PETALING JAYA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Malaysia’s Islamist party PAS has formally joined Perikatan Nasional, making it the ruling coalition’s second component party after Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia, according to a source. A source confirmed that the coalition was registered with the Registrar of Societies (ROS) under the name Parti […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Friday said it would remove some personal information from a controversial trading database, bowing to pressure from the brokerage industry which has long warned the project would be vulnerable to hacks. Friday’s proposal, which is subject to a public consultation, seeks to limit the […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Friday said it would remove some personal information from a controversial trading database, bowing to pressure from the brokerage industry which has long warned the project would be vulnerable to hacks. Friday’s proposal, which is subject to a public consultation, seeks to limit the […]
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s government on Friday launched an effort to attract $11.5 billion in non-energy related foreign investment between now and 2022, in a bid to create jobs during the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus. The plan, which includes tax incentives and bureaucratic simplifications, is meant to encourage multinationals from the United States […]
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil posted its strongest July job growth in eight years, official figures showed on Friday, snapping four consecutive months of job losses as the country continued to relax the coronavirus-fighting lockdown measures from earlier in the year. The addition of a net 131,010 formal jobs in July was driven by industry and […]
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s government on Friday launched an effort to attract $11.5 billion in non-energy related foreign investment between now and 2022, in a bid to create jobs during the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus. The plan, which includes tax incentives and bureaucratic simplifications, is meant to encourage multinationals from the United States […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s economic recovery from the shock of the COVID-19 pandemic has gathered pace, data showed on Friday, but government borrowing rose past the 2 trillion pound ($2.6 trillion) mark and fears of future job losses are mounting. Retail sales rose above pre-pandemic levels in July, the first full month for many shops […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s economic recovery from the shock of the COVID-19 pandemic has gathered pace, data showed on Friday, but government borrowing rose past the 2 trillion pound ($2.64 trillion) mark and fears of future job losses are mounting. Retail sales rose above pre-pandemic levels in July and August’s Purchasing Managers’ Index data showed […]
LONDON (Reuters) – The largest outflow in 15 weeks from U.S. equity funds occurred during the same week the S&P 500 hit a new record high, analysts at BOFA have estimated citing financial flow data. About $7.8 billion was yanked out of the stock market during the week which ended on August 19 BofA said, […]
SINGAPORE – The trial of a couple from China accused of withholding information from contact tracers was adjourned on Friday (Aug 21) after the prosecution wrapped up its case. District Judge Ng Peng Hong said he will decide at a later date if the couple must present their defence in court. The trial began on […]