Israeli venture capital firm FinTLV raised $120 million for a new fund investing in global growth-stage insurance and financial technology companies. Investors include Japan’s MS&AD Insurance Group, ... ( read original story ...)
UAE Opens Citizenship to Select Foreigners to Boost Economy
The United Arab Emirates plans to offer citizenship to a select group of foreigners, the first Gulf Arab nation to formalize a process aimed at giving expatriates a bigger stake in the economy. The ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi mall operator Arabian Centres to support its SME tenants with loans
Saudi Arabia’s mall operator Arabian Centres Company (ACC) is helping small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) who are looking to obtain loans. The company announced on Sunday that it signed an ... ( read original story ...)
Afghanistan- Protest Gathering Urges Equalization of Salaries
KABUL - Civil society organization 'Afghanistan and Central Asia Association (ACAA) on Saturday supported the salary equalization proposal of the Wolesi Jirga or lower house of the Parliament, asking ... ( read original story ...)
Iran-EU Trade Hits $4 Billion
Iran and the 27 member states of the European Union traded over €4 billion worth of goods during the first 11 months of 2020, to post a 12% decline compared with the previous year's corresponding ... ( read original story ...)
The Real Dangers of Lifting Sanctions on Iran
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Photo: via Wikimedia Commons. In 2018, President Donald Trump announced that the US ... ( read original story ...)
Osama bin Laden used to finance, support Nawaz Sharif, reveals former ambassador
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s former ambassador to the United States Abida Hussain has said that Osama Bin Laden had supported and funded former prime minister Nawaz Sharif. During an interview with a private ... ( read original story ...)
Budget 2021 classroom: Here’s all about James Wilson, the man who created India’s first-ever Budget
Born in Hawick, a small border town in Scotland in 1805, Wilson first came to India on November 28, 1859, and he was appointed finance member in Viceroy Lord Canning's council in undivided India and ... ( read original story ...)
The Old Roots of China’s New-Look Finance
There’s no shortage of explanations for the rapid rise of online credit and lending in China, but don’t ignore the role played by cultural tradition. ( read original story ...)
QBA launches Qatari-Spanish Business Council
The total trade volume between Qatar and Spain has reached $750m during the first 11 months of 2020 despite the ongoing global economic crisis, while Qatari investments in Spain now stands at €21bn in ... ( read original story ...)