Four years into crisis, Lebanon's leaders hope tourism boom will help bypass reforms in IMF bailout
Lebanon's political elites are pushing a recovery plan for the country's financial collapse that would allow them to sidestep tough reforms demanded by the International Monetary Fund
2023-08-23 13:57
Analysis-Bonus freedom to pay paltry 'Brexit dividend' for Britain's banks
By Sinead Cruise and Huw Jones LONDON Banks in Britain may be free to award even bigger bonuses
2023-08-23 13:22
Analysis-US bond yields surge despite muted inflation as investors look beyond Fed
By Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK A recent spike in U.S. bond yields has come alongside muted expectations for
2023-08-23 13:18
Hollywood Studios Release Details of Latest Proposal to Writers
Hollywood studios released the details of their contract proposal to film industry’s screenwriters, the latest salvo in their
2023-08-23 13:16
Singapore Seeks Financial Firms’ Documents in Laundering Case
The Singapore police are waiting for documents from at least nine financial institutions in their probe into one
2023-08-23 12:55
Top Thai Fund Sees Foreign Investors Returning With Srettha as PM
International funds will resume investing in Thailand, boosting equities and the baht, following the appointment of a new
2023-08-23 12:53
Zimbabweans vote but hopes of ending economic freefall appear dim
By Nyasha Chingono and Nelson Banya HARARE Zimbabweans vote on Wednesday with many citizens desperate for change after
2023-08-23 12:25
Kishida Pressured to Boost Spending Despite Rising Debt Costs
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is facing pressure to increase spending, even as bond yields at a nine-year
2023-08-23 12:22
Chinese-backed port project in Peru to be the 'gateway from South America to Asia,' official says
Dozens of cranes lift blocks weighing several tons and drop them to compact the soil of a roughly one-square-mile area on Peru’s Pacific coast, part of China’s most ambitious port project in Latin America designed to facilitate trade between the regions
2023-08-23 12:20
A new scooter every 90 seconds. India's EV revolution has begun
At a startup factory in Hosur, a southern Indian city not far from Bangalore, the assembly line is buzzing with lightning-fast activity.
2023-08-23 10:49
North Korean plane takes off from Beijing in a sign Pyongyang is opening borders post-pandemic
A North Korean commercial flight has taken off from Beijing in a sign that Pyongyang is its opening its borders again after almost three years of severe COVID-19 restrictions
2023-08-23 10:29
Asian shares sit tight ahead of Nvidia results, yields near highs
By Stella Qiu SYDNEY Asian shares held tight ranges on Wednesday as investors awaited results from tech darling
2023-08-23 10:22