Pakistan has decided to seek rollover of a $3 billion Chinese trade finance facility that it has actually used to repay maturing debt and is not in a financial position to return the money when the ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia eyes increased U.S. investment, trade after preference extension
Indonesia will see a significant boost in trade and investment from the United States as a result of Washington's renewed trade preference facility with Southeast Asia's largest economy, a top ... ( read original story ...)
As China’s yuan becomes a Biden election play, PBOC pushes back
Speculative bets that Joe Biden will win the White House on Nov. 3 and bring a steadier tone to rocky Sino-U.S. relations have turbocharged the strongest yuan rally in years, and Chinese authorities ... ( read original story ...)
Aide Says Hong Kong Media Tycoon Lai Unaware Of Biden Dossier
A top aide to Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai has stepped down after admitting he helped fund a contentious report alleging links between Joe Biden's son and China, but insisted Sunday ... ( read original story ...)
Cyprus remake to begin with business creation
The Cyprus remake, a series of EU funded programmes that will affect every aspect of life in the country, will begin in the new year. The first of these will involve the creation of new businesses, ... ( read original story ...)
Cyprus Mail 75 years: Editor in times of radical change
Former photographer and writer Bob Egby looks fondly back to the early days of the Cyprus Mail and its formidable editor Victor Bodker VICTOR Bodker was a beloved tyrant. If he were alive today he ... ( read original story ...)
Kuwait’s Zain hands back management of Touch to Lebanese government
In a statement to Boursa Kuwait, Zain said the decision was made at Touch’s ... This is on condition that a clear business plan was developed within an agreement with the Lebanese Ministry of ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore: Small business get help in restructuring debts under new schemes; only four Covid-19 cases
Help is at hand for small firms in financial distress due to Covid-19. One initiative will assist sole proprietors or partnerships restructure unsecured debt such as credit card bills or loans secured ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s bank lending slows for seventh month in September
Singapore’s bank lending dipped for the seventh month in September, following a decline in both business and consumer loans. ( read original story ...)
She started a coffee business to help the vulnerable and make the world a better place
Bettr Barista is a coffee business which champions socially responsible practices.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)