Indian Rice Exporters Urge To Extend Export Ban Deadline To Avoid Losses

by Pankaj Yadav NEW DELHI, Sept 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – India’s rice exporters are a disgruntled lot these days, as their stocks are lying in queue at several ports, as uncertainty looms large, as to whether they will be able to send their consignments, amid a government ban on rice export.…

UN Envoy Sees Need For Engagement With Afghanistan’s Taliban

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – A UN envoy, yesterday, stressed the need for the international community to engage with the Taliban in Afghanistan. Markus Potzel, the UN secretary-general’s deputy special representative for Afghanistan, saw international engagement as the most realistic approach. If the Taliban do not respond to the…

Bangladesh Marked World Tourism Day With Various Events

DHAKA, Sept 28 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh yesterday, marked World Tourism Day with various events, including a colourful rally in the capital, Dhaka. “Rethinking Tourism” is the theme for World Tourism Day 2022. Bangladeshi President, Md Abdul Hamid, and Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, issued separate messages on the occasion. World Tourism…

Pakistan’s Tourism Sector Plays Vital Role In Economic Development: President

ISLAMABAD, Sept 28 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani President, Arif Alvi, said, the tourism sector played a vital role in the country’s economic development and is an integral source of income for the people, and relevant to the improvement of civic facilities in the far-flung areas of Pakistan. “Tourism is a source…

World Bank Revises Upward Malaysia’s 2022 Gdp Growth Forecast To 6.4 Pct

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 (NNN-Bernama) — The World Bank has revised upward its gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast for Malaysia to 6.4 per cent in 2022 against 5.5 per cent projected earlier on the back of heightened economic activity in the first half of the year (1H22).  Apurva Sanghi, the bank’s lead…

Sri Lankan President To Prioritise Implementing FTA With Singapore

COLOMBO, Sept 27 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lankan President, Ranil Wickremesinghe, today pledged to prioritise implementing Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Singapore, during a meeting with Singaporean Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong, in Tokyo. During the meeting, Wickremesinghe informed the Singaporean prime minister that, an international trade office was being established…

Australian Treasurer “Optimistic” Despite Forecast Downgrade

CANBERRA, Sept 27 (NNN-AAP) – Australian Treasurer, Jim Chalmers, said, he is “still optimistic” about the country’s economy, despite a downgraded outlook. In its latest projections, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) cut its forecast for Australia’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth in 2023, from 2.5 percent predicted…

Japan To Launch New Domestic Travel Subsidy Programme Next Month

TOKYO, Sept 27 (NNN-NHK) – The Japanese government will run a new domestic tourism subsidy programme, from Oct 11 to late Dec, in a bid to revitalise its tourism industry, hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic, Tourism Minister, Tetsuo Saito, said, yesterday. The National Travel Discount programme will offer financial assistance…

Egypt, Bulgaria Vowed To Strengthen Bilateral Cooperation

CAIRO, Sept 27 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, and Bulgarian President, Rumen Radev, discussed ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the energy sector, the Egyptian presidency said in a statement. In a phone conversation, the two leaders also discussed ways to enhance bilateral relations, particularly in the economic, investment,…

Chinese Phone Maker Vivo Launched Latest 5G Smartphones In Saudi Arabia

RIYADH, Sept 27 (NNN-SPA) – Chinese phone maker, Vivo, unveiled yesterday, two 5G smartphones in Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh. At its first offline launch of new products in the kingdom, Vivo presented the latest additions to its 5G smartphones V series: V25 and V25 Pro, which feature superior photography. The…
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