Emirates NBD, Dubai's biggest bank, has unveiled its next-generation global corporate banking platform which includes a one stop shop for SMEs. The bank said the new omnichannel platform delivers a ... ( read original story ...)
UAE’s October and November Capital market performances and two strong movers
For the MENA region, optimism over a COVID-19 vaccine and surging oil prices have pushed markets higher during the November month. Trading activity might continue to be driven by ... ( read original story ...)
Dubai Gets Arab Gulf’s First, and Perhaps Last, Coal Power Plant
The United Arab Emirates is set to become the first Arab Gulf country to generate electricity from coal. As governments increasingly turn to cleaner fuels and the price of renewable energy falls, it ... ( read original story ...)
Al-Jaafari: Coercive measures target all Syrian people, deprive them from obtaining their basic livelihood needs, they should be lift
Syria's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Bashar al-Jaafari renewed that the Western coercive economic measures imposed on Syria targeted the simplest details of the daily life of the ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia Broadens Central Bank’s Mandate to Promote Growth
The Saudi Central Bank updated its mandate to include supporting economic growth as one of its prime objectives, formally changing its fundamental operating principles for the first time in more than ... ( read original story ...)
Thai finance ministry forecasts 4 pct GDP growth in 2021
Thailand's Ministry of Finance on Thursday told a symposium in Bangkok that the ministry sees a 4 percent economic growth next year. "The trajectory in Thai gross domestic product (GDP) growth is ... ( read original story ...)
Montana Brown begins her bikini-clad Maldives ‘spam’
Amid much furore over a number of reality stars and influencers jetting abroad amid the COVID-19, the Love Island star, 25, seemed determined to reiterate that she had carefully planned the trip ... ( read original story ...)
US-sanctioned Hezbollah’s Qard al-Hasan installs ATMs, violating Lebanon’s fiscal law
US-sanctioned Hezbollah’s non-governmental organization Qard al-Hassan has installed multiple ATMs over the past month in areas controlled by the Iran-backed militia in the southern suburbs of Beirut, ... ( read original story ...)
Russian-Syrian Business Council provides aid to families affected by terrorism in Damascus
Syrian Business Council, with the participation of the Russian Association for Development of Friendly Relations with Syria, on Thursday distributed food baskets to about a thousand of families ... ( read original story ...)
China’s top diplomat stresses South Korea ties amid row with U.S.
China’s top diplomat on Thursday stressed the importance of bilateral relations while meeting senior officials in South Korea, where there is growing concern the country is becoming squeezed between ... ( read original story ...)