This was supposed to be the year that Beijing would announce it had ended absolute poverty in China, fulfilling a key pledge of President Xi and one of the founding missions of the Chinese Communist ... ( read original story ...)
Why China’s national security law could change Hong Kong forever
Forty days after the Chinese government said it would pass a national security law for Hong Kong, that legislation is now in force, with potentially massive ramifications for the city's political ... ( read original story ...)
Report: Kuwait mulls cutting subsidies for citizens
The Kuwaiti government is allegedly discussing the possibility of cutting subsidies for citizens as part of a larger economic reform plan aimed at alleviating the economic impact of COVID-19. During ... ( read original story ...)
Delistings threaten to spoil Singapore exchange’s challenge to HK
But years of delistings outnumbering new joiners have taken their toll, together with a series of corporate failures and the loss of critical trading business to rivals. Some bearish analysts see it ... ( read original story ...)
Kazakh Gov Plans to Double Its Investment in Digital Currency Mining
Kazakhstan says it will double its digital currency mining investment at the end of this year, and is eyeing a CBDC ... ( read original story ...)
Iraq Looks To Lure Saudi Investment As It Tries To Comply With OPEC+ Deal
Iraq is looking to attract investment from Saudi Arabia in one of its natural gas fields, Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, Ali Allawi, told Bloomberg ... ( read original story ...)
Banks Get Punted From Thailand’s List of Most Valuable Companies
Thailand’s biggest banks aren’t so large when it comes to their market values.Siam Commercial Bank Pcl was overtaken last month by agro-industrial firm Charoen Pokphand Foods Pcl, leaving Thailand as ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh’s struggles with money laundering
In his address to a seminar on “National Strategy for Prevention of Money Laundering and Combating Financing of Terrorism 2019-2021” in November 2019, Finance Minister Mustafa Kamal said that it is ... ( read original story ...)
India’s Chinese app ban seen jolting ByteDance’s India plans, angers some TikTok users
An Indian ban on dozens of Chinese apps following a border clash between the two nations has possibly derailed a $1 billion India expansion plan of China's ByteDance, while also sparking an uproar ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: What is behind the UK’s citizenship offer?
Why is Hong Kong worried? Political battle looming over UK China relations; It was notable not one MP in the Ho ... ( read original story ...)