An additional 700,000 children in Syria face hunger because of the country's badly damaged economy and the impact of coronavirus restrictions, an international aid group ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia’s tourism fund signs deal with banks to finance up to $43bn worth of projects
Saudi Arabia's Tourism Development Fund signed an agreement with the country’s two major lenders Riyad Bank and Banque Saudi Fransi to finance tourism projects worth up to 160 billion Saudi riyals ... ( read original story ...)
Keppel launches major revamp, review of offshore and marine business
SINGAPORE: Singaporean conglomerate Keppel Corp said on Tuesday (Sep 29) it had identified assets worth S$17.5 billion that could potentially be monetised, including through sales, and started a ... ( read original story ...)
‘Bring back trust’: Carlos Ghosn offers executive training in troubled Lebanon
Carlos Ghosn, the former Nissan and Renault head who fled Japan where he was facing trial, is launching a university business programme in Lebanon, a nation mired in a deep economic crisis blamed on ... ( read original story ...)
World Bank offers Afghanistan 100 mln USD for small enterprises support
The World Bank provided a grant of 100 million U.S. dollars to help Afghanistan stabilize its financial sector and support small enterprises as the country strives to spur its recovery from COVID-19, ... ( read original story ...)
Fugitive Carlos Ghosn, former Nissan and Renault chief, launches business programme at Lebanese university
Carlos Ghosn, the former Nissan and Renault head who fled Japan where he was facing trial, is launching a university management and business programme in Lebanon, a nation mired in a deep crisis ... ( read original story ...)
Ghosn in first public appearance in Lebanon in months
Fugitive auto tycoon Carlos Ghosn made his first public appearance in months Tuesday to launch a business programme at a Lebanese university. ( read original story ...)
‘Make yourself invaluable’: Carlos Ghosn offers executive training in troubled Lebanon
Carlos Ghosn, the former Nissan and Renault head who fled Japan where he was facing trial, is launching a university management and business programme in Lebanon, a nation mired in a deep crisis ... ( read original story ...)
Lebanon’s economy is going to pot — in a good way, it hopes
On a mild September morning, about two dozen girls and women, swathed in brightly colored shawls that revealed only their eyes, picked through a verdant field. With sickles that glinted in the waning ... ( read original story ...)
Why wasn’t Lebanon County allowed to open earlier? Records may offer clues
A new law designed to force Pennsylvania government to operate transparently during emergencies such as COVID-19 may get its first legal test. It's the latest chapter in a feud between Gov. Tom Wolf ... ( read original story ...)