When Kuwait emerged from a monthslong coronavirus lockdown, hundreds of Kuwaitis flocked to reopened stores, the lines clogging malls, snaking through hallways and spilling onto sidewalks. But unlike ... ( read original story ...)
Oil-rich Kuwait faces reckoning as debt crisis looms
When Kuwait emerged from a monthslong coronavirus lockdown, hundreds of Kuwaitis flocked to reopened stores, the lines clogging malls, snaking through hallways and spilling onto sidewalks. But unlike ... ( read original story ...)
EMERGING MARKETS-Philippine shares ease on profit taking, Top Glove weighs on Malaysia
World FX rates * Philippine stocks fall most since Aug. 3 * Malaysia's Top Glove slumps as govt. plans to close factories * Most Asian currencies subdued as U.S. dollar gains By Shruti Sonal Nov 24 ... ( read original story ...)
WWF-Malaysia: Budget 2021 is committed to environmental considerations
A budget that could positively influence environmental decisions on the basis of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is how WWF-Malaysia perceives Malaysia’s Budget 2021. In his budget speech, ... ( read original story ...)
Budget 2021: Provisions for infrastructure projects will trigger economic growth, says former Finance Ministry sec-gen
Budget 2021 provides provisions for infrastructure projects that will trigger economic growth, says Tan Sri Mohd Sheriff Mohd Kassim. ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia
Data is hailed as the new oil and Saudi Arabia wants to control and manipulate that as much as it has controlled and manipulated its oil. Its tool for this is its sovereign wealth fund, the Public ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s finance minister says Yellen displays “great common sense”
Japan Finance Minister Taro Aso on Tuesday described Janet Yellen as a person who "shows great common sense" following media reports that U.S. President-elect Joe Biden plans to nominate the former ... ( read original story ...)
Audit report reveals discrepancies in finance dept
A financial report of the Auditor General of Pakistan for the year 2019/2020, has unearthed several irregularities amounting to Rs867,924.91 million in the Punjab Finance Department. Among said ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan WAPDA honours national hockey champions with cash awards
In order to encourage and honour its hockey squad on winning the 66th National Hockey Championship, a prize distribution ceremony was held at WAPDA House, under the aegis of WAPDA Sports Board (WSB), ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Says Is Having ‘Good Interactions’ With Biden Team
Taiwan has been having "good interactions" with U.S. President-elect Joe Biden's team, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday, as it seeks to cement ties with the incoming administration after getting ... ( read original story ...)