A network that offers mortgage loans operates in North Korea, and conflict between lenders and borrowers leads to the deployment of gang members. ( read original story ...)
Starting a Business in the Philippines
With its growing middle-class income, sustained urbanization, and a mostly young population, the Philippines economy is anchored on strong consumer ... ( read original story ...)
Future-proofing your business
Last year, a record 29 tropical storms occurred in the Atlantic Ocean and in the Philippines, three tropical storms in the last quarter of 2020 dampened an already lethargic year principally due to ... ( read original story ...)
KSrelief: Saudi Support for Yemen Topped 17 Bln Dollars
The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center’s (KSrelief) relief response plan for Yemen in 2020 helped in launching projects aimed at confronting the coronavirus pandemic. The center announced ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines to use Sinovac vaccine on health workers
SINOVACAn inter-agency task force has approved a plan to inoculate FIlipino health workers against the coronavirus using vaccines from Chinese drugmaker Sinovac BIotech Ltd., according to health ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia bonds, stocks take U.S. sanctions mostly in stride
Eurobond rose on Friday after Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was spared U.S. sanctions over the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, though short-term debt and a basket of Saudi stocks ended ... ( read original story ...)
New Business Lobby Pushes Japan Decarbonization
The start of real action on climate change or just nice-sounding goals? That was the first question raised when on October 29 Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga targeted net zero carbon emissions by ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia’s euro bond 3 times oversubscribed
RIYADH: The Saudi National Debt Management Center (NDMC) has announced the receipt of subscriptions from investors for its second international issuance under the Kingdom’s Global Medium-Term Note ... ( read original story ...)
Central Business District inaugurated: Deal with Qatar to help save $300m annually: PM
LAHORE: Terming the wealth generation projects vital for strengthening the economy, Prime Minister Imran Khan Friday said the country’s first-ever Central Business District project here will serve as ... ( read original story ...)
Two South Korean billionaires who grew up poor pledge to give away half their wealth
The promise by KakaoTalk’s Kim Beom-su and Kim Bong-jin of food delivery app Woowa Brothers is a rarity in a country where charity often begins and ends at home. ( read original story ...)