NAY PYI TAW, June 24 (Xinhua) — The Myanmar government has provided 31.8 billion kyats (22 million U.S. dollars) loans to the most vulnerable business affected by the COVID-19, an official from the …
Pompeo hopeful world will understand need to extend Iran arms embargo
The United States is hopeful the entire world will understand the need to extend a U.N. arms embargo on Iran and said Washington was willing to talk to Tehran when the time was right, U.S. Secretary …
Iran warns exporters as it seeks to stabilise falling rial
Hassan Rouhani, Iran’s president, warned exporters that they risk prosecution if they keep their foreign currency earnings offshore as Tehran struggles to stabilise the plummeting rial. The Iranian …
Senate demands 40 amendments in Finance Bill, 2020
Senators for raise in salary, pensions, more allocation for health, education sectorsISLAMABAD: The upper house of the parliament on Wednesday unanimously adopted recommendations of the Senate Sta …
Pakistan gets reprieve from terror financing watchdog FATF
Pakistan received another extension on the “greylist”, as the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) plenary session on Wednesday decided to continue all countries under scrutiny for Terror Financing and …
Pakistan gets FATF reprieve
Pakistan received another extension on the “greylist”, as the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) plenary session on Wednesday decided to continue all countries under scrutiny for Terror Financing and …
Alphabet’s CapitalG leads $27.5 million round in India’s Aye Finance
CapitalG, the growth equity arm of Alphabet, is doubling down on its bet on Aye Finance, an Indian startup that operates a digital lending platform for small businesses. On Wednesday, the …
Small Investors in India Are Latest to Snag Beaten-Down Stocks
The resurgence in Indian equities despite the economic impact from the still-spreading coronavirus has bewildered professional investors.
E-Tailers in India to Consider Listing of ‘Country of Origin’ Label on Products
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – E-commerce players in India such as Amazon’s local unit and Walmart’s Flipkart will consider asking sellers on their platforms to list the country of origin on products, three …
China’s Great Wall of Finance Shows First Signs of a Crack – in Hong Kong
A day before Beijing passed a decision paving the way for its national security law for Hong Kong, the global index provider MSCI decided to relocate its financial derivative products from Singapore …