The Grab online food delivery and cloud kitchen platforms have proven a saving grace for many food and beverage startups hit hardest by the crisis. ( read original story ...)
Pakistan unlikely to avail $4.5bn Islamic Trade Finance Corporation facility
Pakistan and the ITFC on Monday signed about $400 million worth of two facilities to finance oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports by December this year. Another $100m facility is expected to be ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam continues reforms for EVFTA
Vietnam is continuing its institutional reform commitments made in the historic EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) in an aim to boost exports of agricultural products and attract more investment ... ( read original story ...)
India in stalemate on borrowing to help out pandemic-hit states
Spending to help India's pandemic-hit economy is likely to face delays after the federal government and some states on Monday failed to agree who should borrow to cover revenue shortfalls. ( read original story ...)
Fitch Ratings affirms ratings of 4 Philippines’ largest banks with stable outlook
Credit watcher Fitch Ratings said Tuesday it affirmed the credit ratings of four of the Philippines' largest banks with a stable outlook despite the challenges brought by the COVID-19 pandemic. ( read original story ...)
MullenLowe Philippines next to sell to local player after Indonesia
The deal sees long-time Treyna shareholders significantly increase their equity stakes in the agency group, with Mike Trillana becoming the lead local shareholder. ( read original story ...)
China Set to Price $6 Billion Debt Deal as Soon as Wednesday
China’s government is expected to price a potential $6 billion bond sale as early as Wednesday, ahead of potential volatility from U.S. elections next month. ( read original story ...)
Desperate Pakistan Hires Top Lobbying Firm For US Bailout At FATF Rather Than Fight Terror
PM Imran Khan-led 'Naya' Pakistan is believed to now relying on American lobbying firms to find a way out of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list. ( read original story ...)
CPEC has changed the future of Pakistan
(Gwadar Pro) – The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has changed the future of Pakistan, by creating lots of business opportunities, said President Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia is putting business before the environment and that could be disastrous for its rainforests – Jaweb
Indonesia’s parliament passed a controversial and sweeping jobs law that environmentalists say will have a disastrous impact on the country’s forests and rich biodiversity. The omnibus jobs creation ... ( read original story ...)