On July 1, a few days after a woman in India registered for an account on the careers site Naukri.com and uploaded a resume, a recruiter called her: One of the country’s leading real-estate companies ... ( read original story ...)
Fact check: Photos show Pompeo on state visit to India, not evidence of debunked #ItalyGate conspiracy
Flagged by Facebook in its efforts to combat online information, posts circulating in the days leading up to President-elect Joe Biden’s Jan. 20 inauguration claim that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo ... ( read original story ...)
India begins inoculating its 1.3 billion people, starting with health care workers.
The vaccine campaign is unfolding in a country with more than 150,000 coronavirus deaths, the world’s third-highest tally. ( read original story ...)
Portuguese finance minister tests positive for COVID-19
Portuguese Minister of State for Finance João Leão tested positive for COVID-19, his ministry announced on Saturday. ( read original story ...)
HSBC experiencing ‘a sense of optimism’ for growth in Qatar: Mostafawi
HSBC is experiencing a sense of optimism for growth in the country, says Abdul Hakeem Mostafawi, CEO in Qatar. ( read original story ...)
Fresh restrictions set to impact on economic recovery in Malaysia
Analysts are expected to shave as much as 1.5 percentage points off their forecasts for annual economic growth.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Can China Make Myanmar A Major Oil Nation?
Felicity Bradstock is a freelance writer specialising in Energy and Finance. She has a Master ... Two countries linked by an energy source, China and Myanmar have become closer partners over ... ( read original story ...)
Firms expand financial services amid pandemic
Companies continue to expand and innovate the delivery of financial services through digital channels amid the mobility restrictions brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. ( read original story ...)
ADB, EIB to finance ‘blue economy’ investments
The Asian Development Bank has formed a partnership with the European Investment Bank to finance ocean economy investments in Asia and the Pacific. ( read original story ...)
India Central Bank Likely to Propose Stricter Rules for Shadow Banks: Sources
India's central bank is likely to propose tightening rules on "shadow banks" in a bid to strengthen solvency and sustainability of a sector that has been showing signs of stress in recent years, two ... ( read original story ...)