However, remittance doomsayers see something else in the larger than usual transfers: a coming crash, triggered by a bleak job market. ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia to Lift Ban on Mecca Pilgrimage Amid Virus
Saudi Arabia says Muslims will be allowed to perform the smaller, year-round pilgrimage starting Oct. 4 as the kingdom gradually begins lifting a suspension that had been in place on Islam’s holiest ... ( read original story ...)
Onion exports to Bangladesh to resume
The commerce ministry is considering imposing a minimum export price and allowing certain varieties of onion such as Bangalore rose and Krishnapuram, which have insignificant domestic demand ... ( read original story ...)
‘Business interest’ stopped govt from approving Gonoshasthaya COVID-19 testing kit: Zafrullah
The government has not approved the COVID-19 testing kit invented by Gonoshasthaya Kendra Nagar Hospital due to some ‘business interests,’ says its founder Zafrullah Chowdhury. ( read original story ...)
Pakistan can’t bear brunt of political instability: Iftikhar
LAHORE: Pakistan can neither bear the brunt of political instability ... He said it is indeed important to increase our exports and for that purpose we need to reduce our cost of doing business so ... ( read original story ...)
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver defends league’s business relationship with China
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Tuesday he thinks continuing a business relationship with China is a good way to export American values. ( read original story ...)
House passes legislation to crack down on business with companies that utilize China’s forced labor
The House on Tuesday overwhelmingly passed legislation aimed at tamping down the exchange of goods made in forced labor camps by Uighur Muslims in China's Xinjiang region. The Uyghur Forced Labor ... ( read original story ...)
Trump’s envoy grilled by lawmakers over women’s rights in Afghanistan
The envoy said the U.S. would advocate for women’s rights but conceded the country’s future would be determined by peace talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government. ( read original story ...)
DOD Anticipates Significant Troop Reduction in Afghanistan
Based on the current conditions in Afghanistan, the Defense Department expects there will be fewer than 5,000 U.S. military service members in that country by the end of November, a DOD official said. ( read original story ...)
HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS EXAMINES PROPOSED IRAQ PLANS IN WASHINGTON
Rep. John Larson (D-CN) testifies on his proposed legislation for Iraq before a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on Iraq, in Washington on March 20, 2007. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch) ... ( read original story ...)