British banking giant HSBC trimmed anew its 2020 gross domestic product growth projection for the Philippines to 6.3 percent from the original target of 6.5 percent as the government struggles to ... ( read original story ...)
G7 ministers backed new help for low-income countries, Japan’s Aso says
TOKYO (Reuters) – Financial leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) rich nations backed a new allocation of special drawing rights at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to help low-income countries, ... ( read original story ...)
Ukraine, Japan start talks on updating Convention on Avoidance of Double Taxation
The Ministries of Finance of Ukraine and Japan will begin negotiations to update the 1986 Convention on Avoidance of Double Taxation on March 22. "Today, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Bank Indonesia Holds Rate, Pledges More Support for Rupiah
(Bloomberg) -- Indonesia’s central bank left its benchmark interest rate unchanged and pledged to do more to support a currency that has weakened as U.S. yields rise. Bank Indonesia kept the ... ( read original story ...)
India’s crude oil throughput hits 4-month low in February
India's crude oil processing fell to its lowest in four months in February, retreating from a near one-year high hit in the prior month hurt by higher crude prices and weaker fuel demand in the ... ( read original story ...)
38 business projects approved in Bhutan to generate jobs
With the aim to generate more jobs, about 38 business projects from farming to mediatech to postal services have been approved by the National Credit Guarantee Scheme (NCGS) of the Bhutanese ... ( read original story ...)
38 business projects approved in Bhutan to generate jobs
With the aim to generate more jobs, about 38 business projects from farming to mediatech to postal services have been approved by the National Credit Guarantee Scheme (NCGS) of the Bhutanese ... ( read original story ...)
OPAP approved to acquire Stoiximan’s Greek and Cyprus business
OPAP announced March 17th that the Hellenic Competition Commission and the Commission for the Protection of Competition of the Republic of Cyprus have approved control over Stoiximan Group’s Greek and ... ( read original story ...)
Mongolia’s first solar-plus-storage project won by Japan-led bid
TOKYO -- Japanese plant engineer JGC Holdings will oversee the design and construction of Mongolia's first solar power plant with storage capabilities as the country steps up adoption of renewable ... ( read original story ...)
Georgia spa shooting victims included Hyun Jung Grant, mom to 2 sons: ‘She was one of my best friends’
More heartbreaking details about the lives lost in the Georgia spa shooting atrocity began to take shape Friday after authorities released the names of the last four victims. ( read original story ...)