Brent crude rises above $76 a barrel for the first time in two weeks amid renewed violence in Strait of Hormuz.
US and Iran exchange strikes in latest threat to fragile ceasefire
Earlier the U.S. revoked a waiver allowing Tehran to sell oil, eliminating a key incentive for Tehran in interim peace deal.
Why the US-Iran peace deal remains the key market risk factor for the rest of the year
While Americans celebrate falling oil prices, the tenuous US-Iran peace agreement in the Persian Gulf remains the single largest risk for markets in the second half of the year, according to Oxford ...
Bangladesh has world’s second-highest NPL rate after war-hit Ukraine
Bangladesh now has the world's second-highest non-performing loan (NPL) ratio after war-ravaged Ukraine, with nearly one-third of all bank loans classified as defaulted. The country also has the ...
Pakistan to Launch First Ever Dollar Settled Rupee Bonds
Pakistan plans to return to international capital markets with fresh Eurobonds, Sukuk, and its first dollar settled, rupee linked bonds as the government ...
Reforms key to Vietnam’s double-digit growth ambitions
HANOI: While international business groups and investors believe Vietnam's goal of reaching double-digit economic growth is achievable, they say sweeping reforms in institutions, infrastructure, human ...
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Pine Labs bets on Philippines digital payments boom
GLOBAL fintech company Pine Labs is deepening its expansion in the Philippines, making GCash for Business its first payments partner as it seeks to capitalize on one of Southeast Asia’s ...
Search under way for cargo plane that vanished off Pakistan coast
The plane, carrying five people, rapidly descended before losing contact, authorities say.
A Boeing 737 plane has disappeared off the coast of Pakistan
The K2 Airways cargo plane from Pakistan, carrying five crew members, was recorded rapidly descending before losing contact.