Senior diplomats of India and Nepal on Monday held a virtual meeting to review the progress made on various India-aided developmental projects being implemented in the Himalayan nation. The meeting ... ( read original story ...)
India, Nepal to hold high-level meeting today amid border row
India and Nepal are set to hold a high-level meeting on Monday to take stock of the progress of the ongoing projects in Nepal. Indian Ambassador to Nepal Vinah Mohan Kwatra will hold talks with ... ( read original story ...)
Nepal, India hold high-level virtual talks amidst ongoing border row
The meeting came days after Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli telephoned his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi to greet him on India's 74th Independence Day ... ( read original story ...)
A Russian banking scandal taints Uzbekistan’s cotton revolution – and leads back to Switzerland via the UK
The cotton fields of Uzbekistan are tied to the tree-lined streets of upmarket Geneva by the empty vaults of a Russian bank and a British limited liability partnership. ( read original story ...)
What You Need to Know About Exporting to Iraq in 2020
If you're an exporter looking to ship goods into Iraq, you'll need to get a Certificate of Conformity (COC) or Certificate of Inspection (COI). But what exactly does that mean and why are they ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Firm awarded $3.7bn Iraq Deal
JGC Holdings Corporation announced today that JGC Corporation, which operates the overseas engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) business of the JGC Group, has been received the Letter of ... ( read original story ...)
Thai economy shrinks 12% in 2Q, worst decline in 22 years
Thailand's economy contracted at a 12.2% annual rate in the April-June quarter, its sharpest downturn since the Asian financial crisis of the late 1990s. The data reflect ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey’s lira collapses to record low against US dollar
Turkey’s lira fell to a new record low against the US dollar on Monday, as investors weighed up tightening steps by the central bank and looked ahead to this week’s rate-setting meeting. The lira ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s GDP Plunges 27.8%, Begging Question Who Should Get Fired?
Resigning Japan to yet another lost decade is in no one’s interest. The time to bring in a new team with vision and bravado was, frankly, yesterday. ( read original story ...)
Placing the Common Good before the Private Good: COVID-19 in Pakistan
The common catchphrases these days may be ‘uncertainty’, ‘resilience’ or ‘chimerical’ but the losses due to COVID-19 including that of human lives and economic assets are ‘very real’. The COVID-19 ... ( read original story ...)