World economy
Trump changes tact, says US open to new Iran deal
05 Nov 2018
Trump said the penalties were aimed at the Tehran government, “not at the long suffering Iranian people,” adding, the Iranian regime has abandon its destructive behaviour
Saudi Arabia hosts US evangelists, says Khashoggi was an Islamist
02 Nov 2018
For Saudi Arabia, which hosts the holiest sites in Islam and bans the practice of other religions, the hosting of evangelist Christians and Israeli supporters is a rare act, forced by circumstances
Not enough fruits, vegetables grown to feed the planet: study
29 Oct 2018
If everyone on the planet wanted to eat a healthy diet, there wouldn't be enough fruit and vegetables to go around, according to a new University of Guelph study
Have US Green Card? You can still be deported!
29 Oct 2018
In the Trump age, a Green Card is not a guarantee any morethat an immigrant will not be exiled from the country. By Ajay Sharma, President, Abhinav Outsourcings Pvt. Ltd
Majority of CIS economies halt growth
29 Oct 2018
Two Koreas, UN forces agree on weapons-free border post
23 Oct 2018
The neighbours plan to pull out all firearms from a Joint Security Area at Panmunjom and cut the number of personnel stationed there to 35 each and share information on surveillance equipment and are looking to withdraw 11 guard posts by the end of the year
World’s longest sea bridge to open for traffic tomorrow
22 Oct 2018
The 55-km Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau sea link that connects Hong Kong with Mainland China is part of a broader contentious plan to integrate the special administrative regions into China
Pakistan seeks IMF bailout from CPEC debts
15 Oct 2018
Pakistan's finance minister Asad Umar who met MF managing director Christine Lagarde at the IMF summit in Bali, said Pakistan’s current year debt repayments are about $9 billion and that Pakistan is ready to share details of CPEC debt with the IMF
Maldives’ Ibrahim Mohamed Solih finally declared president-elect
01 Oct 2018
Election authorities say they had been pressured to delay the final announcement of strongman Abdulla Yameen's decisive loss
US Fed raises policy rate to 2-2.25%, promises more hikes
27 Sep 2018
The US central bank foresees another rate hike in December, three more next year, and one in 2020, which would take the benchmark overnight lending rate to 3.4 per cent, roughly half a percentage point above the Fed's estimated “neutral” rate of interest
Investor immigration: many opportunities as nations vie for funds
26 Sep 2018
Investment-based immigration has gained steam especially after the 2008 financial meltdown, as a host of countries has come up with attractive programmes to attract foreign funds, says Ajay Sharma, president of immigration and visa consultancy Abhinav Outsourcings
Iran military vows revenge after attack on parade leaves 29 dead
24 Sep 2018
Saturday's assault, one of the worst against the elite force of the Islamic Republic, comes at a time when the United States and its Gulf allies are working to isolate Tehran and could act as a trigger for a US war on Iran
Maldives’ President Yameen loses out to Ibrahim Mohamed Solih
24 Sep 2018
Results released by the electoral commission showed Yameen on 41.7 per cent of the vote, well behind Solih on 58.3 per cent — the only other candidate
Pakistan seeks Saudi role in CPEC to lessen financial burden
21 Sep 2018
An extension of the project to Saudi Arabia will both achieve China’s need to push into new areas of influence and Pakistan’s need to find source of finance for the Chinese projects
US hikes tariffs on $200 bn of Chinese goods, Beijing hits back
19 Sep 2018
China raised tariffs on $60 bn of US goods, bringing 5,207 types of US goods, including coffee, honey and industrial chemicals, under the tariff net as US slapped equal amount of duties on some 5,000 Chinese-made goods worth about $200 bn