Qatar’s demographics size makes the nation an ideal test-bed for developing a robust business-to-business (B2B) FinTech market. ( read original story ...)
Lebanon: Paralysis doesn’t stop Naji’s success
Naji contracted the virus when he was just 6 months old during the epidemic in the 1970s. At the time, the virus caused a fever and paralyzed movement in his legs and hands. Having received intensive ... ( read original story ...)
Israel Sees Commercial Aviation Deal With UAE Within Days
Direct air traffic between Tel Aviv and Abu Dhabi or Dubai would be a tourism and business boon for Israel and the Gulf power, while also easing Israelis' travel to Asia. Saudi Arabia has agreed ... ( read original story ...)
Iraq oil minister plans company to handle Kurdistan oil operations
Iraq's oil minister Ihsan Abdul Jabbar proposed to form a company tasked with managing upstream and oil exports operations in Kurdistan’s semi-autonomous region, state news agency INA cited as saying ... ( read original story ...)
Cambodia awards Korean lender a commercial bank licence
South Korea’s DGB Daegu Bank said it received a licence from the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) to transform its specialised banking unit in the Kingdom into a full-fledged commercial bank. ( read original story ...)
Business activity index up 2.2 units in September – National Bank of Kazakhstan
Director of the Monetary Policy Department of the National Bank of Kazakhstan Zhandos Shaimardanov talked about the business activity index for September 2020, Kazinform correspondent reports. ( read original story ...)
Iraq oil minister plans company to handle Kurdistan oil operations
Iraq's oil minister Ihsan Abdul Jabbar proposed to form a company tasked with managing upstream and oil exports operations in Kurdistan’s semi-autonomous region, state news agency INA cited as saying ... ( read original story ...)
Nagorno-Karabakh Says 17 More Servicemen Killed in Fighting With Azerbaijan: Ifax
Karabakh said 17 more servicemen had been killed in fighting with Azerbaijan, bringing its total military death toll to 542 since fighting broke out on Sept. 27, Russia's Interfax news agency reported ... ( read original story ...)
Digital frontrunners join forces to push forward the digitalisation of Myanmar
The EuroCham Myanmar Digital Initiative held its Official Launch Event, gathering online more than 200 representatives from the Myanmar-EU business community. ( read original story ...)
US businesses say Philippines not keeping up with region in improving business climate
“Grandfathering will provide them the confidence to remain in the Philippines long-term,” the business groups said. While Mr. Forbes said that the report is comprehensive and useful for investors, he ... ( read original story ...)