Commodities Intelligence Centre (CIC) today announced the launch of the international version of its web-based business intelligence suite, CIC Data Pro, and Leads Generation Service. ( read original story ...)
Sri Lankan shares end higher on gains in industrials, consumer sectors
People’s Leasing & Finance Plc and Dialog Axiata Plc ** The Sri Lankan rupee was last quoted at 185.75 against the U.S. dollar as of 12:40 GMT, 0.03% lower for the day compared to last session’s close ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia and Iraq agree investments in energy and sports -state TV
Saudi Arabia and Iraq have signed investment agreements on energy and sport, the kingdom's state state TV reported on Monday. An Iraqi delegation, led by Finance Minister Ali Allawi, arrived in Saudi ... ( read original story ...)
Iran Aims To Finance Petrochemical Boom Through Stock Market
Alongside the continued development of its huge West Karoun oil fields, the completion of the supergiant South Pars non-associated gas offshore sector (including the implementation of Phase 11 ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey: Central government gross debt stock hits $233B
The gross debt stock of Turkey’s central government stood at 1.6 trillion Turkish ... The figure was 23.5% higher than the same month last year, the Treasury and Finance Ministry announced. The gross ... ( read original story ...)
The Bank of Japan is in no rush to issue a central bank digital currency, says Nomura Research Institute’s Kodai Sato
In a recent webinar Kodai Sato, a senior researcher at Nomura Research Institute in Japan, contended that financial inclusion is not the top priority of Japan currently while it may be so for other ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese fintech giant Ant to go public in dual Shanghai-Hong Kong IPO
Chinese fintech firm Ant Group has begun the process of a concurrent initial public offering in Shanghai and Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)
Bahrain witnesses increase of ‘work from home’ culture
Seventy-five per cent of business owners in Bahrain plan to increase investment in technology to support remote working as the way forward, a survey has revealed. CBRE, a global real estate consulting ... ( read original story ...)
Highways expansion on the way in Bahrain
The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development will pay for the revamp, as part of a $10 billion financial support package pledged to Bahrain by GCC allies. Both highways will get two extra lanes, ... ( read original story ...)
Fears in India as Kuwait looks to cap migrant worker numbers
“Even if Kuwait means business it will not have a huge impact on expatriates since most of them concentrate on the 3D jobs — dirty, dangerous and demeaning,” he said. “These are categories that local ... ( read original story ...)