May 14, 2024
Investors

BlackRock Gathers Investors for Saudi Summit: Mideast Briefing

BlackRock Inc. is poised to host a gathering of top corporate executives and government officials in Riyadh, marking the US firm’s first event on this scale in Saudi Arabia’s capital and bolstering the kingdom’s efforts to lure foreign investment. The world’s largest asset management company is hosting the event alongside the Saudi Ministry of Finance,

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Loans

Pakistan PM discusses new loan programme with IMF chief

By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif discussed a new loan programme with IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Sunday, his office said in a statement. Sharif and Georgieva met on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Riyadh. Islamabad is seeking a new, larger long-term Extended Fund Facility (EFF) agreement

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Finance

Lets Be Clear On What Finance Can And Can’t Do

Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, on January 16, 2024. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images For all the talk of sustainability being put on the back burner whilst other issues (inflation, rates, AI, geopolitics etc) take centre stage, the energy transition and

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Finance

Exclusive | Leaders at Davos focused on Hong Kong business landscape not Article 23 national security law, finance chief Paul Chan says

Global business and political leaders meeting Hong Kong’s finance chief during a high-profile summit in Switzerland are more concerned about the city’s economic developments than impending home-grown national security legislation, the top official has told the Post. Speaking from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said the “overall sentiment”

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