US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday met with his counterparts from Australia, India and Japan in Tokyo to discuss how to counter China. The "Quad meeting" comes as all four countries seek to ... ( read original story ...)
China in Talks With WHO Over Assessing Its COVID-19 Vaccines for Global Use
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - China is in talks to have its locally-produced COVID-19 vaccines assessed by the World Health Organization, as a step toward making them available for international use, a WHO ... ( read original story ...)
Global Covid Response Prompts Taiwan Property-Bubble Concerns
(Bloomberg) -- Authorities in Taiwan may need to take action to prevent cash flows generated by global pandemic support measures causing a local property-market bubble, one of Taipei’s most senior ... ( read original story ...)
World’s largest banks in commodity trade financing creating digital finance registry in Singapore: report
Some of the world’s biggest banks in commodity trade financing are creating a digital trade finance registry in Singapore to try and mitigate the risk of trade fraud and boost transparency after ... ( read original story ...)
Dubai Department of Finance partners with UAE Central Bank to facilitate fee payments
The Dubai Department of Finance (DoF) and Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at facilitating the payment of fees owed by consumers of Dubai ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong will stay key financial hub say experts
Hong Kong's status as a key Asian financial hub will remain intact according to business experts. Speaking to the BBC they said new security laws and protests are unlikely to scare off investors to ... ( read original story ...)
Dubai’s Emirates NBD launches new digital supply chain financing platform
Dubai’s Emirates NBD has launched digital ... “Our digital supply chain finance platform delivers on our commitment of enabling opportunities for corporate clients while optimising their ... ( read original story ...)
PM Oli likely to tap Bishnu Poudel as finance minister
Nagarik Daily reports today that NCP's senior leader Bishnu Poudel is likely to be the next finance minister.PM KP Sharma Oli and NCP chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal have agreed to reshuffle the cabinet. ( read original story ...)
Government to provide financial assistance to single women and disabled people deprived of allowance
The government is preparing to provide financial assistance to single women below 60 years and partially disabled people after they were deprived of social security allowance for months due to the new ... ( read original story ...)
Kuwait central bank forms Higher Committee of Shariah Supervision
The Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) has approved the establishment of a Higher Committee of Shariah Supervision to underpin the governance of Shariah supervision and compliance in Islamic finance and ... ( read original story ...)