KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 — Malaysia’s household debt rose to RM1.73 trillion at the end of March, but the ...
Region Trade Bank Becomes First Iraqi Bank to Establish a Board of Global Financial-Integrity Leaders
ERBIL, IQ / ACCESS Newswire / June 30, 2026 / In a move that redraws the standards of Iraqi banking, Region Trade Bank (RTB) has become the first bank in Iraq to establish a Board of Directors ...
Bangladesh sentences Singaporean tycoon for financial crime; his lawyers say he was not charged
A Singaporean tycoon has been sentenced in Bangladesh for financial crime, with his lawyers disputing the ruling's validity. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
World Bank to phase out lending to China by 2031
World Bank lending to China has steadily declined in recent years as the Asian giant saw explosive growth and a reduction in poverty indicators.
Indonesia’s June annual inflation accelerates to 3.34%
JAKARTA, July 1 (Reuters) - Indonesia's annual inflation rate accelerated to 3.34% in June from 3.08% the previous month, data showed on Wednesday, higher than the median forecast in a Reuters poll ...
Indonesia’s former minister and Gojek founder jailed 10 years over school laptop corruption case
Indonesia's former education minister and the founder of multibillion-dollar ride-hailing app Gojek has been sentenced to 10 years' jail. Nadiem Makarim has been convicted of corruption tied to the ...
India’s June factory growth slips to second-weakest since mid-2022 as demand softens, PMI shows
BENGALURU, July 1 (Reuters) - India's manufacturing sector expanded at its second-slowest pace in four years in June as cooling demand for goods dragged on output and hiring but easing cost pressures ...
Can China target critics abroad with its new ‘ethnic unity’ law?
Rights groups fear the new law gives Beijing legal authority to go after people beyond its borders.
China’s Xi urges ruling Communist Party to be adaptable, safeguard advances
BEIJING, July 1 (Reuters) - China's ruling Communist Party must keep pace with changing circumstances while safeguarding the advances it has made, President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday during ...
A plane crashed into a tower in Beijing but China is not saying what happened
The collision left holes on the side of the tower, but Beijing has scrubbed other visible traces of the incident.