Vietnam urgently needs consultation from international organisations, ministries, partners and scientists to ensure recovery and sustainable, inclusive growth post-COVID-19 pandemic, ... ( read original story ...)
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Innovation in banking is not about competition with the rise of fintech. It is more about giving customers the best experience they can get. Understanding that ultimate goal, Techcombank has been ... ( read original story ...)
Govt keen to develop mortgage finance market
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The Indian government hasn’t gone through with the implementation of this idea so far. Many countries like Korea and Thailand have adopted this model and their governments have invested in it. ( read original story ...)
Macau gambling revenue sinks 90% in September
HONG KONG (REUTERS) - Gambling revenue in Macau plunged 90 per cent in September year-on-year with only a modest rise in gamblers making a wager in the world's biggest casino hub despite the ... ( read original story ...)
Welsh Businesses Virtual Export Market Visit to Doha, Qatar
Twenty Welsh businesses are set to showcase their products to companies from one of the richest countries in the world in a virtual export market visit to ... ( read original story ...)
Fugitive Carlos Ghosn Launches Business Initiative In Lebanon As Trial Starts In Japan
As Ghosn was appearing in Lebanon to reveal a new initiative, a star witness for the prosecution was testifying in Tokyo against Ghosn's former close aide. ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: UAE tech startup Trukkin is working to innovate and simplify logistics and land transportation
We switched from shipping industrial goods to essentials where required, ensuring business continuity. When trucks from the UAE were not allowed to enter other GCC countries due to precautionary ... ( read original story ...)
Dubai Economy Fines 10 Businesses and Warns 11 for Violating COVID-19 Guidelines
The field inspection teams from the Commercial Compliance & Consumer Protection (CCCP) Sector in Dubai Economy conducted 664 visits and inspection tours ... ( read original story ...)
Sri Lanka Rajapaksa clan presses for imperial presidency
Sri Lanka's political pendulum is swinging toward a strong, centralized state in the grip of an executive president with sweeping authoritarian powers, fulfilling a goal of the Rajapaksas, the South ... ( read original story ...)