A new report by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) facilitated Sustainable Banking Network (SBN) shows that Bangladesh, Mongolia, and Nepal have identified green finance as a top priority for ... ( read original story ...)
Milipol Qatar draws international exhibitors for October event
Milipol Qatar 2020, to be held from October 26 to 28 in Doha, is expected to welcome over 200 exhibitors and close to 8,000 visitors. The latest exhibitor list for the biennial event shows ... ( read original story ...)
Mongolian ruling party set to retain power with virus success
ULAANBAATAR -- Mongolia will hold its general parliamentary elections on Wednesday after political parties wrangled over whether to postpone the quadrennial event, indicating the ruling party's ... ( read original story ...)
What next for sustainable finance in India?
In this post for the Sustainable Finance Leadership series, Suranjali Tandon examines the key features of India’s approach to connecting capital markets and environmental imperatives, a drive that is ... ( read original story ...)
Stock market news live updates: Futures pare losses after Navarro, Trump clarify China trade deal remains in place
Stock futures fell sharply and then pared losses, after White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said during a Fox News interview that any trade deal with China was “over” but then walked back the rema ... ( read original story ...)
Covid-19: Oman announces 1,318 new cases
Omani authorities have detected 1,318 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the country, it was announced on Tuesday. According to Ministry of Health statistics, the total number of confirmed cases in ... ( read original story ...)
Oman’s power sector subsidy soars to $1.63bln in 2019
China’s State Grid International Development Ltd picked up a 49% stake in Oman Electricity Transmission Company ... ( read original story ...)
Oman’s PDO studying the feasibility of a 50 megawatt wind plant
Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) is currently studying the feasibility of setting up a 50-megawatt (MW) wind power project, a senior official said. Mohammed Al-Lawati, Renewable Energy Lead at PDO ... ( read original story ...)
Court in Kyrgyzstan Hands Ex-President 11-Year Prison Term
Court in Kyrgyzstan Hands Ex-President 11-Year Prison Term Almazbek Atambayev, who was in office from 2011 to 2017, was stripped of the immunity from prosecution that he enjoyed as a former president ... ( read original story ...)
New York – Israel Business Alliance: New York State Is Now Home to Nine Israeli-founded Unicorns
PRNewswire/ -- Over the past year, four private Israeli-founded companies based in New York surpassed the billion-dollar valuation milestone, bringing ... ( read original story ...)