The Small and Medium Business Development Agency of Azerbaijan has launched a new e-service, the agency told Trend. As part of the digital transformation program, an opportunity has been created to ... ( read original story ...)
Azerbaijan’s Central Bank to hold deposit auction on Bloomberg platform
By Zeyni Jafarov – Trend: The Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA) will hold a deposit auction for banks on December 14, 2020, to attract 200 million manat ($117.6 million) for a period of 14 days, Trend ... ( read original story ...)
Azerbaijan Deposit Insurance Fund continue compensating clients of closed banks
The depositors of the closed Azerbaijani banks, AtaBank, Amrahbank, NBC Bank and AGBank, were paid compensation for insured deposits worth over 608 million manat ($357.6 million) as of 10, 2020, Trend ... ( read original story ...)
Azerbaijan: Unlawful Strikes in Nagorno-Karabakh
Evidence relating to an attack on October 4, 2020, indicates that multiple strikes hit residential homes in less than a minute suggesting possible bombardment – treating the whole area as a military ... ( read original story ...)
Business activity index in Kazakhstan up
The business activity index in Kazakhstan rose by 0.6 percentage points from 48.8 to 49.4 in Nov, Trend reports citing the National Bank of Kazakhstan. “The growth of the index was largely influenced ... ( read original story ...)
Sri Lanka’s Rating Cut at S&P Global to Reflect Default Risk
Sri Lanka’s credit rating was pushed further into junk at S&P Global Ratings, which cited the nation’s deteriorating fiscal position as a risk to the sovereign’s ability to service debt. ( read original story ...)
Asian Hospital Giant Eyes Singapore-to-Turkey Vaccine Push
IHH Healthcare Bhd., Asia’s most valuable hospital group, said it is ready to administer coronavirus vaccine once they are rolled out in the 10 countries it operates in. ( read original story ...)
Cash is still king for Vietnam’s merchants – and this startup wants to change that
Armed with a mobile wallet, vending machines, and a POS system, Kootoro wants to help retailers carry out cashless transactions more effectively. ( read original story ...)
Department Stores in Japan Continued to Struggle in November
Department stores in Japan continued to struggle in November due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. While nearly all stores across the country have resumed operations after temporary closures— some ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan, US explore ‘untapped potential’ for expanding bilateral trade and investments
Minister Hammad Azhar, Pakistan's US envoy Asad M Khan, & Chargéd’ Affairs at US Embassy Islamabad Angela Aggeler spoke at the event ... ( read original story ...)