The UAE has become the first country in the Gulf to launch a new reporting platform developed by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime to curb organised crimes. The UAE’s Financial Intelligence Unit launched the new anti-money laundering platform 'goAML' , which has been open for ...

Mohamed Ould Ghazouani has won Mauritania's presidential election with an absolute majority. It was the first time Mauritanians voted to elect a successor to a democratically elected president in the West African state. Mauritania's ruling party candidate Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, a former ...

Saudi Arabia has become the first Arab country to join the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) after its Plenary Meeting agreed to grant the Kingdom full membership of the group at a meeting held in Orlando this week. Saudi Arabia’s accession comes as FATF celebrates its 30th anniversary and the ...

Country’s 1st iron mine discovered in Dinajpur; opens up huge economic prospects as its quality is much better. For the first time in Bangladesh, a magnetite (iron ore) mine has been discovered at Isabpur village in Hakimpur upazila of the district, bringing new hopes for the country’s economy. ...

Agnes Callamard, the U.N. special rapporteur on extrajudicial executions, called for countries to widen sanctions to include Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman and his personal assets, until and unless he can prove he has no responsibility. Evidence suggests Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohamed bin ...

Sri Lanka is in talks with the Beijing-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank for a $1 billion dollar loan, the finance ministry said, to help an economy that has been badly hit by a deadly terrorist attack and political turmoil. “We have been discussing with the Asian Infrastructure ...

India has extended USD 15 million assistance to Niger for organising the African Union (AU) summit scheduled to be held in Niamey from July 7-8. The support of grant assistance was in response to a specific request made by the Niger government. This year, Niger is hosting an AU ...

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s a boost between the political leadership of India and the U.S. A . Mr. Pompeo deliver a major public lecture, addressing the next generation of Indian youth. He discusses tricky issues like H1B visas for IT workers and Indian plans for data localization. The ...

According to the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Bangladesh emerged as the fastest growing economy among the 45 countries of the Asia-Pacific region.  Higher public sector investment, stronger consumption demand, revival in exports, improved power supply and higher growth in ...