Michael Stephens, Middle East research fellow at the Royal United Services Institute, discusses the peace accord between Israel and the United Arab Emirates. ( read original story ...)
AML, KYC and Sanctions Fines for Global Financial Institutions Reach $5.6 Billion Mid-Year
DUBLIN, NEW YORK, LONDON and SINGAPORE, Aug. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Fenergo, the leading provider of digital transformation, customer journey ... ( read original story ...)
Cellcom Israel Announces Second Quarter 2020 Results
Cellcom Israel concludes the second quarter of 2020 with a loss of NIS 46 million compared to a loss of NIS 35 million in the corresponding quarter of 2019. ( read original story ...)
Israel-UAE accord not a peace deal but an ‘agreement of normalization’: Chatham House
Chatham House Senior Consulting Research Fellow Yossi Mekelberg discusses the recent agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates. ( read original story ...)
UAE, Israel Cooperation on Space, Hi-Tech Seen to be ‘Immediate’
Israel is looking forward to cooperating with the United Arab Emirates on business fronts including commercial space and hi-tech, according to Israel’s Minister for Science and Technology.“The ... ( read original story ...)
Cambodia govt: Covid-19 more pressing than EU ban
Senior officials from the Cambodian central government have announced that the government is prioritising its fight against Covid-19 over the EU’s withdrawal of its ‘Everything But Arms’ (EBA) scheme. ( read original story ...)
US to target Bashar al-Assad’s financial lifelines with Syria sanctions
The Trump administration is readying new rounds of sanctions against Syria, planning to expand its blacklist by focusing on financial-support networks outside the war-torn nation in a renewed effort ... ( read original story ...)
Thai economy sees biggest contraction since Asian financial crisis in second quarter
Thailand's economy saw its biggest annual contraction in 22 years and a record quarterly fall in the April-June period, as the coronavirus pandemic and restriction measures hit tourism, exports and ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam’s Government Endorses FPT Software’s Blockchain Platform, Pushing for National Digital Transformation
Vietnam's Ministry of Information and Communications announced the launch of FPT Software's akaChain as part of its digital transformation program. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s record economic plunge wipes out Abe era gains
Japan was hit by its biggest economic slump on record in the second quarter as the coronavirus pandemic emptied shopping malls and crushed demand for cars and other exports, bolstering the case for ... ( read original story ...)