The Federal Tax Authority (FTA) has intensified market oversight in 2025, conducting a record 85,500 field inspections across the UAE in the first half of the year — a 110.7 per cent increase compared ...
India expands ban on jute imports from Bangladesh, restricts entry to Navi Mumbai seaport
The directive states that imports from Bangladesh will be prohibited via all land ports along the India–Bangladesh border, but will remain permitted through the Nhava Sheva Seaport.
Cambodian migrant workers face an uncertain future as Thai border conflict drives them home
Hundreds of thousands of Cambodian migrant workers have been heading home from Thailand as the two countries work to keep a ceasefire in armed clashes along their border. The retreat has left many of ...
Malaysia, Bangladesh Ink Eight MoUs To Boost Bilateral Ties, Defence Cooperation
Malaysia and Bangladesh today sealed eight memoranda of understanding (MoUs) and agreements aimed at deepening bilateral ties across a wide range of ...
Strategic alliances redefine Vietnam’s real estate M&A market
The real estate market in 2025 is no longer a matter of “eating or being eaten” but one of strategic cooperation to grow together, experts stressed ...
Bangladesh’s bold port plan: Can foreign management deliver growth without compromise?
As Bangladesh pushes for trillion-dollar growth, plans to give DP World control of Chittagong Port’s NCT promise efficiency and investment but face strong criticism over autonomy, transparency and job ...
Pakistan, US tweaking trade, investment deals
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the US are currently in discussions to finalise finer details of their trade deal that includes investments after securing the lowest tariff among major South Asian ...
Transactions for Nayara Energy halted as India’s largest bank falls under tariff pressure
India’s largest public sector lender, the State Bank of India (SBI), has moved to halt trade and foreign currency transactions for Nayara Energy. The decision comes amid tightening global sanctions ...
Transactions for Nayara Energy halted as India’s largest bank falls under tariff pressure
India’s largest public sector lender, the State Bank of India (SBI), has moved to halt trade and foreign currency transactions for Nayara Energy. The decision comes amid tightening global sanctions ...
Trump tariffs threaten Narendra Modi’s ‘Make in India’ drive
Trump, who has previously denounced India as a “tariff king”, blamed New Delhi’s purchases of Russian weapons and oil for the additional rate, which puts at risk India’s largest export market, worth ...