Saudi Arabia has signed a series of deals to provide more than $200 million in funding to United Nations aid agencies operating in Yemen, just days after a CNN investigation highlighted a crisis in ... ( read original story ...)
MVNO Humans starts in Uzbekistan
New MVNO Humans has started working in Uzbekistan, reports Profit.kz. The applications from the MVNO have already been downloaded by more than 400,000 users, and more than 150,000 SIMs and bank cards ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Electricity’s green sukuk highlights investor appetite for sustainable finance
Saudi Arabia is almost exclusively reliant on fossil fuels for power generation and has a high-energy usage per capita because of its reliance on air conditioning and desalinated water. The country ... ( read original story ...)
Those entering Vietnam charged for concentrated quarantine from Sept 1
Those entering Vietnam from September 1 have to pay costs of their quarantine at concentrated facilities, as Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc recently agreed with the Finance Ministry’s proposal ... ( read original story ...)
Latest Coronavirus News in Vietnam & Southeast Asia September 18
Vietnam recorded no new COVID-19 cases between 6 pm on September 17 and 6 am on September 18, according the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control. The total number of ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey Suspends UBS’s Direct Market Access on Turkcell’s Slump
Turkey’s capital markets regulator suspended UBS AG London branch’s direct market access to the country’s stock exchange, citing transactions by the firm in Turkcell shares on Tuesday afternoon.The ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam charges us$5 a day for quarantine at government facilities
The government has approved the Ministry of Finance’s recommendation that a person has to pay VND80000 for food and VND40000 for other daily necessities. Since the Covid-19 pandemic broke out last ... ( read original story ...)
Why Investors Are Steering Clear of Turkey at Any Price
Turkey, with chronic high inflation, low savings and dependence on foreign capital, is having a tough time navigating the pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Vietnam steps up clean energy development: report
The year 2020 marks a major turning point in the energy industry of Vietnam, with clean energy strengthening its solid position and establishing itself as a profitable sector with significant ... ( read original story ...)
Asean, China, Japan, South Korea financial leaders redouble efforts to focus on coronavirus recovery
Finance ministers and central bank governors from the Asean+3 group said they will use all available policy tools to support a sustained recovery. ( read original story ...)