Erdogan Becoming a Liability for Turkey By Manish Rai Last month Turkey made it into the grey list of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog headquartered in Paris. Turkey now joins its close ally Pakistan in FATF’s crosshairs. Surprisingly Turkey becomes the largest economy to be included in this list. The FATF listing for Ankara comes on the back of […]
Matein Khalid Trend is your friend until the trend comes to an end. So this has been a fabulous year to own US equities and I have surfed the Big Board/Nasdaq wave for high stakes with even occasional high octane leverage to bet on the right puppy. I am now paranoid about the risk of a major market selloff in November. After all, as Dr. Henry Kissinger […]
The most stylish women in the world know that having a closet filled with pieces that look better the more you wear them is key to always looking chic and put-together. From designer shoes to black blazers, striped T-shirts and turtleneck sweaters, there is something to be said for these pieces that stand the test of time. To learn more, read on for the eight timeless pieces […]
The 2022 Medical Trend Rate for Asia Pacific is up slightly compared to last year’s 8.0 percent and remains above general price inflation In the past year, utilisation of outpatient services dropped the most in Asia Pacific due to COVID-19 pandemic-related movement restrictions Global health benefit costs to rise 7.4 percent as medical utilisation returns to pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 25 October 2021 – Employer-provided medical […]
Explored challenges and prospects of quantity surveying industry and forged practical solutions HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 23 October 2021 – The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors (HKIS) Quantity Surveying Division hosted the HKIS Quantity Surveying Division Conference 2021 at the HKIS Surveyors Learning Centre today. Themed “Forging Ahead: Practical Solutions in Quantity Surveying” this year, the Conference gathered government office heads, business leaders, experts and scholars to […]
By James M. Dorsey The times they are a changin’. Iranian leaders may not be Bob Dylan fans, but his words are likely to resonate as they contemplate their next steps in Iraq, Iraqi Kurdistan, Lebanon, and Azerbaijan. The same is true for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The president’s shine as a fierce defender of Muslim causes, except for when there is an economic price tag […]
SHANGHAI, CHINA – Media OutReach – 21 October 2021 – Small Luxury Hotels of the World continues its expansion as the brand welcomes 4 member hotels including 3 new openers to its China portfolio. SLH now has 20 hotels in Greater China (including 15 hotels in mainland China), making it the largest collection of members in the Asia-Pacific. Mark Wong, Senior Vice-President Asia-Pacific of SLH said: “At SLH we champion […]
B.C. natural gas with low-GHG intensity qualifies for new S&P Global Platts methane certificate CALGARY, CANADA – Media OutReach – 20 October 2021 – Pacific Canbriam Energy Limited (“Pacific Canbriam”) is proud to be part of a first-of-its-kind deal that will generate Methane Performance Certificates (MPCs) – tradeable instruments that unlock the market value of reducing the environmental impact of gas production. MPCs allow a producer to […]
HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 20 October 2021 – Mead Johnson Nutrition Hong Kong (“Mead Johnson”) is partnering with the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) Business School in “Corporate Project” in Fall & Winter Semester 2021. The partnership offers a vital opportunity for HKUST Business School undergraduate students to work in teams on a business project that allows them to apply concepts, […]
SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 18 October 2021 – Completion Products Pte Ltd (CP) is one of the many successful companies that have made proactive changes to digitalise its internal processes, and was able to lower its operating expenditure significantly by 10%. With the support of Enterprise Singapore (ESG), CP was able to implement an integrated Enterprise Resource Planning solution that has since then made a significantly positive impact on […]
HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 15 October 2021 – Today, IX Asia Indexes Company Limited announced the 3rd quarter review of the ixCrypto Index (“IXCI”). This is the first crypto benchmark index launched in Hong Kong. According to the Constituents Enhancement Rule, there are two constituents’ additions and deletions. The number of the constituent cryptos will stay at 11 after the changes. The changes are as […]
By Manish Rai The attacks carried out by Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) aka Pakistan Taliban have increased to the highest level in over four years as the US left Afghanistan and the Afghan Taliban took power. TTP has been emboldened by the developments in next-door Afghanistan. This has complicated the internal security scenario for Pakistan as the country is also fighting the Baloch insurgency in its province of […]
