As one of the 25 executive directors, Khullar will represent India, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Sri Lanka at the World Bank ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s mass Covid-19 screening uncovers six more carriers on final day of scheme
Hong Kong’s mass testing programme, taking the total number of cases uncovered to 32, the health authorities revealed on the scheme’s last day. The Centre for Health Protection said the city ... ( read original story ...)
The dangers of data collection
Data on sensitive details such as medical history, geographical location, and even credit card usage is now in the hands of numerous public and private entities that may not be well-versed in properly ... ( read original story ...)
Armenia lands 18th among 162 nations in economic freedom report
Armenia has climbed nine notches in the latest edition of the Economic Freedom of the World report to take the 18th spot among 162 economies of the world. The annual survey by Canadian think tank ... ( read original story ...)
Economic recovery plan for Timor-Leste
Epic wants to pay a lower commission. Apple and Google do not do without the 30%. The problem is that, on these matters, the EU competition authorities have avoided intervening. Frank Wessely shares ... ( read original story ...)
Mongolia extends state of readiness amid COVID-19 pandemic
The Mongolian government on Monday decided to extend the country heightened state of readiness until the end of October amid th ... ( read original story ...)
Bahrain financial sector’s resilience hailed
He attributed the resilience of the sector despite the pandemic mainly to the advanced infrastructure in Bahrain and the readiness and responsiveness of the banking and finance sector. Other speakers ... ( read original story ...)
Aviva: Swift Divestiture Shows New CEO Means Business
Aviva is largely getting out of its Singapore business, for a healthy cash sum and a minority stake. This is the first sign that the company's new strategy of focus on scale markets could be delivered ... ( read original story ...)
Turkmenistan supports development of railway communication in Afghanistan
Turkmenistan contributes to the development of railway communication in Afghanistan in different ways, Trend reports with reference to Turkmenistan’s State News Agency. Turkmenistan spoke about the ... ( read original story ...)
Bahrain won’t have to abolish Israel boycott law — because it did so years ago
As opposed to UAE, tiny island kingdom withdrew legislation in 2005 after inking free-trade agreement with US; Manama currently busy rescinding other anti-Israel rules ... ( read original story ...)