Nora Al Roumi saw how third wave specialty coffee bars and roasters were nonexistent in Kuwait and GCC as the coffee market was dependent on commercial or franchise coffee brands. ( read original story ...)
Facebook India appoints Arun Srinivas as head for global business group
Arun Srinivas will lead the mandate to shape the role Facebook's apps can play in enabling businesses, supporting India’s economic recovery, and more. ( read original story ...)
Oman summit to discuss future of banking
This will be the focus of the New Age Banking Summit 2020 to be held on October 6 at Hotel Sheraton, Muscat. The summit will showcase the evolving financial eco-system in this digital age and how the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore distributes Covid contact-tracing tokens
The Singapore government has started distributing Bluetooth contact-tracing tokens to its five million residents. The tokens, which can be worn on a lanyard or carried, are a hardware version of its ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of America Hires Zhang for China Business, Memo Says
Bank of America China has hired Wenjie Zhang as managing director and president, according to a memo seen by Reuters. Zhang will be based in Shanghai and will be appointed as branch manager of Bank of ... ( read original story ...)
Lebanon’s Cabinet formation hits snags as deadline looms
Macron held a telephone call with Berri on Saturday, during which the speaker reportedly insisted that the Finance Ministry is traditionally controlled by Shiites in Lebanon, according to his aides. ( read original story ...)
Israel approves three-week lockdown as second wave hits
Israel's cabinet has voted to impose a second nationwide lockdown starting Friday, becoming the only developed country to shut down again.Infections have surged ninefold and deaths have quadrupled ... ( read original story ...)
DIFC, DFF join forces to drive future of finance
The Dubai International Financial Centre is a leading global financial center in the MEASA region, and is now home to more than 200 fintech companies. Short Url https://arab.news/r6jsy Dubai ... ( read original story ...)
Kazakhstan to open bid book for 40 bln rubles bond issue Sept 17
Kazakhstan to open bid book for 40 bln rubles bond issue Sept 17. MOSCOW. Sept 14 (Interfax) – Kazakhstan’s Finance Ministry will open September 17 a bid bo ... ( read original story ...)
Dollar rate in Uzbekistan continues to grow
The Central Bank of Uzbekistan has published new exchange rates, which will take effect on 15, Trend reports referring to Central Bank. If a week ago the US dollar was worth 10,274 soums, now it has ... ( read original story ...)