Several precautionary measures were taken to prevent coronavirus infection risks during the budget session. Representatives of the government and the opposition attended the session, all wearing masks …
RPT-INSIGHT-Singapore’s migrant workers fear financial ruin after virus ordeal
Jobs main concern of migrant workers as economy reopens * Many workers saddled with hefty debts * Thousands of workers stuck in dormitory quarantine …
Timor-Leste GDP and Economic Data
Browse additional economic indicators and data sets, selected by Global Finance editors, to learn more about Timor-Leste economic outlook, debt to GDP ratio, international trade performance and …
Former Armenian Finance Minister Said to Have Accepted $22.4 Million Bribe
Armenia’s Prosecutor General’s Office today announced that Gagik Khachatryan, a former head of the State Revenue Committee (SRC) and former Minister of Finance, arrested last August on embezzlement …
UAE- Cabinet approves reformation of Board of Directors of Etihad Credit Insurance
The UAE Cabinet Resolution No. 9/8 for the year 2020 approved the reformation of the Board of Directors of Etihad Credit Insurance, the UAE’s Federal Export Credit Company, chaired by H.H. Sheikh …
Virus slows Dubai airport, world’s busiest for global travel
Perhaps nowhere is the world’s lack of flights due to the coronavirus pandemic more clearly felt than at Dubai International Airport, for years the world’s busiest for international travel. Its …
HSBC extends $558mln funding for UAE’s Etihad Rail project
supply chain and receivables finance cash management and foreign exchange solutions” for the completion of the railway. The portion of the project that is being financed involves the construction of a …
UAE to take lead in post-pandemic resurgence
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.