Buffers for Greater China, US exposures 'more than adequate' as bad-debt formation slows in Q4: UOB
Buffers for Greater China, US exposures 'more than adequate' as bad-debt formation slows in Q4: UOB businesstimes.com.sg
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Permanent 5 members clash in UN Security Council over Iran sanctions snapback - Anadolu Ajansı
The five permanent members of the UN Security Council clashed Thursday during a high-stakes session about the legal validity of international sanctions against Iran and the reimposition of UN sanctions under the 2015 nuclear accord's "snapback" provision.
Before Pointing at Governors, Abuja Must Lead - THISDAYLIVE
President Bola Tinubu’s challenge to governors to deploy rising revenues to projects that directly affect ordinary Nigerians is timely. However, the federal government must demonstrate the same discipline by prioritising existing roads, electricity, security and other essential i...
Sanwo-Olu Lauds Dangote’s Resilience Despite Lagos Refinery Obstacles - THISDAYLIVE
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has described the Dangote Refinery as more than merely an industrial project, asserting that its construction showcased Africa’s ability to execute ambitious projects on a market-changing scale.
Africa Built This. Now It Must Own It - THISDAYLIVE
Nigeria’s Dangote Petroleum Refinery, the largest in the world, opens to public investors this week. It is the most consequential bet on African industrial sovereignty in a generation. The continent cannot afford to sit it out.
Capital Under Fire: How conflict, corrosive capital are reshaping Ethiopia’s foreign investment landscape - Premium Times Nigeria
Capital Under Fire: How conflict, corrosive capital are reshaping Ethiopia’s foreign investment landscape Premium Times Nigeria
Property development: Why joint venture often beats selling - The Guardian Nigeria News
Sir: Deciding whether to sell land or enter a joint venture (JV) with a developer is one of the most important choices a family can make.
Dangote IPO: Rewane projects $600bn as IPMAN backs refinery - Punch Newspapers
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria has urged its members nationwide to invest in the planned Initial Public Offering of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, as Financial Derivatives Company Chief Executive Officer, Bismarck Rewane, projected that Nigeria’s econ...
China supplies 39% of Nigeria’s N28tn imports - Punch Newspapers
Nigeria imported goods worth N11.01 trillion from China in the first half of 2026, accounting for nearly 40 per cent of the country’s total imports, amid growing concerns by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control over Chinese-linked counterfeit networks....
LISTEN | Turbulence is the world’s new destination, not a detour, says analyst - TimesLIVE
Business leaders in the retirement fund space and other key sectors should not regard geopolitical tensions, trade fragmentation and other economic disruptions as a bump in the road but as a signal of a new, unpredictable global reality.
Approved state welfare applicants warned to verify ID - Bangkok Post
Crowds gather outside Krungthai Bank’s Bang Yai Market branch in Nonthaburi provinvce on June 4, 2026, seeking help in registering for the new round of state welfare cards. (Photo: Pattarapong Chatpattarasill) More than 500,000 newly approved state welfare applicants have yet to ...
'Come and build with us': Marcos urges foreign investors for Luzon Economic Corridor to trust PH - ABS-CBN
'Come and build with us': Marcos urges foreign investors for Luzon Economic Corridor to trust PH ABS-CBN
Why are European banks moving their gold out of the US?
The Netherlands and France have moved their gold out of US vaults. Part of the reason is fear over US reliability, but equally important is the need to have their gold closer to home in the event of a crisis.
দখলদারিত্বের বিরুদ্ধে বিশ্ব বিবেকের জাগরণ
ফিলিস্তিনের দখলকৃত ভূখণ্ডে ইসরায়েলের অব্যাহত আগ্রাসন ও মানবাধিকার লঙ্ঘনের বিরুদ্ধে বৈশ্বিক রাজনীতিতে ঐতিহাসিক মোড় এসেছে। দশকের পর দশক ধরে চলা বিচারহীনতার প্রাচীরে এবার ফাটল ধরেছে। এই পরিবর্তনের কেন্দ্রে ব্রিটেন। ব্রিটিশ পার্লামেন্টে পররাষ্ট্র সচিব এড মিলিব্যান্ডের ঘোষণা আন্তর্জাত...
UK settlement goods ban hinges on proving West Bank export origins
The UK's planned ban on trade in goods and services from illegal Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories is likely to hinge on one issue: whether the origin of those goods can be proved and checked. An analysis in The Conversation said the main challenge is no...
Modi and Xi are set to meet at BRICS with trade and border issues in spotlight
A meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi would be the clearest test yet of the tentative post-2020 reset between Asia’s two largest economies.
China's global hunt for tax revenue may be just getting started
Beijing's recent push to tax offshore wealth may be only the opening phase of a broader campaign that could eventually reach overseas properties, inheritances.
একীভূত ৫ ব্যাংকের আমানতের মুনাফা কমিয়ে দেওয়ার সিদ্ধান্ত বাতিল
পাঁচ ব্যাংক একীভূত করে গঠিত সম্মিলিত ইসলামী ব্যাংকের আমানতকারীদের মুনাফা হিসাবের ক্ষেত্রে আগের ‘হেয়ারকাট’ বা মুনাফা কমিয়ে দেওয়ার সিদ্ধান্ত থেকে সরে এসেছে বাংলাদেশ ব্যাংক। ফলে নির্ধারিত ৪ শতাংশ হারে মুনাফা দেওয়ার পরিবর্তে সংশ্লিষ্ট সময়ে ব্যাংকের কার্যকর মুনাফার হার অনুযায়ী আমানত প...