Singapore's tourism sector faces a tougher challenge, as the hotels were just given a green light last week to request approval to welcome domestic tourists. Many locals like teacher Najeer Yusof ... ( read original story ...)
Abu Dhabi’s TAQA will finance the UAE’s biggest gas power plant with $1.14 bln
Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA) has agreed financing for the UAE’s largest gas-fired power plant which is expected to cost approximately 4.2 billion dirhams ($1.14 billion), the company said ... ( read original story ...)
MIDEAST STOCKS-Banks, property shares buoy UAE; Egypt retreats
Stock markets in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) closed higher on Tuesday, led by financials and property shares, while Egypt ended marginally lower as tobacco heavyweight Eastern Company lost more ... ( read original story ...)
Nur-Sultan’s financial hub to be at heart of Kazakhstan’s recovery and greening
With the support of authorities and growing green credentials, the Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC) is well placed to play a key role in the country's recovery and sustainable economic ... ( read original story ...)
What History Can Teach Us About Sanctions on Iran
The sanctions under which Saddam Hussein’s regime existed in Iraq between 1990 to the US invasion in 2003 were very similar in nature to the harsh sanctions regime that exists against Iran today. The ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam among few countries to maintain sovereign credit rating despite COVID-19
PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc at the online meeting to review Vietnam’s financial activities in the first half of 2020, July 7, 2020. (Photo: VNA) He said despite COVID-19, Vietnam has secured economic balances ... ( read original story ...)
10mn people to get food aid across Bangladesh during Eid amid pandemic
The government has decided to distribute free rice to more than 10 million vulnerable people across the country before and during the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha holidays, amid the Covid-19 pandemic that is ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh gearing up for new era of taxation
The government has chalked out a series of programmes to enter a new era of taxation from 2020-21 FY in the run-up to achieving Vision 2041 and reaching the Sustainable Development Goals 2030. "We ... ( read original story ...)
Financial Flows Illicit Ones Put Economy Under Threat
By Md. Zillur Rahaman Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) is a growing concern not only for Bangladesh, many developing countries of the world are also suffering with this alarming issue since long and it ... ( read original story ...)
OP-ED: Bangladesh into the 4IR
This is evident from how seriously leading countries take Bangladesh into consideration when making strategic geo-political decisions -- be it positive or negative. Bangladesh has been successful in ... ( read original story ...)