Government says deal allowing Beijing officials to interrogate Chinese nationals was standard ‘technical arrangement’ ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Policy Banks Are Lending Differently, Not Less
How Chinese policy and commercial banks are behaving operationally in their foreign lending activities is shifting, but not necessarily diminishing. ( read original story ...)
UAE GDP expected back at pre-Covid levels by 2023
Hydrocarbon sector production to be boosted from 2022 as Opec+ oil production limits are lifted and new gas production comes on stream ... ( read original story ...)
The New UAE Economic Substance Regulations
Background The European Union (EU) has a blacklist of countries that do not meet the EU’s criteria on tax transparency, fair taxation, and the implementation of measures to counteract base er ... ( read original story ...)
Du supplies Dubai Department of Finance with robotics platform
UAE operator Du said it will deliver a Robotics Platform as a Service (RPaaS) on Dubai Pulse to Dubai's Department of Finance (DoF). Dubai Pulse is the next-generation digital operating system from ... ( read original story ...)
Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government uses deadly force against wages protests
Security forces fired on demonstrators protesting over unpaid wages, killing eight people and injuring 65 more. ( read original story ...)
Competitiveness enhancing bill
The business community is eagerly awaiting the passage of the law that will reduce corporate income taxes to 20 percent by 2027 from the current 30 percent. ( read original story ...)
Myanmar GDP and Economic Data
Browse additional economic indicators and data sets, selected by Global Finance editors, to learn more about Myanmar economic outlook, debt to GDP ratio, international trade performance and population ... ( read original story ...)
Biden May Have Difficulty Shifting Course On Iran Sanctions
If the Biden administration tries to improve relations with Iran by returning to the nuclear deal that President Donald Trump dropped, Iranian demands for sanction-related economic damages and removal ... ( read original story ...)
ADB agrees $500m loan for financial inclusion
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a US$500 million loan to support Indonesia’s effort to expand access to funding for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and marginalized groups, ... ( read original story ...)