Tag: Economy

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Entrepreneur Jehan Abu Bakar is fuming that she will soon have to pay more in airport fees whenever she flies from her home in Malaysia to other countries in Southeast Asia. Abu Bakar, the founder of the organic soap company LeStarry Natural, said any increases ...

Pakistan has long been in a state of grave economic turmoil. Political instability, corruption, mismanagement, the COVID-19 pandemic, a global energy crisis, and climate change-induced natural disasters have all taken a heavy toll on the economy. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's newly-formed government is currently seeking another bailout from the International Monetary ...

The economic situation in debt-stricken Sri Lanka has started to gradually improve following its worst economic crisis two years ago, the International Monetary Fund said Thursday.The country's inflation has come down from a peak of 70% in 2022 to 5.9% last month and its economy expanded in the second ...

Islamabad, Pakistan — When Pakistan’s 19-member new cabinet took oath on March 11, one man stood out in the lineup: Muhammad Aurangzeb, a political outsider tasked with the challenge of steering the country out of its economic woes. Aurangzeb, a veteran banker who previously headed one of Pakistan’s largest commercial ...

On March 1, the online edition of The Hindu carried a report by Jagriti Chandra with this headline: “Jamnagar airport gets international status for Anant Ambani’s pre-wedding bash.” The text described how the small airport at Jamnagar, run by the armed forces, had been declared an “international airport” for ...

China retains 5 per cent growth target for 2024 as economy struggles to shake off slowdown – Kashmir Reader Beijing: Grappling with economic slowdown and dwindling business sentiment, China on Tuesday fixed a modest growth target of around five per cent this year with a pledge to create 12 ...

At Lahore’s Ichra Bazaar, a girl wearing a printed dress with Arabic calligraphy was surrounded by a mob that alleged she had committed blasphemy by wearing Quranic verses on her dress. Some shopkeepers and other onlookers defended her saying the word printed was “halwa”. A video doing the rounds ...

Srinagar, Indian administered Kashmir —  The blanket of snow covering one of the prominent cricket grounds at the Magam neighborhood of Budgam district on the Indian side of Kashmir has melted. The ground is set to host a monthlong local cricket tournament from March 3. Hundreds of youths from ...

“I have heard that a film on Article 370 is going to be released this week … It is a good thing as it will help people in getting the correct information,” Modi told a crowd of supporters during a visit to Jammu in Kashmir on February 20, ahead ...

Source link www.rferl.org Iran's so-called axis of resistance is a loose network of proxies, Tehran-backed militant groups, and an allied state actor. The network is a key element of Tehran's strategy of deterrence against perceived threats from the United States, regional rivals, and primarily Israel. Active in the Palestinian ...