Business & Economy

Brunei Sets Up New Regulatory Body To Oversee Food Safety, Quality

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Feb 28 (NNN-BBNEWS) – Brunei established a statutory body called the Brunei Darussalam Food Authority (BDFA), as…

Indonesia Logs Trade Balance Surplus Of 1.96 Billion USD In Jan

JAKARTA, Feb 27 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia’s trade balance in Jan experienced a fairly high surplus of 1.96 billion U.S. dollars,…

Eradicating Absolute Poverty Amid Pandemic To Benefit World: UAE Ambassador

BEIJING, Feb 27 (NNN-WAM) – The United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) ambassador to China, Ali Obaid Al Dhaheri, praised China’s achievements…

Iran Vows To Continue Support For Syria In Anti-Terror War

TEHRAN, Feb 27 (NNN-TASNIM) – Iran will keep supporting the Syrian government in the fight against terrorism, Iranian Foreign Minister,…

Lebanese Army Receives Aid From Egypt

BEIRUT, Feb 26 (NNN-NNA) – The Lebanese army received yesterday, medicines, medical equipment and five tonnes of food products from…

Renewable Energy Listed As Infrastructure Priority For Australia

CANBERRA, Feb 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Australian government’s infrastructure adviser, listed renewable energy zones and dispatchable energy storage, as priority…

Malaysia’s AirAsia Welcomes Stanley Choi As Substantial Shareholder

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 25 (NNN-Bernama) — Dr Stanley Choi Chiu Fai, chairman of Head & Shoulders Financial Group, and chairman and…

Maybank Expects ROE To Improve To 9 Per Cent In 2021, Loan Growth To Pick Up

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 25 (NNN-Bernama) — Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) expects its return on equity (ROE) for this year to…

Biden Revokes Trump-Era Visa Ban Affecting Many Green Card Applicants

WASHINGTON, Feb 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) – U.S. President, Joe Biden, revoked an executive action by his predecessor, banning legal immigration for…

ADB Sells Two Billion USD 10-Year Global Benchmark Bond

MANILA, Feb 25 (NNN-PNA) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said today, that, it has sold a two-billion-U.S. dollar-10-year global…