Rath Sovannorak, Director-General of Banking Supervision of the National Bank of Cambodia, talking about improving access to finance for the nation’s business owning women. Supplied An event promoting ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia’s 2020 IPI declines 4.2%; first drop since 2009
Malaysia's Industrial Production Index (IPI) grew 1.7% in December 2020 from a year earlier, driven by growth in the IPI's manufacturing segment as the mining and electricity components dropped. For ... ( read original story ...)
Innovation in technology and vocational training gets financial recognition
The winners of the first inaugural Cambodia Skills Challenge Innovation Call have been announced. The Innovation Call is an initiative of the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training and the United ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar military takeover cannot be stopped by waning U.S. power
The road towards real democracy in Myanmar remains unclear writes Bruce Haigh AMERICA is calling the military takeover in Myanmar a coup Not quite M ... ( read original story ...)
How Iran Tried to Recruit Spies Against the U.S. in Iraq
Secret cables obtained by The Intercept show Iranian intelligence officials in Iraq using low-tech tradecraft to communicate with spies on the U.S. ( read original story ...)
EBRD provides €40mn funding to support Turkey investments that help “tilt to green”
In its first transaction with Turkey’s Is Leasing, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has provided a €40mn loan for ... ( read original story ...)
Iran may fulfill its obligations under nuclear deal – Supreme Leader of Iran
Iran will be able to fulfill its obligations under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), if the sanctions against Iran are actually lifted, Supreme Leader of Iran Ayatollah Seyyed Ali ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey central bank chief Agbal says no rate cuts for a long time this year
ISTANBUL: New governor Naci Agbal does not expect Turkey’s central bank to begin considering cutting interest rates from 17% until much later this year given upward pressure on already high inflation, ... ( read original story ...)
EBRD provides €40mn funding to support Turkey investments that help “tilt to green”
In its first transaction with Turkey’s Is Leasing, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has provided a €40mn loan for ... ( read original story ...)
Interview: India’s post-Covid Budget transparent, futuristic: Anurag Thakur
Indias first Budget after the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic is prudent, transparent and futuristic and is aimed at making the country self-reliant, Minister of State for Finance, Anurag Thakur, ... ( read original story ...)