Presented by Khaleej Times, the event brought together experts from various fields to highlight the changing nature of consumer preferences and their payments options. Ali Allawala, head of Retail ... ( read original story ...)
AIIB to provide US$65 million loan to Cambodia
PHNOM PENH, Sept 12 (The Phnom Penh Post/ANN): The Chinese-sponsored Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has said it will provide a US$65 million loan to the Kingdom to restore rural ... ( read original story ...)
An Afghanistan peace deal is not worth the wait
Today marks the completion of 19 full years since the terrorists struck America. Our fight against the Taliban in Afghanistan has drifted for almost two decades without attainable military objectives, ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar government making it hard for Rohingya refugees to return
Yanghee Lee, a former UN human rights envoy to Myanmar, said the government was purposefully making it hard for refugees to return to places with no name and no evidence that they ever lived there. ( read original story ...)
Iran Gov’t New Housing Scheme: 65,000 Applicants Seeking Loans
A total of 65,000 applicants have opened accounts with designated banks of the government-sponsored “National Housing Initiative” so far and 38,000 of them have made the initial payment of between 300 ... ( read original story ...)
Iran Claims It Drove Away U.S. Aircraft From Area Near Military Maneuvers
Tensions have consistently been high between Tehran and Washington since U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew from a landmark nuclear agreement in 2018 and reimposed crippling financial sanctions on ... ( read original story ...)
ADB provides Bangladesh $50m in loan for infrastructure projects
The Asian Development Bank or ADB has agreed to provide $50 million in loan to Bangladesh to promote, fund and implement public-private partnership (PPP) infrastructure projects in the country. ( read original story ...)
Pakistan seeks relief over $5.8bn fine in Reko Diq lease case
Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government considers it a strategic national asset, though instead of yielding a bonanza the Reko Diq mining project may cost the country dearly. The World Bank’s ... ( read original story ...)
Bank Indonesia Intensifies Intervention to Stem Rupiah’s Fall
Bank Indonesia is intensifying its intervention in currency markets to keep the rupiah from depreciating further, as renewed social restrictions to stop coronavirus from spreading in Jakarta threaten ... ( read original story ...)
Cyprus consumers spend more carefully — Association
A month after the implementation of lockdown measures, retail sales in Cyprus experienced a record ... But the president of the association also warned business owners to abide by the relevant ... ( read original story ...)