"Considering the impact of the spread of COVID-19 on the Indonesian economy, on this occasion, Japan has set a financial loan amounting 50 billion yen to increase Indonesia's disaster management ... ( read original story ...)
Low-interest rate loans from China are attractive to African countries, says Senegalese president
Beijing has often been the only source of long-term financing for African countries that they could not get through the private markets to finance big infrastructure projects, said Senegalese ... ( read original story ...)
Mike Pompeo to visit Sri Lanka, Maldives amid rising Chinese influence in region
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Sri Lanka and the Maldives this month, officials of both Indian Ocean nations said on Tuesday, as Washington seeks to counter China's growing influence ... ( read original story ...)
Register your business and apply for the relevant licences online on the MalaysiaBiz Portal
THE pandemic has impacted many businesses, resulting in people looking for alternatives to help keep them afloat. The Malaysian government has provided a digital platform called MalaysiaBiz Portal to ... ( read original story ...)
Kuwait has a different sort of debt issue to tackle
Kuwait has a sterling reputation in the field of sovereign investments and as a pioneer in creating national wealth funds. In fact, the first sovereign fund in the world was set up by Kuwait in ... ( read original story ...)
Astral Asia to diversify into e-commerce business
Astral Asia Bhd (AAB) has proposed to diversify its core businesses to include e-commerce and related activities with a total estimated initial investment of RM500,000. AAB said the RM500,000 ... ( read original story ...)
Ride On: Oman-Based Carzaty Makes Use Of An Omnichannel Approach For Its Online Car Showroom Platform
Once the customer chooses a specific car via the online platform, Carzaty delivers it to the specified location in a matter of 15 minutes for a test drive, thereby combining the best of online and ... ( read original story ...)
Oman set for new bond sale and counts on GCC support
A view of the Muscat city. As Oman wades back into the international debt market after more than a year, it’s seeking to boost investor confidence by raising the possibility of assistance from ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia ranked third in Asia by Mercer for retirement income system
Malaysia’s retirement income system has been ranked third in Asia and 19th overall by the 12th annual Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index, a study of 39 retirement income systems across the ... ( read original story ...)
Controversial Chinese Development Project in Laos Moves Closer to Government Approval
A controversial Chinese development project in Laos is now moving ahead despite environmentalists' warnings and long delays caused by villagers' objections to surveys of their land by the Chinese firm ... ( read original story ...)