistan’s First Personal Finance Management Tool
In collaboration with Hysab Kytab, HBL has launched Pakistan's first ever comprehensive Personal Finance Management (FMP) tool. ( read original story ...)