Turkey’s first commission-free trading platform intends to be ready to start operating early next year, tapping into burgeoning demand among locals to invest in the stock market. ( read original story ...)
Explained: The comparison between India and Bangladesh per capita GDP
Bangladesh’s per capita GDP was merely half of India’s in 2007 — but this was just before the global financial crisis. It was roughly 70% of India’s in 2014 and this gap closed rapidly in the last few ... ( read original story ...)
India Took Host Of Measures To Combat Covid-19 Impact: Finance Minister Sitharaman To World Bank
Including a stimulus package totalling 10% of the country’s GDP and major reforms in the labour sector, Sitharaman said. ( read original story ...)
Wynn Downgraded to Hold at Jefferies on Macau Concern
Get Report was downgraded by Jefferies analyst David Katz to hold from buy amid his concern about Wynn’s business in Macau. He slashed his share-price target to $81 from $111. Macau accounted for 76% ... ( read original story ...)
China Market Update: Hong Kong Rebounds On Ant Group’s $280B Valuation To Close Out A Positive Return Week
Mainland and Hong Kong markets closed -2% in a broadly risk-off day Thursday as China released September inflation data. ( read original story ...)
In Hong Kong, Communist Party Officials Stride Out of the Shadows
The growing power and profile of the Chinese government’s liaison office has brought the party’s playbook into the open. ( read original story ...)
EU businesses seek expansion in Brunei: survey
A survey has found that 23 percent of European Union (EU) businesses said they will expand operations in Brunei, while 19 percent expect contraction and 58 percent indicate uncertainty, an EU-ASEAN ... ( read original story ...)
Roundup: China ranks 4th largest trading partner for Brunei in 2019
China was Brunei's fourth-largest trading partner in 2019, with trade flow amounting to 1.5 billion Brunei dollars (1.1 billion U.S. dollars), or 8.9 percent of Brunei's total trade, Haji Mohd Amin ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Qatar’s economy shrinks 6.1 percent in Q2, hit by business closures
Qatar’s economy contracted by 6.1 percent in the second quarter from a year earlier, government statistics showed on Wednesday, as the coronavirus outbreak closed businesses and reduced activity. Real ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey’s Actions in East Mediterranean Regrettable: Merkel
Turkey's actions in the east Mediterranean, where it is pursuing natural gas exploration in contested waters, are provocative, regrettable and unnecessary, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on ... ( read original story ...)