China will update its green finance standards to make it easier for foreign investors to enter the market. China plans to improve its green finance standards to support its carbon-neutrality …
Hong Kong stocks shrug off two days of declines as they track new highs on Wall Street amid stimulus package progress
Hong Kong stocks rose by the most in a month, taking cue from a Wall Street rally that propelled a US benchmark to a record high, as hopes emerged in Washington for a fresh stimulus package to combat …
Ananyev brothers face mounting pressure over Russian bank
Tensions are rising in the long-running and increasingly complex battle over the dramatic nationalisation of Russian bank Promsvyazbank. Readers of our story in August may remember that brothers …
Blueprint for Bahrain’s metro rail outlined
The latest plans for the proposed metro rail system, estimated to cost anything between $1 billion and $2bn, have been presented to councillors. Senior Transportation and Telecommunications Ministry …
Gulf’s Stimulus Outlier Puts Off New Taxes, Weighs Longer Relief
Bahrain could extend the duration of support measures to help businesses cope with the impact of the coronavirus after deploying the Gulf region’s biggest stimulus relative to economic output.
Armenia Should Promote Use of Minority Languages: Council of Europe
Armenia should favour the provision of at least a substantial part of pre-school education in Assyrian, Greek, Kurdish and Yezidi and introduce the broadcasting of a public TV programme in these …
Finance Minister discusses COVID-19 vaccine-related issues with Russian Ambassador
Minister of Finance Ch.Khurelbaatar, as a head of the Working Group responsible for COVID-19 vaccine procurement of Mongolia, held a meeting with the Russian Ambassador to Mongolia I.K. Azizov.
Mongolian partners revolt, force Rio into Oyu Tolgoi review
A coalition of Rio Tinto’s unhappy partners in the Oyu Tolgoi project united to force an extraordinary, independent review onto the mining giant.
Rio Tinto faces threat of legal action from investor in Mongolian project
Rio Tinto Ltd said on Tuesday that it would not offer any comment in response to a threat of legal action from the largest minority shareholder in its Mongolian copper project Oyu Tolgoi.
Financial Review columnist defends calling businesswoman a cretin
The Financial Review’s Rear Window columnist Joe Aston gave evidence in the Federal Court on Monday and agreed he was fearless in his use of language.