About 87 per cent of consumers see improved chances of getting a job during the next 12 months. Those in the 30-39 age group were more optimistic (90%). Mohammed Ali Rashed Lootah, CEO of the ... ( read original story ...)
GE provides scholarships for Baghdad Business School students to strengthen language and business skills
... its fifty-year presence in Iraq, GE is delivering on its commitment to strengthening the skills of young Iraqis by providing scholarships for five Baghdad Business School (BBS) students for a ... ( read original story ...)
Jordan, Dutch FMs discuss ties, regional issues
Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi and his Dutch counterpart Stef Blok on Monday expressed the two countries willingness to pro ... ( read original story ...)
US extends Iraq’s sanction waiver ahead of talks
The US has granted Iraq the maximum extension to a sanctions waiver allowing it to import Iranian gas ahead of talks next month, an Iraqi official ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Sri Lanka gets donated vaccine doses from China
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka received 600,000 doses of the Sinopharm vaccine from China as a donation on Wednesday. Sri Lankan authorities said the supplied doses will go first to Chinese citizens ... ( read original story ...)
Nepal’s GDP projected to grow by 2.7 percent in 2021-22: World bank
Nepal's GDP is projected to grow by 2.7 percent in the fiscal year 2021-22 and recover to 5.1 percent by 2023 - ... ( read original story ...)
Yemen gets first COVID-19 vaccines as second wave spreads
Yemen received its first COVID-19 vaccines on Wednesday, a week after the war-ravaged country's internationally-recognised government declared a health emergency in response to a second wave of the ... ( read original story ...)
Yemen receives 360,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses through the COVAX Facility [EN/AR]
ADEN, Yemen, 31 March 2021 – Today ... employing innovative finance and the latest technology – from drones to biometrics – to save millions more lives, prevent outbreaks before they ... ( read original story ...)
Finance minister: Malaysia on track for recovery, to rebound strongly in 2021
KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 — Malaysia is on the right track for economic recovery and is likely to rebound strongly this year backed by various policy measures, said Finance Minister Datuk Seri Tengku ... ( read original story ...)
Najib claims Malaysia borrowed RM54.5b from Jan to March 2021, says Parliament should resume to monitor govt’s spending
Najib, who is also a former finance minister, claimed that the Malaysian government ... Earlier in his statement, Najib claimed that the Emergency which was imposed on Malaysia to tackle the effects ... ( read original story ...)