Dubai plans to vaccinate all eligible adults by the end of the year, as the Middle East business hub uses a variety of shots and movement restrictions to contain the coronavirus.
IMF Says Processing Iran’s $5 Billion Loan Request
The International Monetary Fund says it is processing Iran’s $5 billion loan request submitted in March to the global crisis lender, said Jihad Azour, the IMF’s director of the Middle East and Central …
Blinken Discusses Iran With European Counterparts
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed Iran on Friday in a virtual meeting with his British, French and German counterparts as the group weighs how to revive the Iran nuclear deal.
Iran, Syria to establish Iran-Syria joint bank
Head of Iran-Syria Joint Chamber of Commerce Keyvan Kashefi gathered with senior officials from the Syrian ministries of Finance, and Economy and Trade, in a visit to Damascus, in which both parties …
Iran, Syria to establish Iran-Syria joint bank
Head of Iran-Syria Joint Chamber of Commerce Keyvan Kashefi gathered with senior officials from the Syrian ministries of Finance, and Economy and Trade, in a visit to Damascus, in which both parties …
China issues new anti-monopoly rules targeting its tech giants
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s market regulator released new anti-monopoly guidelines on Sunday that target internet platforms, tightening existing restrictions faced by the country’s tech giants. The …
New electronic banking service seeks to move Iraq away from cash economy
The Iraqi Central Bank announced on Sunday that it has given permission for a new “first of its kind” electronic banking service to be rolled out in Iraq over the next few years. The new service seeks …
Vietnam, Japan banks provide joint financial services
The Saigon Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SCB) has recently entered into a strategic cooperation deal with Kiraboshi Business Consulting Vietnam, the representative of Kiraboshi Bank of Japan.
Bank of Japan policy hurts sustainable finance
An expansion of environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) investment and a sustainable finance market is essential for Japan’s economy.
PTI govt admits to failing to achieve key fiscal deficit, public debt targets for Pakistan
PTI govt’s total debt and liabilities were Rs44.8 trillion as of Sept 2020 — numbers the finance ministry hid from main debt policy statement …