South Korea on Sunday eased its tough social distancing policy for the next two weeks in the densely populated Seoul metropolitan area, with new daily novel coronavirus cases hovering stubbornly ... ( read original story ...)
Israel’s El Al Plans 505-Million Shekel Share Offer This Week
Financially strapped El Al Israel Airlines is planning a 505-million shekel share offer during the coming week, it said in a filing to the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. The share offering is a condition ... ( read original story ...)
Philip Hammond wrote ‘flattering letter to Saudi minister he now advises’
Philip Hammond wrote a 'flattering' letter to Saudi Arabia's finance minister days before setting out his intention to quit as chancellor before later taking a paid adviser role to the politician. ( read original story ...)
South Korea Relaxes Rules; Thailand Boosts Patrols: Virus Update
(Bloomberg) -- South Korea is relaxing social-distancing rules as the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases tapers after last month’s surge. Thailand is tightening monitoring at border checkpoints to ... ( read original story ...)
Thailand: Cabinet reshuffle on the cards after sudden exit of newly appointed finance minister
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha is expected to reshuffle the Cabinet of his coalition government soon after Finance Minister Predee Daochai resigned on Sept 1 less than a month after his appointment, ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam banking industry urged to build inclusive finance system
SBV Deputy Governor Nguyen Kim Anh told the industry’s conference on the action plan to serve the national financial strategy to 2025 that: “The inclusive finance system needs to specify vulnerable ... ( read original story ...)
SBV tells banking industry to develop an inclusive finance system
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) urged the banking industry to build an inclusive finance system that serves all members of society in Vietnam in Hanoi on September 10. People in Phu Tho province join ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Aso Says Parliament May Be Dissolved ‘Soon’
Japan’s Finance Minister Taro Aso said parliament’s lower house could be dissolved shortly and elections may “very well be soon,” to avoid the next administration from being criticized for not being ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh to give phone loans to pupils amid lockdown
Bangladesh is set to provide financial support to help needy students buy smartphones or electronic devices for online classes amid the COVID-19 lockdown. Academic activities in Bangladesh have been ... ( read original story ...)
Good response to Taiwan’s spending voucher program to boost economy hit by COVID-19
TAIPEI — Since mid-July, 88-year-old retiree Lin Chen Yueh-li has been shopping at 7-11 convenience stores more frequently, as she is getting more than what she pays for. She is among at ... ( read original story ...)