Loan requests and inquiries have surged in Myanmar as households and businesses struggle to cope with COVID-19 restrictions. This has yielded business opportunities for non-bank financial institutions ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia closer to setting up first sovereign wealth fund
Other pension funds in developed countries have also expressed interests in joining.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Indonesia closer to setting up first sovereign wealth fund, talks held with countries including Singapore
Regulations on the establishment of Indonesia's first sovereign wealth fund (SWF) will be ready in two to three weeks, and discussions on possible joint investment with foreign SWFs in Indonesian ... ( read original story ...)
PBOC’s Yi Says China to Continue Easing Financial Market Access
China’s central bank governor reiterated the nation’s commitment to further opening up its financial sector and lowering market barriers to foreign investors. ( read original story ...)
Agencies strategise to help orange export
For the first time, after more than three decades of citrus business, Santa Bir Tamang is struggling to ... “Instead, the relevant stakeholders involving DAMC, Bhutan Agriculture and Food Regulatory ... ( read original story ...)
Palestine’s Hotdog Van man is successful, despite the pandemic
The infrastructure of the Israeli occupation of Palestine is designed to have a negative impact on the lives of Palestinians, and it does. The dire situation has been compounded by the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
Lebanon registers its worst financial loss
(MENAFN Lebanese banks have recorded their worst financial loss to date, with a joint net after-tax loss of USD770.4 million in 2019, compared to a net profit of USD1.44 billion last year.This ... ( read original story ...)
Lobbying firm cuts ties with Turkey under pressure
The lobbying firm Mercury Public Affairs has cut ties with the Turkish government following a pressure campaign by Armenian-American activists incensed by Turkey’s support for Azerbaijan in ongoing ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines eases corporate buyout rules to suppress bankruptcies
The government aims to get tougher on cartels as well, an area in which the Philippines lags behind the rest of Southeast Asia. Competition commission personnel made redundant by the deregulation will ... ( read original story ...)
Why Pakistan does not deserve the service of Atif Mian
In 2018, just a few weeks after the formation of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government, renowned economist Atif Mian was inducted into the Economic Advisory Council (EAC), which is led by the ... ( read original story ...)