Azerbaijan is one of the countries with the world’s highest index of hope in terms of economic future among citizens for 2021 based on Gallup International, the Center for Analysis of Economic Reforms ... ( read original story ...)
Israel 2020 budget deficit 11.7% of GDP as virus spending spikes
Israel in 2020 posted a budget deficit of 160.3 billion shekels ($50.4 billion), or 11.7% of gross domestic product, the Finance Ministry said on Monday as the state's spending soared as it sought to ... ( read original story ...)
Syria cuts fuel distribution, puts blame on U.S.
Syria's petroleum ministry on Sunday blamed U.S. sanctions for forcing it to cut by up to 24% its distribution of fuel and diesel because of delays in arrival of needed supplies. ( read original story ...)
Israel ends 2020 with 11.7% fiscal deficit
The country's fiscal deficit has reached its widest since the 1980s because of the Covid-19 crisis. Israel ended 2020 with an 11.7% fiscal deficit or NIS 160.3 billion, up from 11.1% at the end of ... ( read original story ...)
Syria temporarily cuts supplies of fuel to meet shortages, blames US sanctions
Syria’s petroleum ministry on Sunday blamed US sanctions for forcing it to cut by up to 24 percent its distribution of fuel and diesel because of delays in arrival of needed supplies. The war-ravaged ... ( read original story ...)
Nepal: PM Oli Again Asserts That His Nation Would ‘Retrieve’ Land From India “At Any Cost”
PM Oli's assertion comes ahead of Nepalese Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali's visit to India on 14 January. He said, "Today, we are facing difficulties to get back our land because Nepali rulers never ... ( read original story ...)
Bursa Malaysia: Business as usual despite another Covid-19 case
Bursa Malaysia Bhd is operating as usual despite another COVID-19 positive case among its staff. In a statement today, it said as per the Ministry of Health (MoH) guidelines, all Bursa Malaysia staff ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia continues to be preferred investment destination, says Tengku Zafrul
Tengku Zafrul noted that according to a recent report by Bloomberg, Malaysia is the fifth key destination among emerging economies for investment and businesses, on the back of its potential rapid ... ( read original story ...)
Uzbekistan to consider procedure for control of road transport
Uzbekistan will consider regulation on the procedure for controlling road transport, which will regulate the interaction of employees of the Ministry of Transport, which controls road transport with ... ( read original story ...)
Uzbekistan extends suspension of international flights
According to the new decision of the special republican commission to combat сoronavirus, Uzbekistan has extended the ban on flights from a number of countries until February 1 this year, Trend ... ( read original story ...)