President Joe Biden took office at a moment of global crisis, and tensions with Iran are among his most pressing foreign-policy challenges. After four years of nonstop hostility between Washington and ... ( read original story ...)
Islamic Finance Elevated Dimension In Banking
Emergence of Islamic Banking system is an elevated dimension in the banking industry for the unique and welfare oriented approach. Currently, there are over 300 Islamic financial institutions (IFI) ... ( read original story ...)
The real problem with Robert Malley’s potential Iran envoy appointment
Few early Biden administration decisions would be as controversial as the rumored selection of Robert Malley as chief envoy for Iran talks. Code Pink has come to his defense, as has the Bernie Sanders ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Stock Rally Defies Foreign Selling Thanks to BOJ, Banks
Japan’s equity rally last year in the face of foreign selling is challenging conventional wisdom that purchases by overseas investors are necessary for the market to keep rising. And that breakdown in ... ( read original story ...)
Kyrgyzstan’s Institute of Business Ombudsman, Economy Ministry sign memorandum of cooperation
Kyrgyzstan's Institute of Business Ombudsman (authorized person for the protection of rights, freedoms and legitimate interests of business entities) and the Ministry of Economy signed on Tuesday a ... ( read original story ...)
Israel-focused SPAC ION Acquisition 2 files for a $220 million IPO
I ON Acquisition 2, the second blank check company formed by ION Asset Management targeting an Israeli tech business, filed on Tuesday with the SEC to raise up to $220 million in an initial public ... ( read original story ...)
Despite COVID, Israel’s defense companies say 2020 was a good year
At this point in the year, the companies are gathering all the needed information to summarize their financial year. While official numbers are not yet public, these companies say that despite the ... ( read original story ...)
Can India and Nepal Find a Path to Peaceful Coexistence?
This new political crisis has thrown plans to resolve India and Nepal’s border disputes into disarray. Earlier this year, Lipulekh, a territory situated between the western border of Nepal and the ... ( read original story ...)
Little Movement Expected For South Korea Stock Market
The South Korea stock market has finished lower in two of three trading days since the end of the three-day winning streak in which ... ( read original story ...)
YouTube says its TikTok competitor is getting 3.5 billion views a day in India test run
YouTube's short-form video feature Shorts, which aims to compete with TikTok, is achieving 3.5 billion views per day during its early test run in India, the company said Tuesday. ( read original story ...)