Advocata Fellows Liquidity injections will impact forex market and debt repayments Even though Sri Lanka’s economy has opened up, businesses are still recovering from the dual shock of the locally …
Sunni figures in exile return to Iraq as part of national reconciliation
Rafi Isawi has returned to Iraq to face trial for accusations related to terrorism; other Sunni figures with similar cases have expressed readiness to return to Iraq.
Myanmar says it will only accept China loans if interest rate is low
The CTB and Exim Bank of China have offered Myanmar “grant loans”. Before the current government came in, other countries did not grant loans to Myanmar. Under those circumstances, China granted loans …
Lotte Group joins hands with Vietnam for post-pandemic recovery
Lotte Group has just handed over VND3.66 billion ($159,130) through the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee to the Central Pediatric Hospital and 108 Military Hospital, with the desire to accompany the …
Vietnam plans to reduce environment tax on jet fuel to help airlines
Vietnam plans to cut environment tax on jet fuel by 30% to help local airlines weather the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the Ministry of Finance said on Friday.
Manulife Is Leading Bidder for Aviva Vietnam Insurer Unit
Manulife Financial Corp. is emerging as the leading bidder for Aviva Plc’s Vietnamese unit as it eyes further expansion in southeast Asia, according to people familiar with the matter.
Indonesia’s Finance Minister Sri Mulyani on Funding the Stimulus
Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Indonesia’s Minister of Finance speaks to Bloomberg’s Haslinda Amin at the Boomberg Invest Global virtual summit about funding Indonesia’s stimulus package. (Source: Bloomberg) …
Forbes Names Bank OZK Best Bank in Georgia
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., June 25, 2020 — Bank OZK (the “Bank”) (Nasdaq: OZK) has been named as the #1 bank in Georgia by Forbes in their “Best-in-State” annual ratings for each.
Saudi Arabia owns more than half of Lucid Motors
California EV startup Lucid Motors gave up majority ownership to Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund in exchange for the $1.3 billion investment it closed last year, according to an email from the …
‘Profound regret’: ICC prosecutor on being hit with US sanctions over Afghanistan war crimes probe
President Donald Trump authorised economic and travel sanctions against Fatou Bensouda and other ICC workers over their probe into whether US troops and intelligence officials committed war crimes in …