South Korea witnessed a record 288% jump in exports to Qatar on medical equipment related to Covid-19 in the first five months of 2020 compared to the same period last year, according to ambassador ... ( read original story ...)
Armenian businesses record success on international level
Armenia is known to be a great country with smart opportunities. In spite of the difficulties in the economy, the government and private sector work hard on developing high-tech and business ... ( read original story ...)
Blackrock, Qatar’s QIA interested in Atlantia’s tollroad unit – sources
U.S. asset manager BlackRock BLK.N and Qatar's sovereign fund QIA are interested in investing in Atlantia's motorway unit ATL. ( read original story ...)
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Lebanon, Government of — Moody’s downgrades Lebanon’s rating to C from Ca
Moody's downgrades Lebanon's rating to C from CaRead the full article at Moody's ... ( read original story ...)
Israel’s business activity shrinks to lowest level since 2001 due to COVID-19
JERUSALEM, July 27 (Xinhua) -- Israel's business sector activity has significantly contracted in the second quarter of 2020 due to the coronavirus crisis, according to a survey issued by the state's ... ( read original story ...)
Netanyahu: Israel does not need new elections
"Israel does not need elections, it needs a budget. If we pass a budget now, we can open the school year in an orderly manner and inject more money for business owners," the prime minister added. The ... ( read original story ...)
Netanyahu: Israel doesn’t need new elections, it needs a budget
Amid rift with coalition partner Blue and White, PM calls for swift passage of budget, which must be approved by August 25 to keep government from dissolving ... ( read original story ...)
A ‘runaway’ to South Korea is suspected of bringing a coronavirus case back to North Korea after swimming across the border
North Korea reportedly had cases as far back as March, but Kim Jung Un hasn't acknowledged coronavirus cases until now. ( read original story ...)
A farmer, ‘little ghosts’ and 18,000 tobacco plants: How COVID-19 upended farming in South Korea
It wasn't yet 9 a.m., but Promdeth Phonsrikaew stood sweat-soaked in the field. He was in his third hour of picking tobacco, beginning shortly after dawn at the foot of a mountain in a sleepy South ... ( read original story ...)