Jailed dissident Joshua Wong Thursday joined the ranks of Hong Kong democracy figures arrested under a new security law as the United States threatened fresh sanctions in response to Beijing's ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong firm reveals new bank card for B2B payments
A payment services firm in Hong Kong has unveiled its new bank card aimed at commercial customers in the region. Read more about the international payments market with our money transfers news. ( read original story ...)
Cyprus pins hopes on Portugal to steer EU migration pact
There is no better member state of the EU than Portugal to deal successfully” with negotiations on the European Pact on Migration and Asylum, Cypriot Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides said on ... ( read original story ...)
Kazakhstan Expects Large Foreign Banks To Enter Kazakh Market, Eases Registration Procedures
Foreign banks will be able to open branches in Kazakhstan by submitting a single, simplified application. Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a law on the restoration of economic growth, ... ( read original story ...)
Why stocks loved the Georgia Senate results: Morning Brief
Markets rallied Wednesday morning after it became clear that Democrats would take control of the Senate after sweeping both seats in Tuesday’s Georgia runoffs. But the day’s news cycle was consumed by ... ( read original story ...)
ACLEDA Securities Plc named Best Securities Brokerage Cambodia 2020
ACLEDA Securities Plc. the Securities Firm You Can Trust and the Cambodia’s Leading Securities Firm in Cambodia, announces today that ACLEDA Securities Plc. as the 2020 Global Banking & Finance ... ( read original story ...)
Kazakhstan Expects Large Foreign Banks To Enter Kazakh Market, Eases Registration Procedures
Foreign banks will be able to open branches in Kazakhstan by submitting a single, simplified application. Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a law on the restoration of economic growth, ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea’s economy struggles as sanctions, COVID-19 weigh
Already suffering under stringent U.S. and U.N. sanctions, North Korea’s economy faced a double whammy of severe floods and the coronavirus pandemic this year, which prompted Pyongyang to shut its ... ( read original story ...)
N. Korea’s economy struggles following sanctions, Covid-19
Already suffering under stringent US and UN sanctions, North Korea's economy faced a double whammy of severe floods and the coronavirus pandemic this year, which prompted Pyongyang to shut its border ... ( read original story ...)
New Yemen government has major challenges ahead
Multiple explosions rocked the Aden International airport shortly after an aircraft landed carrying the newly formed cabinet of the country’s Saudi-backed government. Dozens of casualties were ... ( read original story ...)