Tajikistan’s leading micro lending institution, Imon International (Imon), will continue providing financial services to more than 100,000 micro businesses and individual borrowers across the country thanks to an equity investment from Imon’s international shareholders. Following the...
As an example, during the COVID-19 pandemic China was able to capture markets share in many sectors including in some of the most negatively affected sectors (transport equipment and road vehicles). However, China’s export competitiveness eroded...
COVID-19 is having profound impacts not only on the global demand but also on the relative competitiveness of countries. While exports have declined for most countries, some countries have gained in terms of global market share...
The trade recovery of the second half of 2020 has encompassed most sectors of goods, with the exception of the energy and transport equipment sectors. The value of trade in these two sectors was still about...
The trade recovery of Q4 2020 is largely due to developing countries. The trade of goods from and to developing countries has recovered more strongly relative to developed countries, especially in relation to exports. However, the...
Import and export trends for some of the world’s major trading economies further illustrate how trade patterns changed during 2020. In the first half of 2020, all major economies experienced significant downturns in both imports and...
The economic and social disruptions brought about by COVID-19 greatly affected global trade during 2020. Overall, world trade recorded a drop in value of about 9 per cent in 2020, with trade in goods declining by...
The recovery has been uneven, with many countries lagging. South-South trade remains well below average but for East Asia. East Asian economies have been leading the recovery process with strong export growth and gains in global...
The Inland Revenue and Stamp Duty Legislation (Alternative Bond Schemes) (Amendment) Ordinance is a new piece of legislation, introduced in Hong Kong. This law, which puts the taxation of sukuk on a level footing with conventional bonds in Hong Kong, m…
Takaful Ikhlas will focus on group insurance schemes in efforts to educate more Malay clients on the importance of Islamic insurance policy and protection coverage. President and Chief Executive Officer Ab Latiff Abu Bakar said the Islamic insurance pe…
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