Health authorities will ask businesses to delay bringing in workers from Myanmar, amid reports of a wave of Covid-19 infections there. ( read original story ...)
How U.S. Drove Iran and China Into Tighter Embrace
Since its Islamic revolution in 1979, Iran’s foreign policy motto has been “neither East nor West,” based on first Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini’s warning to avoid dependence on outsiders ... ( read original story ...)
Bitmain, Ebang Among 21 Bitcoin Mining Farms Stripped of Energy Perks in Inner Mongolia
Over 20 bitcoin mining farms in China’s Inner Mongolia have been stripped of electricity perks after a clampdown by the local government. A document issued by the Department of Industrial and ... ( read original story ...)
How the Shock Therapy of ‘Abenomics’ Worked in Japan
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had a bold strategy: shock therapy for an economy that had been stagnant for 20 years and was overtaken by China as the world’s second-largest in 2010. Launched three ... ( read original story ...)
India won’t give up on Ease of Doing Business despite World Bank suspending report this year
With an aim set on bringing foreign money to India, the government will continue to work towards ensuring efficient and effective norms for MSMEs, businesses, startups and entrepreneurs. ( read original story ...)
India’s ease of doing business ranking may be hit as World Bank orders review
The World Bank on Thursday said it has paused publication of the Doing Business report due in October and is undertaking a review of data changes in the last five reports after it discovered a number ... ( read original story ...)
India’s ‘ease of doing business’ rank may not be impacted by World Bank audit
India is unlikely to be affected by irregularities reported by the World Bank in data for preparing the Ease of Doing Business ranking. On Thursday, World Bank informed about the data irregularity and ... ( read original story ...)
India experiences an economic storm as the coronavirus rages
Analysts say India's economy likely shrank by about 20 percent in the April-June quarter as country went into lockdown. ( read original story ...)
India’s business climate has been continuously improving: Niti Aayog CEO
India's business climate has been continuously improving and the government will work tirelessly to make India one of the easiest countries to invest and create wealth, Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant ... ( read original story ...)
India battles black market in used gloves and masks
Indian police are battling a booming black market in used face masks and surgical gloves scavenged in some cases from hospital refuse tips, as people scramble for cheap coronavirus protection. ( read original story ...)