UAE operator Du said it will deliver a Robotics Platform as a Service (RPaaS) on Dubai Pulse to Dubai's Department of Finance (DoF). Dubai Pulse is the next-generation digital operating system from ... ( read original story ...)
Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government uses deadly force against wages protests
Security forces fired on demonstrators protesting over unpaid wages, killing eight people and injuring 65 more. ( read original story ...)
Competitiveness enhancing bill
The business community is eagerly awaiting the passage of the law that will reduce corporate income taxes to 20 percent by 2027 from the current 30 percent. ( read original story ...)
Myanmar GDP and Economic Data
Browse additional economic indicators and data sets, selected by Global Finance editors, to learn more about Myanmar economic outlook, debt to GDP ratio, international trade performance and population ... ( read original story ...)
Biden May Have Difficulty Shifting Course On Iran Sanctions
If the Biden administration tries to improve relations with Iran by returning to the nuclear deal that President Donald Trump dropped, Iranian demands for sanction-related economic damages and removal ... ( read original story ...)
ADB agrees $500m loan for financial inclusion
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a US$500 million loan to support Indonesia’s effort to expand access to funding for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and marginalized groups, ... ( read original story ...)
Finance Capitals Imperiled by Threats Beyond Working From Home
As global finance leaders take a fresh look this year at the hubs that have long been their homes, they’re increasingly seeing high costs and political chaos. ( read original story ...)
Treasury Takes No Action on Hong Kong Banking Sanctions
The U.S. Treasury Department said Friday it hasn’t identified any banks or other financial institutions linked to a group of people sanctioned in October over China’s crackdown on Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)
Go Vote Yourself a Raise, Georgia – You’ve Long Earned It
All political eyes are on Georgia’s runoff election on January 5th, 2021. Two Senate seats are up for grabs and will decide whether the evil Trumpster and corporatist Senator Mitch McConnell stays in ... ( read original story ...)
Amnesty International calls on Airbnb to withdraw rentals in occupied Palestine before trading publicly
Amnesty International called on Airbnb Thursday to remove its approximately 200 rental properties located within the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) before the company's Initial Public ... ( read original story ...)