James M Dorsey It may not have been planned or coordinated but efforts by Middle Eastern states to dial down tensions serve as an example of what happens when big power interests coincide. It also provides evidence of the potentially positive fallout of a lower US profile in the region. Afghanistan, the United States’ chaotic withdrawal notwithstanding, could emerge as another example of the positive impact when […]
Matein Khalid I found this letter from Erin Bali, co-founder of Udemy in 2010, utterly inspirational (thanks ZoPa). It is available on page 96 of the S1 Udemy just filed with the SEC last week for a Nasdaq IPO. S1-page 96: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1607939/000119312521291460/d163445ds1.htm Education has the power to transform the lives of human beings and nothing is more cruel than a country that denies education to its poorest, […]
Arabian Post Staff Oil prices are currently ruling at such levels that they carry quite some risk for traders, with today’s wild fluctuation illustrating their fragility and vulnerability to market developments. As Monday’s OPEC+ policy decision does not relieve the market tightness further in coming months, oil prices continued their stunning rally this morning. Despite the bullish morning, the API estimate that US crude stocks built last […]
Wi Ha-joon of Spackman Media Group, Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo and Jeong Ho-yeon, who headlined in highly popular Netflix original Korean series, SQUID GAME, invited to NBC’s THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON SQUID GAME is the #1 show across over 90 countries including the US and Korea on Netflix SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 5 October 2021 – Spackman Entertainment Group Limited (“Spackman Entertainment Group” or the “Company“and together […]
Arabian Post Staff During September, the Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) once again registered a high monthly Average Open Interest (AOI), amounting to 154,629 contracts. Open interest is an indicator of the total number of futures contracts held by market participants at the end of the trading day – and the significant increase over the last few months reflects a growing appetite from market participants. Following […]
Arabian Post Staff The new water feature is a star attraction at Dubai Expo 2020. Thunderous music, climbing and falling water waves, synchronised with haunting melodies, combine to weave a certain magic for the spectators. The mechanics of the installation creates the illusion that the water is shooting in reverse from the sides as it rises above spectator’s heads before falling to their feet. The installation is […]
Matein Khalid Brazil stock market performance unfortunately vindicates General Charles de Gaulle’s morose prediction “Brazil is a country of the future and always will be”. In my Wall Street salad days, we were neurologically programmed to buy Brazilian equities when crude oil/soft commodities price boomed, when the global economic growth was in acceleration mode and when a right wing pro-Uncle Sam President with close ties to the […]
Offering ultimate cinemagic experience to uplift stylish lifestyle, Now available to surprise Hong Kong consumers HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 1 October 2021 – Xiaomi Hong Kong proudly presents three new smartphones to Hong Kong consumers – Xiaomi 11T, Xiaomi 11T Pro – all designed to inspire creativity among smartphone users – as well as the refreshed and stylish Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE. These three new smartphones […]
Big data analysis of Tweets from July 2018 to June 2021 reveals the top 20 most-mentioned Korean dramas, webtoons, and movies on Twitter for the first time K-content fans come to Twitter to celebrate their favorites and engage in global conversations ‘Parasite’, ‘Kingdom’, ‘True Beauty’ were ranked most mentioned K-content on Twitter globally SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – Media OutReach – 1 October 2021 – Speaking at MU:CON 2021, YeonJeong Kim, […]
The needs of people are growing every day in the modern world. As a result, the question of how to provide yourself and your family with a stable level of income becomes especially acute. The number of jobs and opportunities to earn money has decreased during the pandemic. At best, people’s incomes have remained at the same level, at worst, they have fallen drastically. Unfortunately, most of […]
An open call to Chinese university students in Mainland China and the UK to explore circular design BEIJING, CHINA – Media OutReach – 27 September 2021 – The British Council launched Making Matters, China Design Challenge. Themed “fall in love with the future through circular design”, the Challenge aims to discover young creative talents and to facilitate an exchange of dialogue around circular design. The Challenge is part of […]
James M Dorsey A year of diplomatic relations between the United Arab Emirates and Israel has proven to be mutually beneficial. The question is whether the assumptions underlying the UAE’s initiative that led three other Arab countries to also formalise their relations with the Jewish state will prove to be correct in the medium and long term. UAE Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed laid out the strategic […]
