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 …
Cigna Study Shows Hong Kong Has the Lowest Health and Well-Being Score Globally During the COVID-19 Crisis
Cigna Hong Kong today released the Hong Kong findings of its Cigna COVID-19 Global Impact Study. Part of Cigna’s annual 360 Well-Being Survey, this research is the first in a new series of studies fro …
Lawrence Wong, Minister for National Development and Second Minister for Finance
Singapore Minister for National Development and Second Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong speaks to Singaporeans on living with COVID-19. Singaporean curator and scholar Peter Lee explores the history …
Frasers Property secures Singapore’s first green loan for Fernvale Lane EC
CEO Loo Choo Leong says that tapping on the green loan market is “a natural extension of [their] business focus on sustainability” (Photo: Frasers Property) SINGAPORE (EDGEPROP) – Frasers Property has …
Sri Lanka, 54th out of 117 on Budget Transparency
Sri Lanka has been ranked 54th out of 117 countries on the Open Budget Survey (OBS). OBS is a global metric measuring the reporting on the use of public funds. The survey was carried out by the …
Afghanistan- MoF offers key posts to open competition after years
The Ministry of Finance has sent a number of first and second-grade posts to the Independent Administrative Reform and Civil Services Commission (IARCSC) for recruitment. The development comes after P …
Iran pushes South Korea to release billions of dollars of oil export revenue
Abdolnaser Hemmati, the head of the Central Bank of Iran, said the actions of banks in South Korea were preventing Iran from using the money to buy foods and medicines, trade that’s exempt from US …
U.S. Plans Oil Tanker Sanctions to Cut Iran-Venezuela Trade
The Trump administration is preparing sanctions on as many as 50 oil and fuel tankers as part of an effort to cut off trade between Iran and Venezuela, according to a person familiar with the matter.T …
Iran Pushes South Korea to Release Billions Withheld by Banks
Iran is escalating its pressure on South Korea to release billions of dollars of oil-export revenue, arguing that Seoul is buckling to pressure from its U.S. ally and illegally withholding funds …