Bangladesh’s financial sector will have to adopt new technologies and services in the post-Covid-19 period for the lenders to move their operations online and address the recent challenges faced by ... ( read original story ...)
SBP enhances loan limits, expands relief measures for micro-finance
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday enhanced the limits for housing finance and micro enterprise loans up to Rs 3 million from the existing limit of Rs 1 million for borrowings from the micro ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan has huge potential to attract BRI investment in renewable energy
German scholar Dr Christoph Nedopil Wang, the director of the Green BRI Centre, has stated that despite the decline in total BRI investment in 2020 due to Covid-19, Pakistan has great potential to ... ( read original story ...)
Equinix Expands to India with Acquisition of GPX India
Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the global interconnection and data center company, today announced its expansion into India through the acquisition of the India operations of GPX Global Systems, Inc. ( ... ( read original story ...)
Rolling Lockdowns to Slow Virus Hurt India’s Economic Recovery
India’s economic activity monitors are beginning to flatline just months after showing signs of returning to life.Latest data from Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google showed mobility suffered in ... ( read original story ...)
Make in India may get funding boost
The proposal was discussed by an informal Group of Ministers (GoM) on manufacturing against the backdrop of the Union government’s Atmanirbhar Bharat, or self-reliant India, strategy. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Most Brazen Arrest Yet
As Hong Kong began to absorb the gravity of a new national-security law forced upon it by Beijing, Carrie Lam, Hong Kong’s chief executive, told a reporter that the city’s residents needn’t worry. The ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Banks May Suspend Accounts Of Officials Sanctioned By US
Banks in Hong Kong are keeping a close eye on the accounts of local government officials who have been slapped with U.S. sanctions -- and are researching whether they must suspend ... ( read original story ...)
TikTok’s parent company ByteDance moves back into Hong Kong market
The value of TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, is reportedly under pressure nearing the either forced sale or ban of its most valuable asset. ( read original story ...)
China sends fighter jets toward Taiwan during highest-level US visit to the island in 40 years
Chinese fighter jets cross the mid-line of the Taiwan Strait on Monday as US Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar visited the island. ( read original story ...)