Cryptocurrencies gain ground in Turkey
ANKARA, 20 June 2021: Cryptocurrencies have taken over Turkish portfolios, not only for investors but also lower income workers seeking to protect their savings or seduced by the digital gold’s …
Air NZ: Long-haul flights unlikely to recover till mid-2022
AUCKLAND, 18 June 2021: Air New Zealand does not expect long-haul international flights to meaningfully recover before mid-2022, despite the rollout of the global vaccination campaign against Covid-19, the company …
Swap used cooking oil for discounted gas tank delivery
SERDANG, 15 June 2021: Taking an innovative approach to add value to its services, BeliGas Malaysia is now offering to collect used cooking oil from homes and commercial kitchens for …
Mergers offer a potential gain from Covid-19
KUALA LUMPUR, 6 June 2021: “In an increasingly competitive and financially constrained environment like we are in now with the Covid-19 pandemic, corporate leadership must identify and pursue growth opportunities …
G7 finance ministers back 15% global corporate tax
LONDON, 5 June 2021: Finance ministers at a G7 meeting in London today announced a “historic” agreement on the principles of fiscal reform – which will require the world’s leading …
Biden suspends Trump’s approval for Arctic oil drilling
WASHINGTON, 2 June 2021: US president Joe Biden has suspended oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, reversing a drilling programme signed off by the Donald Trump …
Rapid Kamunting services stopping from June 15, NCIA funding ended
KUALA LUMPUR, 31 May 2021: The three bus services operated under the Rapid Kamunting label will stop running from June 15, announced Rapid Bus Sdn Bhd –the Prasarana Malaysia Bhd …
MGM buy catapults Amazon into video giant
NEW YORK, 26 May 2021: Amazon has signed a deal to acquire historic Hollywood movie studio MGM for US$8.45 billion, the companies said in a statement today – confirming a …
Panama island declared free of Covid-19, now woos tourists
TABOGA, 22 May 2021: Residents of an island in the Gulf of Panama are hoping for a revival of tourism – now that health authorities have certified Taboga as free …
Qantas to cut jobs despite signs of pandemic-impact recovery
SYDNEY, 20 May 2021: Australian flag carrier Qantas today announced it will cut “several hundred” jobs in its international division, affected by border closures – despite the fact the airline …