Saudi Arabia and Pakistan have agreed to bolster cooperation in the fields of food security and agriculture, as both sides look to increase the value of Pakistani agricultural and food exports to the …
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia agree to increase agricultural, food exports to $3 billion
Islamabad and Riyadh have agreed to increase Pakistan’s agricultural and food exports to Saudi Arabia to three billion dollars over the next two years. The understanding was reached during successful …
The wealthy business empire of Madam Pang’s family
Originating from Chinese immigrants in the timber trade, the family of Thailand football president Madam Pang opened a bank and expanded into the insurance sector, creating a business empire through …
Vietnam shrimp processor VIEOS seeks investor for new chapter in family business
Vietnamese shrimp executive Ngo Quoc Tuan is seeking an international investor for VIEOS FOODS, a new company established to carry on the operations of his family’s debt-laden shrimp-processing firm …
US imposes new tariffs on 60 countries, 10% on Bangladesh
The United States has imposed a 10 percent tariff on imports from Bangladesh, saying the country has not done enough to prevent imports of raw materials produced using forced labour. The Office of the …
Unlocking Bangladesh’s Green Business Potential
Bangladesh demonstrates strong policy ambition for green entrepreneurship, yet implementation gaps persist. Young entrepreneurs possess brilliant ideas but struggle to transform them into bankable, …
Will Hong Kong see fewer creditor-led commercial property sales as assets stabilise?
City’s office and retail property segments have been mired in a multi-year slump that has triggered loan defaults.
Bahrain: Fixed fibre drives telecom data consumption growth
Overall quarterly data traffic escalated to 673 Petabytes (PB) – a sharp increase from the 553 PB recorded in Q1 2025 …
Qatar to host World Investment Forum 2026
Qatar is gearing up to host the ninth World Investment Forum (WIF) 2026 from October 25 to 27, convening policymakers, investors, …
Review: Business lounge Ashgabat Airport, Turkmenistan (ASB)
Duringmy Four Seasons Yacht via Turkmenistan and Saudi Arabia adventure, I had a layover of a few hours at Ashgabat Airport (ASB), in Turkmenistan. I was arriving in Turkmenistan Airlines’ 777 …