Hong Kong plans to issue as much as 13 billion yuan ($1.9 billion) of inflation-linked bonds to encourage residents to take part in the city’s financial development, according to Financial Secretary ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19: Qatar’s total infections hit 126,282 following 159 new cases
No new deaths have been reported during the past 24 hours, keeping the country’s fatality tally at 216, the Ministry of Public Health said during its daily coronavirus update on Sunday. The ministry ... ( read original story ...)
Qatar Care puts in 19,748 hours of voluntary work to fight Covid-19
Qatar Care company has put in 19,748 hours of voluntary work from March to September to fight the Covid-19 pandemic, as part of its co-operation with the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), an ... ( read original story ...)
Qatar- Social, emotional learning key to reimagining education: WISE discussion
Children are not being taught to be emotionally self-aware and the world needs to take the opportunity offered by the pandemic to tailor education to individuals, experts have said as Qatar Foundation ... ( read original story ...)
Qatar Foundation’s Stars Of Science Selects Season 12’s Top Eight Innovators
Eight innovators have distinguished themselves during the auditions for Qatar Foundation's Stars of Science moving on to compete to become this season's Top Arab Innovator. ( read original story ...)
Kuwait’s new emir meets senior U.S., Iranian officials
Sabah met on Sunday with senior U.S. and Iranian officials who separately paid respects over the death of the Gulf Arab state's former ruler. ( read original story ...)
How will the death of Kuwait’s Sheikh Sabah affect GCC relations?
Some Gulf countries may seek to test the commitment of Kuwait’s new leadership to speak up for Gulf Cooperation Council. ( read original story ...)
Kuwait Central Bank Denies Plan to Devalue, Stands by Peg
The Central Bank of Kuwait, which pegs the dinar to a basket of currencies dominated by the U.S. dollar, affirmed its commitment to the country’s exchange-rate policy, responding to reports of an ... ( read original story ...)
Kuwait’s Stocks Gauge Jumps While Gulf Peers Drop: Inside EM
Kuwait’s main equities index rebounded in the first day of trade since the end of a mourning period following the death of the country’s ruler. Most other markets in the Middle East declined. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s GIC and TPG to invest over $1 billion in Reliance Retail
GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, will invest $752 million in Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Retail, and TPG will invest $250 million in the Indian firm, they all said Saturday midnight (local time). ( read original story ...)