An award-winning journalist critical of the Philippine president was convicted of libel and sentenced to jail Monday in a decision called a major blow to press freedom in an Asian bastion of democracy …
ADB grants $100m loan for rural road network expansion in Bangladesh
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $100 million loan to expand the coverage of an ongoing rural road network improvement project in Bangladesh, connecting the rural population to …
Dubai outlines plans to unify legal framework for Islamic finance
The chief executive of Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre outlined the phases for the development of a unified legal framework for Islamic finance during a meeting to discuss Dubai’s …
Jordan- Government seeks a strategy based on fairness in the tax burden, says finance minister
The Minister of Finance, Mohammad Al-Ississ, announced the government has adopted a high-level program to reduce tax evasion, ruling out the gov’t’s intention to hike taxes.Speaking during a press …
Gov’t has ‘no intention’ to hike taxes — Finance minister
Ississ on Sunday announced that the government has adopted a high-level programme to reduce tax evasion, stressing that the government has “no intention” to hike taxes.Speaking during a press …
HNB, ‘Best Sub-Custodian Bank in SL’ at Global Finance Awards
In another major milestone for the domestic banking industry, HNB PLC was presented with the award for Best Sub-Custodian Bank in Sri Lanka at the recently concluded Global Finance Awards 2020.The …
Prisoners’ release in Afghanistan
The Afghanistan of today offers a semblance of “endless wars” owing to many reasons including the inexorable supply of Afghan insurgents ready to lay down their lives for their country or religion.
Bangladesh’s stimulus package second highest among peer countries
Bangladesh’s stimulus packages aimed at mitigating the impact of the coronavirus pandemic are one of the highest among a selective group of countries in Asia, according to a government paper.
Why China Is Missing Out on Trillions in Sustainable Investment
(Bloomberg) — Every Thursday at 9:00 p.m. for the past two years, around a dozen Chinese finance veterans and regulators have held a video call to talk about pushing the nation’s companies to meet …
Forced to grow vegetables for a living, footballer receives financial aid
Poverty had compelled 20-year-old footballer Asha Kumari to leave the football fields and work alongside her mother among vegetable fields instead, in Lakshmipur village of Dhanbad. However, there was …