Lebanon urgently needs foreign cash to get out of a financial meltdown which has slashed the value of the currency since last year ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-Lebanon PM Hariri says he is in the running to head new gov’t
Saad Hariri who resigned last year amid protests said he ‘will not close the door on the only hope left for Lebanon’. ( read original story ...)
Azerbaijan invests $10bn in Southern Gas Corridor project
Azerbaijan's Southern Gas Corridor CJSC has invested approximately $10 billion in the Southern Gas Corridor project that takes Azerbaijan's energy resources to Euroepan markets, Trend reported with ... ( read original story ...)
South Korean Bankers Call for Definitive Crypto Regulations
South Korea is one of the most progressive countries globally as far as crypto acceptance is concerned. With the country expressing more support for digital [...] ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines to begin registering millions for National ID cards
The government targets to register 9 million heads of low-income families before year-end The Philippines will start next week a 27.8 billion-peso ($575 million) project to give national ... ( read original story ...)
Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict Draws in Fighters From Mideast
Hundreds of fighters from around the Middle East are heading to Nagorno-Karabakh in Azerbaijan to join rival countries fighting over the region. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) The Associated Press For the ... ( read original story ...)
India’s Sensex Completes Best Week Since June as RBI Holds Rates
India’s equities benchmark climbed to its highest since February after the central bank signaled more policy easing ahead and made steps to support the economy, improve lending, while keeping rates ... ( read original story ...)
Turmoil at a small 93-year-old bank now threatens to disrupt India’s banking system
Now, India’s central bank and LVB’s senior leadership ... the RBI had rejected a proposed merger of the bank with Indiabulls Housing Finance, another NBFC. There has also been some speculation ... ( read original story ...)
Brunei: Survey finds Asean best for business
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Oct 9 (Borneo Bulletin/ANN): The EU-Asean Business Council, the primary business body for European businesses in Asean, on Oct 8 published its 6th Business Sentiment Survey. Key ... ( read original story ...)
Cyprus banks must put an end to non-performing loans — Bank of Cyprus CEO
Panicos Nicolaou, CEO of the Bank of Cyprus, the island’s largest lender ... Addressing the Fourth Business Leaders Summit on Thursday, Nicolaou said that businesses and the state alike should ... ( read original story ...)