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Has scheme to help MSMEs gain global exposure worked? Time for a review
New Delhi: As global geoeconomic uncertainty and tariff wars disrupt supply chains, the government has started reviewing the scheme that offers incentives to small businesses to develop international business relations. The ministry of micro,...

EM Funds Adjust Bets as ‘Sell the Dollar’ Trade Loses Appeal
(Bloomberg) -- The dollar’s bounceback in July is convincing some emerging-market investors to bet it will keep rising in coming months. T. Rowe Price Group Inc. says it now favors dollar-denominated emerging market bonds rather than...

2028 Presidential Candidates: JD Vance soars high, Kamala Harris fades in new poll for swing state
A recent Emerson College Polling survey conducted in North Carolina has offered the first look at how prospective 2028 presidential election candidates fare among likely voters in a key swing state. While the actual election remains years away,...

Why political hygiene is an imperative today
Once again we find ourselves campaigning two years too early for a General Election. It seems to be the reality of our country. We live for politics and politicians remain our most venerated influencers and celebrities. Seven elections into...

The politics of self-centredness
BY AHMAD SHUAIBU ISA In every society, no matter how democratic, religious, or culturally enlightened, there exists a quiet yet powerful undercurrent that shapes human behaviour more than any constitution or scripture: the politics of...

Bagmati Chief Minister Lama resigns following party directive
Bagmati Province Chief Minister Bahadur Singh Lama. (File photo) KATHMANDU: Bagmati Province Chief Minister Bahadur Singh Lama resigned from his post on Sunday, following a directive from Nepali Congress party president Sher Bahadur Deuba. Lama,...

Dividend Stocks: Britannia, Coal India, Hyundai Motor, among others to trade ex-dividend next week; Full list
Dividend Stocks: Shares of major companies, including Britannia Industries, Coal India, Hyundai Motor Co., Berger Paints, IOCL, Mankind Pharma, and Kirloskar Industries, are among others that will trade ex-dividend in the week starting Monday, 4...

Morocco lags in global, MENA startup rankings despite inclusion in new report
Morocco has failed to secure a leading position globally or regionally in the latest “Apex 2025” national startup ecosystem rankings by the Startup Genome Foundation, underscoring what analysts say are ongoing policy gaps in supporting...
Haiti - Politic : Importation of used motor vehicles: what will change ?
Haiti - Politic : Importation of used motor vehicles: what will change ? 03/08/2025 09:44:32 The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MCI) informs the public in general and vehicle importers in particular that the circular dated May 28, 2025...

White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett defends Trump's firing of labor statistics head
White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett on Sunday defended President Donald Trump’s decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, as well as the president’s claim that weaker-than-expected jobs reports were “rigged,” but failed...

Stock Exchange & Banking Channels Cannot Mask Sham Transactions Carried Out Through Bogus Capital Loss Claim Companies: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court held that stock exchange and banking channels cannot mask sham transactions carried out through bogus capital loss claim companies. Justices T.S. Sivagnanam and Chaitali Chatterjee (Das) observed that “the entire...

Pakistan, Iran agree to boost trade volume to $10 billion: Ishaq Dar
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Pakistan and Iran have agreed to take their bilateral trade volume to $10 billion, announced Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar during the Pakistan-Iran Business Forum held in Islamabad. The event was...

Elon Musk Accused of Stiffing Small Businesses for Millions of Dollars, Causing Some to File for Bankruptcy
Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, has allegedly been stiffing small businesses, causing some of them to file for bankruptcy. According to an investigation by CNN, contractors have filed liens — claims of possession of property...
3 Side Gigs That Could Struggle in a High-Tariff Economy
The world is bracing for a changing economy as many of President Trump’s new tariffs go into effect. Not only will these added costs on imports hurt Americans’ wallets, they could make earning money in the gig economy harder, too. Consider This:...

Ministers Urge Kerala Governor To Follow SC Directives While Making Appointment To VC Posts
(MENAFN- IANS) Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 3 (IANS) Amid an ongoing standoff between the Kerala government and Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar over Vice-Chancellor appointments, Law Minister P. Rajeev and Higher Education Minister R. Bindu met...

De presidente a provocador: el largo camino de Dmitry Medvedev en Rusia, el “perro de ataque” del Kremlin
Por Tim Lister, CNN Dmitry Medvedevd ha recorrido un largo camino desde su época como presidente de Rusia, cuando una vez se paró junto al entonces presidente de Estados Unidos, Barack Obama, y declaró que “la solución de muchos problemas...
Opinion: For the future of Utah’s economy, we must get AI policy right
Our state’s economy has been shaped by forward-looking leadership and carefully crafted positive public policy. We’ve cultivated a strong business environment through consistent, predictable governance, and we’ve seen the results: booming growth...

UAE Banks Have Launched A Large-scale Sweep Of Russian Businesses
4 Ukrainian intelligence has learned the details. Financial institutions in the United Arab Emirates have begun a large-scale "purge" of Russian business. The Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine reported that this in July 2025. In July 2025,...

Weak and spineless: Democrats take aim at own political party
WASHINGTON — Many Democrats see their political party as “weak” or “ineffective,” according to a poll that finds considerable pessimism within Democratic ranks. Republicans are more complimentary of their party, although a small but significant...

PM Modi, HM Shah Meet President Murmu At Rashtrapati Bhavan
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday separately called on President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here. The meetings came just a day before the ongoing Monsoon Session of the Parliament resumes...