The 10th edition of the Singapore FinTech Festival (SFF), held from 12 to 14 November 2025, marked a major milestone for the global technology and finance community with the launch of the Global Open …
Lebanon Is Ready to Negotiate With Israel, PM Says
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam reiterates that his nation is ready to reopen negotiations with Israel, urging greater US engagement to help move the process forward. Israel launched Tuesday one …
UAE executes first cross border digital currency payment with China
The UAE completed its first-ever cross-border payment to China using digital currency, executed by Sheikh Mansour through the new ‘Jisr’ platform. The two countries also linked their instant payment …
A Growth Budget for Sri Lanka
After a remarkable recovery from a very deep crisis in 2022, Sri Lanka’s recent budget for 2026 consolidates economic stabilisation and introduces a few markers for further growth. But more needs to …
Democrats Demand Probe Into Trump-Linked WLFI Over Token Sales To Illicit Actors
Democratic Senators Elizabeth Warren and Jack Reed have requested that the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Treasury probe the Trump-linked World Liberty Financial (WLFI) over alleged links to …
Home Credit Vietnam brings financial literacy closer to women and students
From a series of financial management workshops for students to programs supporting vulnerable women, Home Credit Vietnam aims to equip every individual with the financial knowledge needed to make …
Qatar’s Aamal and Germany’s Niedax sign memorandum to launch advanced cable management facility
The facility will produce advanced cable management systems, boosting Qatar’s industry, creating jobs and supporting Gulf exports.View on euronews …
Georgia special tax refunds: 90% of refunds issued so far
Georgia has issued more than $1 billion in surplus tax refunds, with nearly 3 million payments sent so far. About 90% of expected refunds have been distributed; remaining payments are still being …
ADB Approves $56.4M Program to Boost Disaster Finance in Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan
The aim is to establish a long-term, sustainable disaster risk management (DRM) architecture that can absorb shocks and recover faster, minimizing the human and economic toll of disasters.
Financing the new-energy future: Oman as the test case
Green energy ambitions are rising rapidly across the Middle East. Saudi Arabia is betting on giga-scale solar and hydrogen, the UAE is …