Zeeshan Baig is currently CEO and Country General Manager Careem Pakistan. He joined Careem in 2017 and led city and service expansion within Pakistan. With experience of over 10 years in strategy and ... ( read original story ...)
Prudential Indonesia hunkers down with asset shifts
The insurer's CIO outlines how the firm is positioned after initially losing one-fifth of its assets during the pandemic. Jakarta’s lockdown and the tech share sell-off will test that strategy. ( read original story ...)
Decoding India’s broad-based growth collapse
It's a job that has taken me on a private jet to Jaisalmer - where I wrote India's first feature on fractional ownership of business jets - to the badlands of west UP where India's sugar economy is ... ( read original story ...)
Work from home in India is disproportionately stressing out mothers
Over 46% of working Indian mothers have said they work till late to complete professional tasks, and 42% have reported being unable to optimally focus on work. ( read original story ...)
Three years after exodus, Myanmar erases names of Rohingya villages, UN map makers follow suit
The United Nations' map department has produced at least three maps since the start of the year that show a number of Rohingya village names have disappeared or been reclassified by Myanmar. ( read original story ...)
How a rush for Mediterranean gas threatens to push Greece and Turkey into war
Deepening dispute between Nato allies has dragged in neighbours and is in danger of spiralling out of control ... ( read original story ...)
Southern EU Leaders Urge Turkey to End ‘Unilateral’ Actions
Leaders of seven southern European countries have urged Turkey to end “unilateral and illegal activities” in the eastern Mediterranean and resume dialogue to ease tensions in the region. ( read original story ...)
Philippines to reopen economy further by Q4, worst over – c.bank
The Philippine economy "will be more open" in the last quarter of the year, the central bank governor said on Friday, suggesting quarantine restrictions would be eased further to allow for more ... ( read original story ...)
Pardon of US Marine in Philippines may be linked to coronavirus vaccine access, says Duterte spokesman
President is ‘upholding higher national interest’, says Harry Roque when asked for his ‘personal take’ on controversial move. ( read original story ...)
US COVID-19 vaccine makers didn’t ask for conditions from Philippines — DOH
DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire stressed that all potential COVID-19 vaccines will undergo the regulatory process in the Philippines. ( read original story ...)