Commenting on the inaugural Sukuk issuance, Mr. Ibrahim Ameer, Finance Minister of Maldives, said “This debut issuance marks the beginning of Maldives in the International Islamic Finance ... ( read original story ...)
Greece accuses Turkey of escorting migrant smuggling boats
Turkey and Greece have long traded accusations over the migration ... The lockdown lasted six weeks, but with borders closed, her business prospects were grim. JERUSALEM (AP) — After spending much of ... ( read original story ...)
Bhutan expects strong economic recovery next year
The Bhutanese government is hopeful that the economy will see significant improvement and rebound strongly after the COVID-19 vaccination drive. The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has projected GDP growth ... ( read original story ...)
Central Retail to expand business in Vietnam
The Thailand-based Central Retail Corporation Public Company Limited (CRC) plans to spend as much as 35 billion THB (1.1 billion USD) on expanding its network in Vietnam over the next five years. ( read original story ...)
Vietjet accompanies Miss World Vietnam 2021 to promote “Vitality of Vietnam”
Vietjet continues to accompany Miss World Vietnam as the official air transportation sponsor of the beauty pageant. ( read original story ...)
Growing Islamic finance
QATAR is rapidly developing its Islamic finance industry and is poised to become a leading hub for the sector. Within the Islamic finance, the Islamic banking sector is playing an important role ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam’s Masan changes retail brands VinMart, VinMart+ to WinMart, WinMart+
Vietnam’s Masan Group has rebranded VinMart and VinMart+ as WinMart and WinMart+ after it acquired the retail brands from Vingroup over a year ago. The brand name change was announced by Masan CEO ... ( read original story ...)
7th Doha Islamic Finance Conference concludes
The statement added that the flexibility of Sharia makes Sharia provisions accommodate the developments of financial transactions, including digital financial transactions. ( read original story ...)
Memory game teaches kids, adults about Philippine native trees
ForesTree: A Memory Match-Up Game lets teaches players about Philippine native trees such as Almaciga, Bignay, Ilang-Ilang, Kamagong, Molave, Narra and Salingbobobog while testing and improving their ... ( read original story ...)
Who’s Donating To The Covid-19 Solidarity Response Fund
The Covid-19 Solidarity Response Fund is now over a year old. It was launched on March 13, 2020 to raise money for the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners, including the African Union and the ... ( read original story ...)