Barclays Plc’s Middle East head Roger Jenkins, who played a critical role in steering the bank through the financial crisis, was paid more than 50 million pounds ($63 million) when he left in 2009. ( read original story ...)
Georgia Film Academy Announces Free COVID Compliance Course
Georgia's multi-billion-dollar film industry may be one step closer to re-launching with the Georgia Film Academy's (GFA) first-ever COVID Compliance Course (CCC). Free to film and television ... ( read original story ...)
Amid rising unrest, cabinet approves virus financial relief package
The cabinet on Monday approved Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Israel Katz’s economic relief package for businesses, the self-employed, and workers impacted by the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
Kazakhstan to extend coronavirus lockdown by two weeks
Kazakhstan will extend its second coronavirus lockdown by two weeks, until the end of July, and will once again offer financial aid to those who have lost their source of income, president ... ( read original story ...)
Georgia’s Contact Tracers Could Be Swamped By State’s COVID-19 Spike
In May, state Public Health Commissioner Dr. Kathleen Toomey announced plans to quadruple the number of contact tracers across the state. ( read original story ...)
Nepal’s Government Actively Targets Religious Minorities
Government authorities and media outlets in Nepal are utilizing the global COVID-19 pandemic as a cover for the arbitrary arrests and denial of fundamental rights of religious minorities. ( read original story ...)
Volume of exported yarn from Turkmenistan revealed
President Ilham Aliyev: Current chaos in Armenia, events reaching critical point prompted them to commit these heinous acts Politics 16:37 President Ilham Aliyev: If Azerbaijani positions ... ( read original story ...)
ADB ready to help Uzbekistan to mitigate economic impacts of pandemic
President Ilham Aliyev: Current chaos in Armenia, events reaching critical point prompted them to commit these heinous acts Politics 16:37 President Ilham Aliyev: If Azerbaijani positions ... ( read original story ...)
JICA helps Uzbekistan boost electric power sector
"Japan has been assisting Uzbekistan in constructing new gas thermal ... such as Technical Cooperation, Finance and Investment Cooperation, and Grants. It operates in approximately 150 countries ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Aramco cuts August heavier crude supply for Asian refiners – sources
SINGAPORE/NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil company Saudi Aramco will reduce its August-loading shipments of medium and heavy crude grades to at least six Asian buyers ... ( read original story ...)