Bahrain is focused on attracting investment: MinisterBahrain has paid great attention to enhancing its ability to attract capital, encourage investment, and achieve economic growth and prosperity, Shaikh Salman bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, Bahrain's Minister of Finance and National Economy, has s More… |
Big blow to Johnson as UK finance minister Sunak resignsBritish finance minister Rishi Sunak and health secretary Sajid Javid have resigned from Boris Johnson's government, leading a wave of resignations, reported BBC. Sunak, who resigned on Tuesday, said he had More… |
Saudi sets up task forces to fight pandemicSaudi Arabia has established several task forces to face the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis in the health and the economic sectors; the Kingdom’s Minister of Finance was quoted as saying in a media report. It has also taken s More… |
India's ex-finance minister Jaitley dies at 66Arun Jaitley, the former finance minister and a stalwart of the Bharatiya Janata Party, passed away on Saturday at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) hospital in New Delhi. He was 66 years old. More… |
Iraqi finance minister sacked over corruptionIraq's parliament removed Finance Minister Hoshiyar Zebari from office on Wednesday over corruption allegations, a move that risks further destabilising the major Opec producer's fragile economy as it struggles with a massive budget defi More… |
Algeria names new energy, finance ministers as low oil bitesAlgerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika named new energy and finance ministers on Saturday in a cabinet reshuffle, as the Opec member tries to cope with a sharp fall in oil and gas earnings that have placed increasing pressure on its finances. More… |
Algeria names new energy, finance ministers as low oil bitesAlgerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika named new energy and finance ministers on Saturday in a cabinet reshuffle, as the Opec member tries to cope with a sharp fall in oil and gas earnings that have placed increasing pressure on its finances. More… |
India minister discusses Zulekha plansIndian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley during his recent visit to the UAE met Dr Zulekha Daud, founder and chairperson of Zulekha Healthcare Group and discussed the Group’s project plans and development progress of Alexis Hospital in More… |
Kuwait ‘may issue bonds to finance deficit’Kuwait is considering issuing bonds among various options to finance a budget deficit created by low oil prices, Finance Minister Anas al-Saleh said on Thursday. "Going to the market and issuing bonds and so on, could it happ More… |
Egypt growth to be ‘easily north of 4pc’ in 2014-15Egypt can expect economic growth "easily north of 4 per cent" in fiscal year 2014-15, which ends in June, boosted by rising confidence and a windfall from lower oil prices, its finance minister said. Hany Dimian also tol More… |