Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Ron Dermer says his country's accord with the United Arab Emirates will "make an Israeli-Palestinian peace more likely." He speaks on "Bloomberg Markets." ... ( read original story ...)
Hezbollah Will Respond if Israel Behind Beirut Blast, Says Nasrallah
Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Friday that his group would wait for results of an investigation into the Beirut port explosion, but if it turns out to be an act of sabotage by Israel ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi PIF invests $4.7 bln in exchange traded funds in Q2, cuts blue-chip stakes
Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, has sharply cut direct stakes in some major blue-chip companies and invested nearly $4.7 billion in sector-specific exchange traded funds, according to a U.S ... ( read original story ...)
More entrepreneurs receive financial aid amid COVID-19
Azerbaijan continues to support entrepreneurs and small businesses to limit the economic impact of COVID-19 pandemic. ( read original story ...)
The most affordable countries to move to in Europe
Based on 11 “typical expenses”, analysis by Ocean Finance found the Republic of North Macedonia ... Moldova is followed by Azerbaijan, where the cost of living is just £9,373. Turkey and Belarus round ... ( read original story ...)
Uzbekistan to cut budget spending to create reserve fund for combating COVID-19
Uzbekistan's Finance Ministry has proposed to cut some budget expenditures of the state organizations to create a reserve fund to combat the impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic, said a draft ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi PIF invests $4.7 bln in exchange traded funds in Q2, cuts blue-chip stakes
Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, has sharply cut direct stakes in some major blue-chip companies and invested nearly $4.7 billion in sector-specific exchange traded funds, according to a U.S ... ( read original story ...)
Google slows handling of Hong Kong police requests as Beijing tightens control
Hong Kong authorities will have to use a new system to obtain information from Google through the U.S. Justice Department's Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty, according to the Post. ( read original story ...)
Kemp order won’t let governments order masks in businesses
Gov. Brian Kemp's administration says numbers show the state is making progress in its fight against COVID-19, despite a leaked federal report urging the state to take stronger steps, a per capita ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 concerns deeper in Philippines than most of Asia
Filipinos are more concerned about the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 than the majority of other countries in Asia, a survey by Manufacturers Life Insurance Co. Philippines Inc. showed. ( read original story ...)