Central Bank says private sector's short-term external loans were $8.4B, long-term loans totaled 162.2B - Anadolu Agency ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong, Singapore announce plans for travel bubble
Hong Kong and Singapore will set up a travel bubble, the two cities announced on Thursday, as they moved to re-establish overseas travel links and lift the hurdle of quarantine for visiting foreigners ... ( read original story ...)
France Sets Paris Curfew; Hong Kong Travel Bubble: Virus Update
France imposed a curfew in Paris as nations from Germany to Italy posted record increases in new infections and Europe’s leaders intensified efforts to stem an unrelenting surge in coronavirus cases. ( read original story ...)
Turkey plans to reduce corporate tax further next year -sources
Turkey is working on a regulation to further lower corporate tax from the previously set level of 20% for next year, four sources with the knowledge of the matter told Reuters. ANKARA, Oct 15 (Reuters ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Police Raids Outspoken Media Tycoon’s Office
Hong Kong police raided the private offices of media tycoon and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai on Thursday, according to Lai’s aide. Lai’s aide Mark Simon wrote in a post on Twitter that 14 police ... ( read original story ...)
POC chief: Financial backing key to Philippines’ Olympic gold quest in Tokyo
Given enough financial support, the Philippines could snare a historic first gold Olympic gold medal in Tokyo next year. ( read original story ...)
India needs ‘bold policy’, says former World Bank Chief Economist Kaushik Basu after IMF projects Bangladesh ahead of India in per capita GDP
Kaushik Basu, the former Chief Economist of the World Bank, has raised alarm after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) projected that Bangladesh would overtake India in real gross domestic product ... ( read original story ...)
Health Minister’s National Award 2019, recognizing and promoting best practices in the Bangladesh health system
WHO supports the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) to assess and award the best performing health facilities in the country. On the 8th of October, 51 health facilities from all tiers of ... ( read original story ...)
India will not mandate secondary listings for firms joining overseas markets, sources say
India is close to drawing up rules for companies to directly float overseas without first having to list shares at home, as a way to help startups attain higher valuations and access capital more ... ( read original story ...)
India: Vested Finance Says New Account Openings Jump by 70%, AUM Doubles
Vested Finance, an online investment platform that enables Indian investors to invest in the US stock market, is reporting that total investments in the US markets from India grew by 150% from Q1 to ... ( read original story ...)