Bangladesh Rescheduled Office Hours

DHAKA, Nov 1 (NNN-BSS) – The Bangladeshi government, yesterday, has again rescheduled the office time from Nov, following the previous change which was due to a power crunch. The decision was made at a cabinet meeting, with Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, in the chair, Cabinet Secretary, Khandker Anwarul Islam, told…

Pakistani PM Announced Financial Support Package For Farmers

ISLAMABAD, Nov 1 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani Prime Minister, Shahbaz Sharif, announced here yesterday, a financial support package for farmers, to boost the agriculture sector of the country, as well as, provide a helping hand to the farmers in the flood-affected areas. Addressing a ceremony in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, the…

Business Sentiment In Singapore’s Manufacturing, Services Sectors Worsen: Surveys

SINGAPORE, Nov 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – Two Singaporean government departments yesterday released survey reports on business expectations, respectively, which show worsened business sentiment in both the manufacturing and the services sectors. The Business Expectations of the Manufacturing Sector survey, released by the Economic Development Board (EDB), showed that, a weighted eight…

Iran Sanctioned 10 U.S. Officials, Four Institutions For “Inciting Violence, Interference”

TEHRAN, Nov 1 (NNN-IRNA) – The Iranian Foreign Ministry, announced yesterday that, Tehran has imposed sanctions against 10 U.S. individuals and four institutions, for violating human rights, interfering in Iran’s internal affairs, and inciting violence and riots in Iran. In a statement published on its website, the foreign ministry said,…

India’s Apr-Sept Fiscal Deficit Touched 74.91 Billion USD

NEW DELHI, Nov 1 (NNN-PTI) – India’s federal fiscal deficit, in the first half of the financial year through Sept, rose to 6.20 trillion rupees (74.91 billion U.S. dollars), officials said. According to data, released by the federal finance ministry’s Controller General of Accounts, the government’s fiscal deficit, during the…

Japan Spent Record 42.8 Billion USD In Oct Interventions

TOKYO, Nov 1 (NNN-NHK) – Japan spent a record 6.3499 trillion yen (about 42.8 billion U.S. dollars), on multiple interventions in the currency market last month, Finance Ministry data showed yesterday, as the country takes steps to prop up its currency. After the yen neared 152 to the dollar, sources…

Japan’s Industrial Output Dropped For First Time In Four Months In Sept

TOKYO, Oct 31 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s industrial output fell in Sept, from a month earlier, owing to a slowdown in overseas economies, the government said in a report today. According to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), industrial output in Sept, dropped 1.6 percent from a month earlier,…

Australian Treasurer Unable To Say When Power Prices Peak

CANBERRA, Oct 30 (NNN-AAP) – Australia’s Treasurer, said today that, he could not say with certainty, when the power prices would start to fall. With the government facing pressure to offer cost of living relief, Jim Chalmers said, he would not “put a date” on when Australians could expect power…

Vietnam Attracted Less Foreign Investment In 10 Months

HANOI, Oct 30 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam attracted an estimated foreign investment of more than 22.46 billion U.S. dollars, in the first 10 months of this year, down 5.4 percent, year on year, according to the country’s Ministry of Planning and Investment, yesterday. During the period, Vietnam licensed 1,570 new foreign…

Floods In Pakistan Caused Over 30-Billion-USD Damage, Losses: Report

ISLAMABAD, Oct 29 (NNN-APP) – The recent devastating floods in Pakistan have inflicted damage and losses of over 30 billion U.S. dollars to the country, the Ministry for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives said, in a report yesterday. The damage, loss, and needs assessment, following the unprecedented floods called for…
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