Even with the advent of winter, the demand for warm clothing and footwear remains limited due to the continued partial and comprehensive lockdowns across the Kingdom, making only basic necessities ... ( read original story ...)
Bayt.com & YouGov Survey: Education, Engineering and Banking Are Most Popular Industries Among Job Seekers in Jordan
Bayt.com, the Middle East's #1 job site, has recently conducted the Top Industries in the Middle East and North Africa 2020 survey in partnership with Y ... ( read original story ...)
Kazakhstan Substantially Lowers Its Vulnerability To Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing
The annual report of the 2020 Basel AML Index ranked Kazakhstan 73rd among 141 countries in terms of the level of risk in the area of illegal money laundering and terrorist financing (ML/TF). This is ... ( read original story ...)
Kazakhstan forges ahead with Renewable Energy
This will be one of the largest windfarms in the region, achieving a myriad of breakthroughs in the market and firsts for the country: the first project for a large Chinese investor, the first ... ( read original story ...)
North Korean hackers tried to trick COVID-19 vaccine makers by posing as WHO officials
Microsoft said three state-hacking groups, one Russian and two from North Korea, conducted the attacks. Although it did not name the targets, Microsoft said they included seven "prominent" companies ... ( read original story ...)
Indo-Nepal relations: Army Chief Naravane’s bridge-building
Home Minister of Nepal announced that 100 more border posts will be built over the boundary lines of the new map to confront the Indian army. ( read original story ...)
Economic Report: Malaysia’s economy to grow 6.5% to 7.5% in 2021 after contracting 4.5% in 2020
MALAYSIA’s gross domestic product (GDP ... according to the Ministry of Finance’s (MoF) Economic Outlook 2021 report released last week. However, the report pointed out that the upbeat outlook hinges ... ( read original story ...)
The State of the Nation/Economic Report: Why Malaysia’s debt burden is still above RM1 trillion
Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd, the project and asset owner of ... estimated at RM119 billion); RM49.5 billion in private finance initiatives (PFIs) and RM4.8 billion in liabilities under PBLT Sdn Bhd, ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi finance minister vows reforms and robust recovery next year
Jadaan, who chairs the Group of 20 countries this year, talked to Nikkei via videoconference and expressed confidence in ongoing structural economic reforms, saying, "We are likely to see very ... ( read original story ...)
Iran: Airfares Set to Rise by 10%
The Supreme Civil Aviation Council approved a 10% rise in the ticket prices of domestic flights compared with prices set by the Association of Iranian Airlines in the month ending June 20. ( read original story ...)