The central bank has directed all financial institutions to submit comprehensive details, including account opening forms, within five working days. Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU), ...
Indonesia to launch US$1 billion orange bonds to empower women-led MSMEs
JAKARTA] Indonesia is set to launch US$1 billion orange bonds to narrow the gender inequality gap in the small business sector. Having led the region in sustainable finance debt instruments and being ...
India cenbank says lenders must hear loan defaulters before declaring accounts ‘fraud’
India's central bank on Monday asked lenders to give defaulting borrowers enough time to respond before they are classified as "fraud accounts," following a judgment by the country's top court.
India’s June exports rise 5.4% y/y; government expects $800 billion in FY25
India's goods and services exports likely rose 5.4% year-on-year to $65.47 billion in June, driven by a pick-up in orders that could push total exports to $800 billion in the current fiscal year ...
US Ally Releases Update on Russia and China Air Threat
The Joint Staff Office under Japan 's Defense Ministry on Thursday released a quarterly report on the Air Self-Defense Force's scrambles from April 1 to June 30. It recorded 159 emergency launches of its fighter jets, down from 238 in the same period last year.
China’s economy falters, raises pressure for more stimulus
China's economy grew much slower than expected in the second quarter as a protracted property downturn and job insecurity knocked the wind out of a fragile recovery, keeping alive expectations Beijing will need to unleash even more stimulus.
Gond Katira: A natural way to cool down in India’s scorching summers
Gond katira’s gelatinous texture makes it strikingly similar to bubble or boba tea, which is also growing in popularity in Indian cities. In fact, Khanna makes a bubble tea with brewed black tea, ... ( read original story ...)
China’s property investment drops 10.1% y/y in January-June
Property investment in China fell 10.1% in the first half of 2024 from a year earlier, matching a figure in January-May, suggesting the sector is still not out of the woods despite mounting policy ... ( read original story ...)
China asks WTO to establish expert panel on US electric vehicle subsidies dispute
China has submitted a request to the WTO to set up an expert panel to consider a dispute settlement against new energy vehicle subsides under the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act, China's commerce ministry said on Monday.
T-shirts with image of Trump raising his fist after assassination attempt are for sale in China
Images of the moment have already been splashed across the world’s front pages and papered many corners of the internet — former President Donald Trump, ear bleeding, with his right hand clenched in a fist above the Secret Service agents surrounding him after he was shot.