Bahrain’s preliminary estimates of the 2020 total fiscal deficit have reached 1.624 billion dinar ($4.31 billion), an increase of 817 million dinar ($2.17 billion) from the 2020 approved budget, a …
Mongolia seeks more tax revenue from Rio copper mine expansion -source
Mongolia wants more tax revenue under a revised deal to expand Rio Tinto’s RIO.L, RIO.AX Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine rather than a larger ownership stake in the project, a person with direct knowledge …
Georgia opens investigation into Trump’s phone call seeking to overturn election
Georgia’s secretary of state’s office on Monday opened an investigation into a phone call between Donald Trump and the state’s top elections official in which the then-president said he wanted to …
Gov. Kemp: Middle Georgia rural counties to see new broadband internet
Governor Brian Kemp, Lieutenant Governor Geoff Duncan and Speaker David Ralston made a joint announcement about new efforts to get broadband internet in unserved Georgia area. State officials say …
Selling organs in order to survive Booming kidney trade preying on Afghanistan’s poor
Amid the bustle of beggars and patients outside the crowded hospital here, there are sellers and buyers, casting wary eyes at one another: The poor, seeking cash for their vital organs, and the …
Baghdad finance committee preparing new article on Kurdistan Region for budget bill: PUK MP
MP in Baghdad has confirmed that the parliamentary finance committee intends to add a new article regarding the Kurdistan Region’s share of the 2021 budget, state media reported on Monday. Arzo …
Monks, nurses join third day of protests against Myanmar coup
The National League of Democracy led by Aung San Suu Kyi, a former political prisoner and figurehead of Myanmar’s long struggle against dictatorship, won 83% of available seats in the Nov. 8 election …
Thousands go on nationwide strike in Myanmar
Workers across Myanmar have gone on a nationwide strike, as protests calling for the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi and for democracy to be restored continued for a third day.Thousands …
Could Iran, Nigeria Bitcoin Crackdowns Bode Ill For Crypto?
Volatility is still the hallmark for digital currencies – are central banks muscling them aside in favor of their own digital fiat initiatives?
Gov’t, partners launch financial education among fishermen
The Philippine government has partnered with BDO Unibank Inc. and US Agency for International Development (USAID) to launch a massive financial education campaign among fishermen nationwide. A …