North Korea will shut down a liaison office it shares with South Korea by noon on Tuesday, along with other official communication lines including a hotline between its leader Kim Jong Un and South ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Infrastructure Asia inks collaboration deal with Myanmar
Singapore's Infrastructure Asia will identify suitable investors for infrastructure projects in Myanmar, following an agreement inked with Myanmar's Ministry of Planning, Finance and Industry (MoPFI) ... ( read original story ...)
How Coronavirus Upended 20 Million Lives in India’s Finance Hub
When the bubonic plague arrived on ships in 1896, death and fear emptied half of Mumbai. Ensuing labor shortages devastated the city’s cotton mills, the mainstay of the contemporary economy. ( read original story ...)
Why Big Oil Is Investing In India
Big oil is increasingly trying to reduce risk, and increasing tensions between the U.S. and China means that it could start focusing on oil deals in India instead ... ( read original story ...)
Borrowing Costs for India’s Shadow Banks Finally Start to Fall
(Bloomberg) -- Borrowing costs for India’s top-rated shadow financiers declined last month, after the most aggressive economic policies in a decade helped avert a further worsening in the sector ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong seethes one year on, but protesters on the back foot
Hong Kong on Tuesday marks a year since pro-democracy protests erupted, but a resumption of city-wide unrest is unlikely as activists reel from mass arrests, coronavirus bans on public gatherings and ... ( read original story ...)
Jinke Picks Banks for Unit’s $500 Million Hong Kong IPO
Shenzhen-listed Jinke Properties Group Co. has picked banks for the Hong Kong initial public offering of its property management unit, which could raise at least $500 million, according to people ... ( read original story ...)
Qatar to gradually lift lockdown in four phases from June 15
Qatar will start lifting coronavirus restrictions in its cities under a four-phase plan starting on June 15, when some mosques will be allowed to reopen, government spokeswoman Lulwa Rashed al-Khater ... ( read original story ...)
Qatar’s ambassador highlights ever-growing Doha-Athens ties
Naama, has affirmed the continuous development of Doha-Athens relations, and the great economic growth witnessed as a result of the establishment of a Qatari-Greek business council ,,, ... ( read original story ...)
Qatar Chamber chairman underscores private sector role in defeating siege
The private sector has played an important and pivotal role in many achievements and successes during the economic blockade by demonstrating that it deserves the confidence of the government, Qatar Ch ... ( read original story ...)