On June 22, the Georgia General Assembly reconvened at the state Capitol for the final week of the 2020 legislative session.
250 COVID-19 complaints from employees in Georgia – but critics say OSHA isn’t doing its job
After receiving thousands of complaints from employees worried their lives are being put at risk, OSHA has only issued one formal citation.
ORIENT FINANCE APPOINTS ANIL TITTAWELA AS CHAIRMAN
Orient Finance PLC, one of Sri Lanka’s oldest finance companies that recently celebrated 38 years of operations, is confident of entering a new phase of growth as it welcomes its new Chairman.The …
U.S. envoy to visit S.Korea to discuss stalled N.Korea nuclear talks
The U.S. point man for North Korea is due to visit South Korea next week as it pushes for a resumption of talks with the North ahead of the U.S. election and despite few signs of any progress. U.S.
Asia Today: Kim urges North Koreans to keep up virus fight
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un urged officials to maintain alertness against the coronavirus, warning that complacency risked “unimaginable and irretrievable crisis,” state media said Friday. Despite …
Malaysia suspends Pakistan pilots after licence fraud revelation
Malaysia’s aviation regulator has temporarily suspended pilots employed by domestic airlines who hold Pakistani licences, after the government of the south Asian nation revealed that many pilots had …
After Bengal’s curbs on imports from Bangladesh, Dhaka stops Indian trucks
Sushil Patwari, chairman of the eastern chapter of the exporters’ body FIEO, told FE that about 1,000 Indian trucks bound for Bangladesh were stuck at the West Bengal border, as Dhaka officials wanted …
IFC invests $3.2m for low-cost housing in Pakistan
Besides, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) – a member of the World Bank Group – on Thursday invested $3.2 million (Rs500 million) in Pakistan Mortgage Refinance Company (PMRC) with the aim …
World Bank Member IFC Investing Rs. 500 Million in Pakistan’s Mortgage Sector
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is making an equity investment of up to Rs. 500 million (about $3.2 million) in Pakistan Mortgage Refinance Company Limited (PMRC), to catalyze affordable …
FO welcomes IDFC’s plans to invest in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office (FO) on Thursday welcomed the United States International Development Finance Corporation’s (IDFC) plans to invest in Pakistan, saying this would benefit the region.