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Phan Van Giang meets Sergei Shoigu in Moscow

Hanoi, May 24 -- Phan expressed his delight at the strong development of the traditional friendship and Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between Viet Nam and Russia across many fields, in which def... Read More


Big Four accounting firm KPMG set to exit Bangladesh

Dhaka, May 24 -- Big Four accounting firm KPMG is set to exit Bangladesh after nearly 60 years of operations in the country. The firm has also decided to withdraw from Egypt and Pakistan as part of a... Read More


European Commission President welcomes progress in US-Iran talks, reiterates Tehran must not develop nuclear weapons

Brussels, May 24 -- European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Sunday welcomed progress in ongoing discussions between the United States and Iran aimed at finding a complete solution to the... Read More


Govt launches offshore energy bid round today

Dhaka, May 24 -- Bangladesh is set to formally launch its long-awaited offshore bidding round today (Sunday), offering 26 hydrocarbon-exploration blocks to international oil companies (IOCs) under sig... Read More


Lights, camera, inflation: film budgets set to rise up to 25% amid West Asia war

New Delhi, May 24 -- Film producers and content makers across long- and short-format programming are bracing for a 20% to 25% budget increase as the geopolitical crisis arising from the West Asia war ... Read More


End blame-centric politics, ensure reforms, merit-based governance

Dhaka, May 24 -- On a stocktaking of the new government's three-month doings, analysts stress moving beyond blame-centric politics and ensuring practical reforms, institutional accountability, merit-b... Read More


Trump says agreement with Iran 'largely negotiated'

Nigeria, May 24 -- US President Donald Trump has said that an agreement with Iran has been "largely negotiated" and is to be finalised soon. Mr Trump, in a Truth Social post on Saturday, said the dea... Read More


Trump reviews Iran's latest proposal to end the war, meets with Gulf leaders as mediators hint at progress

New Delhi, May 24 -- US President Donald Trump on Saturday (local time) held meetings with Gulf and other regional leaders to review Iran's latest proposal aimed at ending the nearly three-month-long ... Read More


Expert view: 'Buy on dips' strategy should be avoided amid uncertainty, says Devarsh Vakil of HDFC Securities

Expert view, May 24 -- Devarsh Vakil, Head of Prime Research, HDFC Securities, believes that markets are likely to remain volatile in the near-term, however, the most severe phase of the correction se... Read More


Pertamina, ERIA team up on Indonesia's energy transition

Jakarta, May 24 -- Indonesia's state energy company Pertamina has partnered with Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia to support the country's energy transition and energy self-sufficie... Read More