Jordan also needs to do more work to facilitate a path through the bureaucratic impediments to positioning Jordan as a regional hub for Iraqi business. Especially given Iraq’s other allies are not …
Business Reporter: How Inclusive Businesses Are Putting People at the Bottom of the Economic Pyramid Back on Their Feet
As shown in its award-winning short film, the Inclusive Business Action Network (iBAN) is working in developing countries such as Kenya and Myanmar to not only improving lives but also businesses …
Iran reveals its COVID-19 data for July 13
Reportedly, the disease was brought to Iran by a businessman from Iran’s Qom city, who went on a business trip to China, despite official warnings. The man died later from the disease. The Islamic …
How should Vietnam reopen to other economies after COVID-19?
thus creating favorable conditions for businesses and investors to carry out their production and business activities in a normal state. Experts believe that Vietnam should follow a gradual opening …
No disruptive tech yet but Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City a blossoming space for startups
Bui Thi Minh Ngoc wanted to find a sustainable alternative to standard menstrual products, searching for months to find the right organic cloth for her sanitary pad business GreenLady Vietnam, which …
GHL Philippines get nod to start lending ops
… Philippines Financing Services Inc.’s certificate of operations was granted by the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission and this lending business will also be under the purview of the …
The Shutdown of a Major Philippine Broadcaster Boosts a Rival’s Stock
A government-engineered shutdown of one of the largest Philippine media companies has boosted a rival’s stock while sending a shock wave through shares of related companies.
Robotics start-up CloudMinds returns to China after US sanctions hurt its business in Silicon Valley
Cloud robotics and artificial intelligence start-up CloudMinds has abandoned plans to go public in the US, as it eyes a move to Shanghai and listing on China’s new Nasdaq-style board, after its …
Gulf IT leaders learn business continuity lessons during COVID crisis
Jason Roos, CIO at KAUST; Mohamed Mousa, CISO at IKEA Saudi Arabia /Bahrain; and Faisal Ali, Group CIO at Gargash Group, explain how business continuity plans helped keep their organizations working …
COVID-19 in Kuwait: Private businesses, workers hit by economic downturn
Almost 80 percent of companies in Kuwait have been severely impacted by the plunge in business due to the pandemic, the country’s financial and economic affairs committee said in a report submitted to …