China's largest insurer by market value, will consolidate its local operations under one roof and keep its sight on Greater Bay Area growth potential, according to co-chief executive Jessica Tan ... ( read original story ...)
Bahrain Plans Return to Debt Markets With Mix of Bonds and Sukuk
Bahrain is planning to return to the dollar bond market, according to people familiar with the matter, as the country faces one of the world’s biggest budget deficits this year.The Gulf nation sent a ... ( read original story ...)
Qatar Airways resumes three-weekly flights to Mogadishu from Sep 6
Qatar Airways has announced the resumption of three-weekly flights to Mogadishu, Somalia from September 6. Service to the capital city of Somalia will be operated by an Airbus A320 featuring 12 seats ... ( read original story ...)
Sohar Asphalt awards $400mln Oman bitumen plant contract
Oman-based Sohar Asphalt has signed up China Chemical Hualu Engineering Company for the construction of the sultanate’s first bitumen refinery at Sohar Industrial Port being set up at an investment of ... ( read original story ...)
Oman plans national space programme to boost diversification
Muscat: As part of its efforts to diversify its economy and promote research and innovation in the country, Oman plans to set up a national space programme, which will be complemented by space ... ( read original story ...)
Sri Lanka supports tourism sector
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has decided to extend a debt moratorium for the country’s crisis-hit tourism sector by six months. A debt moratorium on capital and interest for Sri Lanka’s touris ... ( read original story ...)
Sri Lanka launches vendors’ market promoting micro entrepreneurship
Market," was declared open by Sri Lanka cricket legend Muttiah Muralitharan and is organized by Creative Isle and the Colombo City Center. Creative Isle in a statement said the CAN market will provide ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea sees 299 cases of the coronavirus as spike leads to renewed business closures
South Korea has reported 299 new cases of the coronavirus as officials placed limits on dining at restaurants and closed fitness centers and after-school academies in the greater capital area to ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan businesses expect new shipping policy to support firms
New shipping policy announced by Syed Ali Haider Zaidi, Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs, is an excellent step towards promoting private shipping industry, eventually the logistics support ... ( read original story ...)
More than 340 Vietnamese brought home from Macau (China)
More than 340 Vietnamese citizens were brought home from Macau (China) on a flight operated by the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines on. ( read original story ...)