In the 1980s, local garment manufacturers used to export garment items in old and used cartons as there was no factory in Bangladesh at that...

Jordan’s Fine Hygienic Holding is branching out into the nutrition supplements business as it looks to build its wellness segment as part of a five-year...

Investors switched to long positions on India's rupee for the first time since September, on hopes that the economy may be able to withstand the...

Global sukuk issuances surged by 36.1 per cent in 2021 to $252.3 billion and are expected to continue to grow this year, according to a...

South Korea will begin treating coronavirus patients with Pfizer's antiviral pills on Friday (Jan 14), health officials said, as concern mounts over the spread of...

In the spring of 2020, it seemed like anyone with a shred of sewing talent wanted to make cloth face masks. People were sending masks...

Indonesian authorities have yet to issue papers to allow 14 coal vessels to depart, a senior official said on Wednesday, as the government prepared to...

The Taliban has said it is expanding its "food for work" programme, in which donated wheat is used to pay tens of thousands of public...

Welcome to 2022 from Beijing. After the explosive growth last year in China's electric vehicle market, what could this year have in store for consumers?The...

Mizuho Financial Group plans to acquire U.S. private equity placement agent Capstone Partners, a person familiar with the matter said, as the Japanese lender looks...

Investors have enjoyed three terrific years despite the pandemic and will be crossing their fingers that 2022 will make it four in a row.A new...

Emerging economies must prepare for U.S. interest rate hikes, the International Monetary Fund said, warning that faster than expected Federal Reserve moves could rattle financial...

The president of crisis-hit Sri Lanka has asked China to restructure its debt repayments as part of efforts to help the South Asian country navigate...

President Joe Biden enters the midterm election year of 2022 determined to address what economists call a “supply” problem — there aren’t enough jobseekers or...

The Covid-19 pandemic has affected many sectors around the world, including the global commercial property market.Long periods of movement restrictions over the past two years...

Tarek Mounir, who spent many years as a corporate executive, admits he has always dreamt of being an entrepreneur. The former head of Deezer’s Middle...

Looking to buy Nike sneakers, Adidas sweats, Crocs clogs, Polo shirts or Canada Goose parkas?You're likely to have better luck these days snagging them from...

China's Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) has placed Wang Bin, the chairman of China Life Insurance Co Ltd, under investigation, the bureau said on...

PayPal Holdings is exploring the launch of its own stablecoin as part of its cryptocurrency push, the company has said, confirming the development after evidence...

Given the high number of certifications and initiatives out there, it is not easy to keep track of them to make more conscious purchasing decisions....

3D concrete printing, also called cementitious 3D construction printing (3DCP), represents a form of additive manufacturing that is used to fabricate buildings and construction components....

India is set to regain its position as the world’s fastest-growing major economy this year, but any euphoria is likely to be tempered by concerns...

Bitcoin slumped to the lowest level since its December flash crash as growing expectations of rising borrowing rates weighs on some of the best performing...

The shift to remote work for high-paying jobs will accelerate this year, a report shows, in defiance of city officials who are desperate to bring...

A free trade agreement between the GCC and UK will boost bilateral trade and consolidate Britain's position as the bloc’s third-largest export market globally in...

Our Next Energy (ONE), a two-year-old Michigan startup, said on Wednesday it had tested a prototype of its new battery in a Tesla Model S,...

Walmart Inc said on Tuesday it plans to hire more than 3,000 U.S. delivery drivers and build out a fleet of all-electric delivery vans to...

Standard Industries subsidiary GAF Energy has launched a new line of nailable solar shingles the roofing giant is calling Timberline Solar. The Timberline Solar Energy...

After an unprecedented wave of layoffs, the sector recovered rapidly in the last quarter by abandoning its "zero-covid" policy.Vietnam, along with Cambodia, Bangladesh and more...

Automaker Stellantis' Chrysler brand said on Wednesday it plans to shift to an all-electric lineup by 2028 and introduce new products, including a utility vehicle,...

Tesla says it delivered nearly one million vehicles in 2021, almost twice as many as in the previous year, results that were better than expected...

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Tuesday he will compile a five-year plan to promote start-ups in the country as part of efforts to...

Business activity in Saudi Arabia’s non-oil private sector economy continued to expand in December despite a slowdown in growth as concerns about the rapid spread...

2021 was another great year for investors as the stock market shrugged off concerns about Covid-19 variants and resurgent inflation to fly higher for the...

Indonesia will continue to sell octane-88 gasoline in remote areas but the dirty fuel will not be available in urban parts of Java and Bali...

India's Future Retail has asked a New Delhi court to declare ongoing arbitration proceedings with Amazon.com illegal, saying the country's antitrust agency had suspended a...

Getting wine, chocolate, and coffee into China could get even harder from Saturday, with new import restrictions adding fresh hurdles for foreign companies bringing products...

Many people growing up with crooked teeth had only one option to correct them – contraptions of wire, metal brackets and rubber bands.These needed regular...

Pakistan’s consumer price index rose 12.3 per cent in December from a year earlier, according to the country’s official statistics bureau.Edible items were the main...

Ikea will hike its prices by an average of nine percent this year due to ongoing supply and transportation disruptions, the company that operates most...

Look under old mattresses, put your hands down the sides of second-hand sofas or lift up floorboards in homes across the eurozone and you may...

Commodity prices from energy and metals to agricultural products rebounded sharply in 2021, with power fuels leading the rally, driven by tight supplies and a...

Members of a China-centred Asian trade bloc that takes effect on January 1 are hoping the initiative, encompassing about a third of world trade and...