It’s very sad to see our Corruption Perception Index (CPI) score and rank dropped. Just a year ago, we scored 10 points higher and moved six ranks to 47 out of 180 countries. However, it is sad and ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea Industrial Output Climbs 3.7% In December
Industrial production in South Korea advanced a seasonally adjusted 3.7 percent on month in December, Statistics Korea said on ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea Retail Sales Rise 0.2% In December
The total value of retail sales in South Korea was up a seasonally adjusted 0.2 percent on month in December, Statistics Korea said ... ( read original story ...)
Qatar’s Third-Biggest Bank Commits to Turkey for ‘Long Haul’
Commercial Bank of Qatar is committed to its business in Turkey for “the long haul” as it looks to build its operations there, according to the top executive at the lender. ( read original story ...)
Commercial Bank commits to Turkey for ‘long haul’
Commercial Bank of Qatar is committed to its business in Turkey for “the long haul” as it looks to build its operations there, according to the top executive at the lender. ( read original story ...)
Philippines’ corruption rating under Duterte holds at same level: bad
Transparency International report puts country in 115th place out of 180 as it sounds alarm on coronavirus-related graft. ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh to outperform Asian peers in economic recovery
Bangladesh is likely to recover faster than its Asian peers from the Covid-19 fallout thanks to improving exports, growth in domestic consumption and remittance inflow, according to a study of ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh worse off on perception index as corruption ‘flourishes’ amid pandemic
Transparency International has ranked Bangladesh 12th among the most corruption-riddled countries, saying the malaise ‘flourishes’ in the form of ‘bribery in health clinics to misappropriated aid’ ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh welcomes German business venture to set up factories in SEZs: Tipu
Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi yesterday said that Bangladesh welcomes German business ventures to set up factories in the special economic zones (SEZs). The Commerce Minister said this while ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan, Kuwait discuss investment opportunities in different sectors
Kuwait Assistant Foreign Minister for Asia Affairs Ali Sulaiman Al-Saeed along with Ambassador of Kuwait to Pakistan Nasar Abdul Rahman Jasser Almutairi on Thursday called on Chairman Board of ... ( read original story ...)