Maldives enacts law compelling tourist establishments to exchange USD at local banks

Maldives has enacted legislature compelling tourist establishments to exchange a portion of USD revenue at local banks. The foreign currency bill was ratified by President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu on Saturday – two days after it was passed by the Parliament. The new legislature is set to take effect next year. The foreign exchange regulation introduced on October […]

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Kazakhstan Adds 522 Tons of Gold Reserves

Gold reserves on Kazakhstan’s state balance have increased by 522 tons in 2024, said Chairman of the Committee of Geology of Kazakh Ministry of Industry and Construction Erlan Akbarov during the press conference at Central Communications Service on Dec. 12. The increases span a wide range of other minerals and energy resources, including silver resources, […]

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Bhutan transfers USD 50 million in Bitcoin

Bhutan transferred 502 Bitcoin (BTC), worth around USD 49.42 million, to two cryptocurrency exchange platforms, Binance and Singaporean-based crypto-asset trading firm, QCP Capital, on December 10. This marks the latest Bitcoin transfer by the government since October this year. Such deposits of cryptocurrency exchanges are often associated with intentions to sell. As of yesterday, one […]

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World Bank approves $100 million to support Nepal’s sustainable development

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on Thursday approved a $100 million development policy operation (DPO) to help Nepal enhance its ongoing efforts to implement green, resilient, and inclusive development. The World Bank said in a statement that this is the second in a programmatic series of three DPOs designed to strengthen the enabling […]

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Can Syria’s fragile economy turn around?

Syria’s economic situation has been deteriorating steadily as a result of the civil war that has lasted for almost 14 years. In such a situation, they need the help and cooperation of the whole world to turn around financially. In 2011, the Syrian economy was worth $67.5 billion. That same year, violent protests against Bashar […]

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‘Pakistan’s economy on the path to stability’

Pakistan Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has said that the economic challenges have been effectively addressed, and the country is on the right path to achieving stability. Virtually addressing the inaugural session of the Second International Islamic Capital Markets Conference & Expo on Thursday, the finance minister said Pakistan had faced significant economic challenges, which were […]

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Maldives passes bill providing 20% ​​revenue swap option in case of low revenue

Parliament, on Thursday, has passed the foreign currency bill that provides the discretion to tourist establishments to exchange 20 percent of the monthly revenue if finances are low. The foreign currency bill gives tourist establishments choice between exchanging USD 500 per tourist as currently required or exchanging 20 percent of the monthly revenue. The government-backed […]

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