Manila / Bloomberg The Philippines will turn to the country’s gaming industry to recover a part of the $81 million stolen from the Bangladesh central bank channeled through local casinos and gambled by a network of at least 19 people. The Philippine Anti-Money Laundering Council will ask the courts to direct casinos and junket operators to recover and return as …

Islamabad / DPA The International Monetary Fund expects Pakistan to curtail its overall development budget by 360 billion rupees (US$3.43 billion) (almost 24%) of allocations to limit the fiscal deficit. According to documents released over the weekend after approval of Pakistan’s 10th quarterly review by its executive board, the IMF expected the government to limit its overall development programme to …

Tokyo / Bloomberg Foxconn Technology Group’s rescue of Sharp Corp. promises to bolster the Taiwanese electronics maker’s ambitions for a bigger role in clean energy in some of the world’s most-polluting countries, while also providing a firmer footing in Japan. Foxconn, which reached a deal last week to take control of Sharp, has previously announced plans to improve energy efficiency …