Founder of TikTok owner ByteDance jumps to top of China’s rich list

Zhang, 41, who stepped down as chief executive of ByteDance in 2021, becomes the 18th individual to be crowned China’s richest person in the 26 years since the Hurun China Rich List was first published. ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming is China’s richest person, with personal wealth of $49.3 billion, an annual rich list showed on […]

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Saudi fund says will cut portion of investments abroad

The governor of Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund said on Tuesday it would reduce the portion of its overseas investments after years of splashy deals including in sports and entertainment. Describing how the Public Investment Fund (PIF) had grown over the past decade or so, Yasir al-Rumayyan told an investment forum in Riyadh that the […]

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Kolkata’s hospitals are suffering due to lack of Bangladeshi patients

Kolkata’s markets, shopping malls, and hospitals are largely dependent on Bangladeshi tourists. The decline in Bangladeshi tourists has had a negative impact on the economy of private hospitals in Mukundapur, Kolkata, like New Market. Earlier, Bangladeshis used to seek help from doctors here even with tourist visas. However, Bangladeshi patients are currently not getting visas […]

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Bangladesh’s GDP growth drops to 3.91 percent

Gross domestic product (GDP) growth slowed in the fourth quarter of the 2023-24 fiscal year. On a point-to-point basis at constant prices, the growth in this quarter fell by almost half to 3.91 percent. The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) released this information on the quarterly GDP growth on Monday. This information was revealed from […]

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Bhutan targets doubling GDP by 2029 through entrepreneurship

In a move to double the nation’s gross domestic product from USD 2.5 billion to USD 5 billion by 2029, the government is emphasising the vital role of entrepreneurship and business as key drivers of this “ambitious” goal. However, concerns linger regarding whether entrepreneurs are receiving sufficient support from the government to enhance their business […]

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Pakistan’s economy is developing, claims Maryam Nawaz

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has claimed that Pakistan’s economy is developing because of Nawaz Sharif’s government. She made this claim in her speech at the inauguration of Kisan Card in Hafizabad on Monday. Maryam Nawaz said that efforts are being made day and night to improve the lives of farmers. I have to make […]

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Indian airline IndiGo falls 8% after warning on passenger revenue drop

The airline reported its first quarterly loss in almost two years as higher fuel and aircraft grounding-related expenses weighed. Indian airline IndiGo’s shares fell 8% on Monday, set for their worst session since March 2022, after the carrier said it expects per-passenger revenue to drop following its first quarterly loss in two years. IndiGo’s shares […]

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PetroChina set to shut top north China refinery in 2025: sources

The closures are part of a long-proposed plan pushed by Dalian to relocate the refinery, which is in a densely populated area near downtown. PetroChina is set to shut its largest refinery in north China’s Dalian around mid-2025, marking the first major closure at a state-run oil plant, part of a long-mooted project to replace […]

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Afghanistan Exports $257 Million in Dried Fruits Over 9 Months

In the first nine months of the current year, approximately $257 million worth of dried fruits has been exported from Afghanistan. According to Akhundzada Abdul Salam Jawad, spokesperson for the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, raisins, figs, pistachio kernels, almonds, and pine nuts are among the dried fruits exported to India, Pakistan, the United Arab […]

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Committee passes MVR 5.1bn supplementary budget

A parliamentary committee on Monday passed a supplementary budget of MVR 5.1 billion proposed by the government, without any changes. The MVR 5,119,508,129 supplementary budget was presented to the Parliament on Thursday. It will supplement the MVR 49.8 billion budget approved for the year, thereby increasing the 2024 budget to MVR 55 billion. The budget […]

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