Corporations in the UAE expect increased delays in payments from customers, a growing risk of default and an overall weakening in business performance as the country copes with the disruptive impact ... ( read original story ...)
Michigan-Based Derq Assists Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority With Smart City Solutions
Derq, a predictive analytics solution that leverages deployable cameras, sensors, and AI to increase user safety and awareness, formally announced its partnership with the Dubai Silicon Oasis ... ( read original story ...)
Pinsent Masons Hires Norton Rose Partner to Lead Dubai Banking Practice
Pinsent Masons has appointed former Norton Rose Fulbright partner Matthew Escritt to lead the firm’s Middle East banking and finance practice from Dubai. Escritt was with Norton Rose Fulbright for 19 ... ( read original story ...)
Afghanistan- Germany Commits over AFN 5 Billion to Help Mitigate Social & Economic Aspects of COVID-19
The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) has pledged AFN 5.77 billion (EUR 69.8 million) to Afghanistan. The funds are for immediate and direct response to challenges ... ( read original story ...)
Reseachers in Thailand testing horseshoe bats for coronavirus
Researchers in Thailand began collecting samples from horseshoe bats to test them for coronavirus amid concerns they may pose a threat to local residents, a government statement said on Saturday. ( read original story ...)
A US$6 trillion tidal wave of quantitative easing is coming, but it won’t buoy Hong Kong home prices – here’s why
Hong Kong's homebuyers are unlikely to see a repeat of the 278 per cent surge in property prices seen over the past 12 years, because a contracting economy, rising unemployment and heightened ... ( read original story ...)
Controversy brews in Taiwan over ties of homegrown bubble tea chains to mainland
TAIPEI - Taiwanese are passionate about two things: politics and food. But what happens when the two worlds clash?. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Makarov the puppet master as UCI hands mystery award to Turkmenistan
Former UCI presidents have little knowledge of UCI Order award, as questions mount over ethics and conflicts of interest in Turkmenistan dealings ... ( read original story ...)
Oregon fights Jordan Cove approval in federal court
Oregon has gone to court to overturn federal approval of the Jordan Cove pipeline and liquefied natural gas terminal project. With its petition to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of ... ( read original story ...)
‘You’ll have a great time’: IDF detain RT’s Redfish stringer while covering rally against Jordan Valley annexation in West Bank
Israeli military detained a stringer working for RT’s Redfish project as he was filming a Palestinian protest against the annexation of the Jordan Valley and released him only after taking his ... ( read original story ...)