Business & Economy

COVID-19 Leads To A Plummet In New Zealand’s Outbound, Inbound Tourism

WELLINGTON, Dec 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealanders’ overseas spending, in the Sept, 2020 quarter, fell almost 1.7 billion NZ dollars…

Kuwait To Allow Foreign Domestic Workers’ Entrance From Dec 7

KUWAIT, Dec 2 (NNN-KUNA) – Kuwait green-lights plan to allow foreign domestic workers to enter the country, Directorate-General for Civil…

Bill Restricting Int’l Inspections Gets Iranian Parliament’s Preliminary Approval

TEHRAN, Dec 2 (NNN-IRNA) – A parliament bill received preliminary approval in Iran, to restrict international inspections of Iran’s nuclear…

Malaysian Businesses Expects Pre-Covid Profitability by End-2022

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 1 (Bernama) — Malaysian businesses are coping relatively well despite current challenges and are expected to return…

ASEAN States Speed Up Economic Integration Through Acts

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 1 (Bernama) — ASEAN member states are speeding up their economic integration by mitigating intra-Asian trade challenges…

News on Discovery of COVID-19 Vaccine Causes Drastic Drop in Gold Price

By Mohd Afiq Zulkifli KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 1 (Bernama) — The announcement on the discovery of vaccine for COVID-19, which…

Ringgit Opens Easier Ahead of OPEC Output Cut Decision

By Niam Seet Wei KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 1 (Bernama) — The ringgit kicked off the last month of 2020 marginally easier…

Apple Fined 10 Million Euros In Italy Over Misleading Practices

ROME, Dec 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Smartphone maker Apple was fined 10 million euros (12 million U.S. dollars) in Italy, for…

World Bank Hub in Malaysia to Bring Together Economic, Financial Experts – Finance Minister

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 30 (Bernama) — The World Bank Group (WBG) office in Malaysia will function as a hub that…

China Starts Shipping Tracks For Indonesia’s High-Speed Railway

NANNING, Nov 30 (NNN-XINHUA) – A southern Chinese port, shipped the first batch of made-in-China steel tracks, to be used…