Historically, the UAE has always been ahead of the curve in supporting its economy compared to many of its global and regional peers every time a crisis approached its shores. The …
Cambodia requires foreigners to pay for Covid-19 test, quarantine, treatment services
Cambodia has required foreigners to pay for Covid-19 lab test, quarantine and treatment services, Economy and Finance Minister Aun Pornmoniroth said in a letter dated Monday and released to the media …
Kazakh Women Demanding Financial Support Forcibly Quarantined
Kazakh officials have forcibly placed a group of women from lower-income families who were picketing the Ministry of Labor and Social Support for increased government assistance into quarantine.
EXPLAINER-Pyongyang calling: What we know about the hotlines to North Korea
North Korea has said it is cutting communication hotlines with South Korea, a tactic the isolated country has used repeatedly during periods of rising tension. At least 49 hotlines have been …
APICORP offers $40mln as finance for first ISTP in Saudi Arabia
DAMMAM — The Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (APICORP), a multilateral development financial institution, announced Tuesday that it has provided $40 million in financing to the Kingdom of Saudi …
Turkey’s Veto in the Eastern Mediterranean Isn’t Enough
The Eastern Mediterranean epitomizes the shifts in the global order: American retrenchment, coupled with the continuing ineffectiveness of the European Union, has created space for local actors to …
SE Asia Stocks-Indonesia, Philippines sink 2% as stimulus, coronavirus worries weigh
Indonesia posts biggest daily rise in coronavirus infections * Malaysia, Vietnam flat By Arundhati Dutta June 10 (Reuters) – Indonesian stocks plunged on Wednesday after it reported a record surge in …
Funds Turn Cautious as Philippine Stocks Swept by Record Greed
As investors buy up Philippine stocks at a record pace, some of the nation’s fund managers are selling on expectations that the rally will lose steam amid the uncertain economic outlook.The Philippine …
Bangladesh to unveil health ‘mega plan’ in budget to weather pandemic
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal is set to announce an overhaul of the health sector overwhelmed by the COVID-19 epidemic, in the fiscal 2020-21 budget.
Pakistan among latest countries to receive Paris Club debt relief
Pakistan has been included in the group of countries that will be entitled to debt relief as part of the G20 debt relief deal, the Paris Club of creditor nations announced on Wednesday. Other …