Cambodia has approved in principle amendments to the Law on Commercial Enterprises and the Law on Commercial Rules and Registration in a bid to further enhance the investment attractiveness of the ... ( read original story ...)
N.Korea’s trade with China plunges 80% as COVID-19 lockdown bites
North Korea's trade with China plunged more than 80% last year, Chinese customs data has shown, as the isolated country's strict coronavirus lockdown encumbers an economy already burdened by ... ( read original story ...)
Sri Lankan shares end lower after cenbank holds rates steady
Sri Lankan shares closed lower on Tuesday, weighed down by industrial and financial stocks, after the central bank kept its key interest rates unchanged and said the economy is expected to have ... ( read original story ...)
MCO 2.0 to cost Malaysia RM600 mil daily — Tengku Zafrul
The government expects the country to lose RM600 million daily due to the latest Movement Control Order (MCO 2.0), compared to RM2.4 billion daily in March until May, 2020, said Finance Minister ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia’s Oil-Market Pessimism Vindicated
For Saudi Arabia, bad news in the oil market has rarely been such a vindication.Two weeks ago, the world’s biggest crude exporter stunned energy traders by announcing that -- rather than restore ... ( read original story ...)
Finance Ministry to buy 150 million PTTOR shares; analysts, fund managers upbeat about growth potential
The Finance Ministry will fully exercise its right to buy 153.34 million shares in the PTT Oil and Retail Business (PTTOR) initial public offering, said State Enterprise Policy Office director general ... ( read original story ...)
SEC adopts financial reporting relief measures
In light of the Covid-19 crisis, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has adopted measures to help companies cope with the pandemic’s impact in accordance with Republic Act 11494, or the ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan government debt hits Rs 35.8 trillion
ISLAMABAD: * The federal government’s debt grew at a double-digit pace to Rs35.8 trillion by November 2020 on an annualised basis, an addition of ... ( read original story ...)
Hedge fund Elliott pulls out of Hong Kong
US hedge fund Elliott Management is closing its Hong Kong office, becoming one of the first large financial institutions to shutter operations in the territory since it entered a period of civil ... ( read original story ...)
Economist: Georgia employment, consumer spending still strong despite pandemic
ATLANTA - The unusual nature of the current pandemic-driven recession has put Georgia in a stronger economic position than could have been expected otherwise, the state’s chief economist said Tuesday. ( read original story ...)