Business Leader of the Week: Meet Muhammed Ghassan Aboud, founder of Ghassan Aboud Group
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Restored Iran Sanctions mark unease for US’s European allies
The Trump administration's re-imposition of sanctions on Iran has America’s European allies fear greater regional instability...
Flexible donors power WFP with US$180mn to address crises, build resilience
With the backing of donor governments and other partners, WFP is responding to an unparalleled six large-scale hunger emergencies at the same time...
The UN calls for a ceasefire in Syria
A minimum of 55 deaths have been reported...
WFP reaches families trapped in Eastern Ghouta with food and nutritional aid
Food supplies have dropped to critical levels in Eastern Ghouta...
Dim outlook for Europe in 2016
Challenging political landscape, persistent high unemployment and a weak euro are a few of the challenges Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya February 2, 2016: Europe had been in the news in 2015, not every time for the right reasons though. Grexit, the Volkswagen scandal, migration crisis, Paris attacks were some of the low points which made economists...
Saudi looks to austerity measures to cut losses
Government is seeking advice from experts on downsizing budget Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya January 25, 2016: Saudi Arabia has reveled in its oil-rich economy for years, but is finally feeling the pressure of falling oil prices. So much that the government is considering austerity measures. There are enough reasons to think about austerity, especially since the...
Islamic State: America’s new nemesis
The recent turn of events in the Middle-East has raised several pressing questions such as the reason for the US authorising air strikes in Iraq this August Sharan Lal September 30, 2014: The gruesome beheading of two American journalists and a British aid worker in the months of August 2014 and September 2014 have once...
Ukraine conflict: UK wants SWIFT punishment for Russian banks
SWIFT is a crucial real-time gross payment system for cross-border transactions September 2, 2014: The UK will press EU leaders to consider blocking Russian access to the SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications) banking transaction system under an expansion of sanctions over the conflict in Ukraine, Bloomberg reported on Friday, August 29, citing an...