The sun's golden rays fall on Goa's smooth, sandy beaches every evening, magical as ever but strangely quiet and lonely. ( read original story ...)
Withers banking duo joins Singapore’s Harry Elias
Singapore’s Harry Elias Partnership has hired banking and finance specialists Pearl Lim and Chan Wai Chong as partners from Withers. They are the second and third partner hires for Harry Elias since ... ( read original story ...)
World Bank emergency aid for vulnerable Lebanese
The World Bank Group on Tuesday approved a $246-million aid package to help 786,000 vulnerable Lebanese reeling under the country’s worst economic crisis in decades and the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Israel’s Fintech-Aviv and Bahrain Fintech Bay Partner Up on Financial Innovation
Bahrain Fintech Bay (BFB) and the Fintech Association of Israel -Fintech Aviv (FTA) have agreed to collaborate on the development of Fintech in the region. Earlier this year, diplomatic relations ... ( read original story ...)
Despite Global Uncertainty, Israel Bonds Secures Record-Breaking $1.8 Billion in 2020
Israel Bonds Way in the gardens of Jerusalem’s King David Hotel. Photo: Development Corporation for Israel/Israel Bonds. JNS.org – Despite ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia shelves plans to finance Riyadh airport expansion: sources
Riyadh City Saudi Arabia put on hold financing plans potentially worth billions of dollars for the expansion of Riyadh’s airport, indicating ... ( read original story ...)
Humanitarians seek $1.3 billion aid for war-torn Afghanistan
The UN and humanitarian partners in Afghanistan are seeking $1.3 billion to assist almost 16 million people in need of life-saving assistance as a result of decades of conflict, recurrent natural ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea’s Jobless Rate Hits 10-Year High as Virus Surges
South Korea lost the most jobs in two decades and the unemployment rate hit a 10-year high as the country’s worst coronavirus outbreak yet forced businesses to slash hiring. The nation shed 628,000 ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea launches third round of emergency cash reliefs
The finance ministry plans to hand out 4.1 trillion won (US$3.7 billion) in emergency cash to people affected by the third wave of the coronavirus. ( read original story ...)
Customs hassles rob Vietnam trade route of its edge
The CEO of a Hanoi-based transport company said many logistics firms are currently using a new route connecting China with ASEAN countries via Laos without going through Vietnam. Vietnamese customs ... ( read original story ...)