Ivan Telegin addressed a New Year message to the Bank's clients and the partners, which reads as follows. ... ( read original story ...)
Lao Plan to Build Another Big Mekong Dam Dismays Villagers, Concerns Thais
Laos is preparing to build what will be its seventh of nine planned large-scale Mekong river mainstream dams, the latest project in its controversial economic strategy to become the “battery of ... ( read original story ...)
Jordan- National Campaign for Return to Schools picks up tempo
Parents and activists over the past two days intensified their calls on the government to reopen schools and nurseries next year for the second semester to ease the burden on them and their children. ( read original story ...)
Commercial Bank launches CBC Finance as successor to Serendib Finance
The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has announced the launch of CBC Finance Ltd., the Bank’s fully-owned Licenced Non-bank Finance Institution (NBFI), formerly known as Serendib Finance and Indra Finance. T ... ( read original story ...)
Sotheby’s International Realty to Open its First Office in South Korea as Market is Poised for Luxury Real Estate Growth
Sotheby’s International Realty today announced that WP Realty in the country of South Korea is the newest member of its global network and will now operate as Korea Sotheby’s International Realty. The ... ( read original story ...)
S. Korea’s consumer prices grow less than 1% for 3rd month in Dec.
South Korea's consumer prices grew less than 1 percent for the third straight month in December, data showed Thursday, indicating low inflationary pressure in Asia's fourth-largest economy amid the ... ( read original story ...)
Philippine officials see economic rebound to pre-pandemic levels
The Philippines' economic managers are optimistic that the country, home to the longest lockdown in the world, will see growth bounce back to pre-pandemic levels in 2021 after a record economic ... ( read original story ...)
IFAD to provide $18.07m to Bangladesh for Covid-19 recovery activities
This fund will help the efforts of the Bangladesh government and PKSF to assist microenterprises, smallholders and recover the severely Covid-19 affected rural economy ... ( read original story ...)
BJP pushes budget relief for middle class, business in wake of virus
India's ruling party has urged the government to put more money in the pockets of middle-income families in the next budget and cut the costs of raw material for small and medium-sized businesses, a ... ( read original story ...)
China Considers Requiring Ant to Sell Finance Investments, Source Says
Chinese regulators are studying plans to force Ant Group Co. to divest equity investments in some financial companies, curbing the company’s influence over the sector, according to a person familiar ... ( read original story ...)